| Tourism Information On Hinigaran
The early inhabitants of this town were the semi-primitive people called "Mundos"
and "Ambaks". When traders and settlers from Panay started moving in, the
natives were driven to the mountains. The new settlers were called "Tagahigad"
and when the Spaniards came the place was called "Ginigaran" from the word "higad"
but it was later spelled and pronounced as Hinigaran.
The town was founded in 1765 and Capitan Basilio Mongcal was appointed as
the first president in 1806. Among its first settlers were the families of
Mongcal, Lagtapon, Cosio, Sario, David, Orin, Pido, Pabalinas, Lontayao,
Javier, Vargas, Lucasan, Grijaldo, and Dano-og --some of whom were fugitives
from Panay.
The Spaniards established the seat of the "pueblo" in Jacinto and Zamora
Streets, and the town was governed by "Capitanes Municipales", Tenientes
Absolato" and Cabeza de Barangays". When revolt against the Spanish
Government broke out, Capitan Bibiano Galvosa and his followers fought
bravely against the Spaniards. He was the last "Capitan Municipal" when the
Americans arrived.
Hinigaran is a 1st class
municipality in the
province of
Negros Occidental,
Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 74,997
people in 14,342 households.
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Politically subdivided into 24
barangays |
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- Anahaw
- Aranda
- Barangay I (Pob.)
- Barangay II (Pob.)
- Barangay III (Pob.)
- Barangay IV (Pob.)
- Bato
- Calapi
- Camalobalo
- Camba-og
- Cambugsa
- Candumarao
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- Gargato
- Himaya
- Miranda
- Nanunga
- Narauis
- Palayog
- Paticui
- Pilar
- Quiwi
- Tagda
- Tuguis
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source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinigaran,_Negros_Occidental
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