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Municipality

Hinigaran

Hinigaran is a municipality in Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 90,403 in the 2024 census, and it has 24 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Hinigaran by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BinalbaganIsabelaLa CastellanaPontevedraAnahaw: 3,822 people, 497 per km², 3.26% a yearAranda: 3,358 people, 285 per km², 2.54% a yearBarangay I: 3,291 people, 18,914 per km², −0.37% a yearBarangay II: 3,901 people, 18,755 per km², −0.09% a yearBarangay III: 2,799 people, 3,898 per km², 0.64% a yearBarangay IV: 1,717 people, 8,896 per km², −0.21% a yearBato: 3,338 people, 467 per km², 0.69% a yearCalapi: 3,816 people, 392 per km², 0.65% a yearCamalobalo: 2,537 people, 239 per km², 0.15% a yearCamba-og: 3,387 people, 654 per km², 0.82% a yearCambugsa: 1,275 people, 384 per km², 2.46% a yearCandumarao: 2,475 people, 301 per km², 0.43% a yearGargato: 9,917 people, 1,446 per km², 0.10% a yearHimaya: 3,289 people, 277 per km², −0.25% a yearMiranda: 6,204 people, 1,659 per km², 0.12% a yearNanunga: 6,035 people, 917 per km², −0.33% a yearNarauis: 3,029 people, 617 per km², 0.82% a yearPalayog: 1,000 people, 117 per km², −0.31% a yearPaticui: 2,793 people, 446 per km², 0.75% a yearPilar: 4,814 people, 689 per km², 0.15% a yearQuiwi: 1,720 people, 434 per km², 1.89% a yearTagda: 7,932 people, 7,483 per km², −0.15% a yearTuguis: 3,981 people, 197 per km², −0.77% a yearBaga-as: 3,973 people, 519 per km², 0.54% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    90,403

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 10.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    of the 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Negros Occidental lived in Hinigaran in 2024 (3.37%)

  • Inside itSources

    24

    barangays

  • LandSources

    154.62 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Hinigaran's land would fill a square about 12.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 585 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 6 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    25,862

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    41.9%

    About 42 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1804511000[4]Formerly 064511000
ZIP code
6106[17]

People

Hinigaran had 90,403 people in the 2024 census, up 10.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Hinigaran had the 12th most people of the 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental in 2024[1]
  1. 9Cauayan110,899
  2. 10Talisay City109,204
  3. 11Escalante City97,050
  4. 12Hinigaran90,403
  5. 13Victorias City90,290
  6. 14Murcia90,123
  7. 15Calatrava83,813
All 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 60 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Gargato9,91711 in 100
  2. Tagda7,9329 in 100
  3. Miranda6,2047 in 100
  4. Nanunga6,0357 in 100
  5. Pilar4,8145 in 100
  6. Tuguis3,9814 in 100
  7. Baga-as3,9734 in 100
  8. Barangay II3,9014 in 100
  9. Anahaw3,8224 in 100
  10. Calapi3,8164 in 100
See all 24 barangays of Hinigaran
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.5%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.6%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 48,2534,3693,884
5 - 98,9294,7554,174
10 - 149,0844,7354,349
15 - 198,5384,4094,129
20 - 247,4373,8313,606
25 - 296,9703,6103,360
30 - 346,3023,3602,942
35 - 395,6252,9432,682
40 - 445,3842,8872,497
45 - 494,7292,4382,291
50 - 544,4172,2432,174
55 - 593,8911,9471,944
60 - 643,2761,5281,748
65 - 692,3731,0971,276
70 - 741,569653916
75 - 791,060393667
80 years and over1,062304758

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
90,403[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
25,862[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.5 on average[1, 2]
Share of Negros Occidental, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
3.37%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
41.9% (37,895 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
45,502 men, 43,397 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202490,403[1, 2]0.40% a year25,8623.5
2020as of May 1, 202088,909[1]0.80% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201585,602[1]0.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201081,925[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then80,528[33]0.99% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders74,997[33, 34]1.02% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then71,519[33]0.75% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then68,739[33]2.31% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then54,717[33]1.02% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then52,018[33]2.49% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then46,010[33]2.36% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then36,240[33]———

Barangays

Hinigaran is made up of 24 barangays.
Barangays of Hinigaran. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anahaw3,8224.23%3.26% a yearabout 7.69 km²Rural
Aranda3,3583.71%2.54% a yearabout 11.78 km²Rural
Baga-as3,9734.39%0.54% a yearabout 7.65 km²Rural
Barangay I3,2913.64%−0.37% a yearabout 0.174 km²Urban
Barangay II3,9014.32%−0.09% a yearabout 0.208 km²Rural
Barangay III2,7993.1%0.64% a yearabout 0.718 km²Urban
Barangay IV1,7171.9%−0.21% a yearabout 0.193 km²Urban
Bato3,3383.69%0.69% a yearabout 7.15 km²Rural
Calapi3,8164.22%0.65% a yearabout 9.73 km²Rural
Camalobalo2,5372.81%0.15% a yearabout 10.62 km²Rural
Camba-og3,3873.75%0.82% a yearabout 5.18 km²Rural
Cambugsa1,2751.41%2.46% a yearabout 3.32 km²Rural
Candumarao2,4752.74%0.43% a yearabout 8.22 km²Rural
Gargato9,91710.97%0.10% a yearabout 6.86 km²Urban
Himaya3,2893.64%−0.25% a yearabout 11.89 km²Rural
Miranda6,2046.86%0.12% a yearabout 3.74 km²Urban
Nanunga6,0356.68%−0.33% a yearabout 6.58 km²Urban
Narauis3,0293.35%0.82% a yearabout 4.91 km²Rural
Palayog1,0001.11%−0.31% a yearabout 8.56 km²Rural
Paticui2,7933.09%0.75% a yearabout 6.26 km²Rural
Pilar4,8145.33%0.15% a yearabout 6.99 km²Rural
Quiwi1,7201.9%1.89% a yearabout 3.96 km²Rural
Tagda7,9328.77%−0.15% a yearabout 1.06 km²Urban
Tuguis3,9814.4%−0.77% a yearabout 20.23 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Hinigaran covers 154.62 km² of land, 585 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 167 m above the sea and it has 11.4 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
154.62 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
585 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.26633° N, 122.90506° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
26 m
Highest
167 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

11.4 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Camansi River12.7 of 35.3 km
  2. Binalbagan River9.6 of 89.1 km
  3. Tuguis River3.2 of 4.4 km
  4. Tanolo River2.6 of 8.0 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[32]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 20 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
19.6% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 20 of every 100 people in Hinigaran lived below the poverty line in 2021 (19.6%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 16.8% and 22.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 26government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 36schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Hinigaran” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices14

8 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 24 barangays of Hinigaran

Hospitals and health centres2

Markets1

Stations and terminals1

Parks1

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Hinigaran. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[15, 16]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
5th district of Negros Occidental[18, 19]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Mary Grace Sevilla Arceo[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[22]
    Vice mayor
    Mary Grace Sevilla Arceo[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Teresita Guanzon Gabrido[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[24]
    Vice mayor
    Teresita Guanzon Gabrido[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Hermilo Lagtapon Aguilar[25]
    Vice mayor
    Teresita Guanzon Gabrido[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Hermilo Lagtapon Aguilar[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Hermilo Lagtapon Aguilar[27]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Caroll Guanco[28]
    Vice mayor
    Teresita Jolo[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Caroll Y. Guanco[29]
    Vice mayor
    Teresita B. Jolo[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Hinigaran, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Mary Grace Sevilla Arceo[21]Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[21]
2022–2025Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[22]Mary Grace Sevilla Arceo[22]
2019–2022Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[23]Teresita Guanzon Gabrido[23]
2016–2019Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[24]Teresita Guanzon Gabrido[24]
2013–2016Hermilo Lagtapon Aguilar[25]Teresita Guanzon Gabrido[25]
2010–2013Hermilo Lagtapon Aguilar[26]Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[26]
2007–2010Hermilo Lagtapon Aguilar[27]Jose Nadie Perolino Arceo[27]
2004–2007Caroll Guanco[28]Teresita Jolo[28]
2001–2004Caroll Y. Guanco[29]Teresita B. Jolo[29]

History & Identity

How it got its name

Local traditionThe provincial site says the settlers from Panay were called Tagahigad. The Spaniards named the place Ginigaran, from the word higad, and it later became spelled and said Hinigaran.[9]

The 1903 Act that reduced the municipalities of Occidental Negros spells the town's name Jinigaran.[10]

Its story

The province's history page names Hinigaran among the native settlements on Negros island when the Spaniards arrived.[11]

Traders and settlers from Panay moved in, and the earlier people were driven to the mountains.[9]

Sources differThe provincial site says the town was founded in 1765, but the town's own old site gives 1768. The provincial site adds that the first president was appointed in 1806.[9, 12]

The town's patron saint is St. Mary Magdalene, and its landmarks include a century-old church and century-old church bells.[12]

When the revolt against Spain broke out, a local capitan and his followers resisted the colonial rulers. The provincial site calls him the last Spanish-era capitan municipal.[9]

The century-old church has walls about two meters thick, built of limestone blocks brought from Guimaras.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1765

    Sources differThe town was founded, according to the Negros Occidental provincial site. The town's own old site says 1768 instead.[9, 12]

  2. 1768

    Sources differThe town was founded, according to the town's own former website. The provincial site says 1765 instead.[9, 12]

  3. 1806

    The first president of the town was appointed, according to the provincial site.[9]

  4. 2 April 1903

    Act No. 716 cut the thirty-four municipalities of Occidental Negros to twenty-one. The municipality of Jinigaran, as the Act spells it, kept its own boundaries.[10]

  5. 1927

    The provincial site says the Senator Esperidion Guanco Bridge was built this year by the late pro-tempore senator of that name.[9]

  6. 21 June 1969

    Republic Act No. 5667 provided for a home-industries school in Barrio Aranda, Hinigaran.[13]

  7. 10 June 1983

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 410 converted Hinigaran High School into the Hinigaran National High School.[14]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. July to September 2017

    Moved under another province or region.[35]

  2. May to June 2024

    Moved from Region VI (Western Visayas).[35]

Nearby

Hinigaran shares a border with Binalbagan, Isabela, La Castellana and Pontevedra.

How it compares

Hinigaran beside Negros Occidental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental.

Hinigaran beside Negros Occidental
FigureHinigaranNegros OccidentalRank among the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary90,403[1, 2]2,680,47712th of 32
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.40% a year[1, 2]slower0.52% a year17th of 32
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary585[6]more crowded3476th of 32
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary154.62 km²[6]7,723.65 km²22nd of 32
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.5[1, 2]lower3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary41.9%[5]lower67.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental
42.9 km north
Manila
524.3 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. PontevedraNegros Occidental10.0 km north
  2. IsabelaNegros Occidental14.2 km southeast
  3. San EnriqueNegros Occidental17.0 km north
  4. La Carlota CityNegros Occidental17.1 km north
  5. BinalbaganNegros Occidental22.0 km southeast
  6. ValladolidNegros Occidental22.6 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 1.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Negros Island Region (NIR) (OpenSTAT table 0181A6DTHP7). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Provincial Government of Negros Occidental (Internet Archive copy, 2011). Municipality of Hinigaran (page of the province's old site) (the Internet Archive's copy of 2011-07-16). Published 2011. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Lawphil Project. Act No. 716 (April 2, 1903), reducing the municipalities of Occidental Negros. Published 1903. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Provincial Government of Negros Occidental. Negros History. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.Municipality of Hinigaran (official website, Internet Archive copy, 2018). Town Profile: General Information (archived page of hinigaran.gov.ph) (the Internet Archive's copy of 2018-07-28). Published 2018. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.The Lawphil Project (Arellano Law Foundation). Republic Act No. 5667: School of Home Industries in the Municipality of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. Published June 21, 1969. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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