Hinigaran
| Municipality of Hinigaran | |||
| Location of Hinigaran in the Negros Occidental Province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Western Visayas | ||
| Province : | Negros Occidental | ||
| Barangays : | 24 | ||
| District: | 5. District of Negros Occidental | ||
| PSGC : | 064511000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
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May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 85.602 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 532.4 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 160.80 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 10 ° 16 ' N , 122 ° 51' E | ||
| Postal code : | 6106 | ||
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Hinigaran is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental on the island of Negros in the Philippines . It has 85,602 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who live in 24 barangays . It belongs to the 1st income bracket of the communities in the Philippines and is described as partially urbanized .
It is located about 54 km south of Bacolod City . Travel time is around one hour and 15 minutes by bus, and around an hour by car. Its neighboring communities are Pontevedra in the north, Isabela and La Castellana in the east, and Binalbagan forms the southern border. The coastal region in the west lies on the Gulf of Panay . The topography of the municipality is described as hilly in the east and slopes down to the coastal plain.
The century-old church in Hinigaran was built in the Romanesque style. The Old Church Convent was destroyed during World War II and was rebuilt, it now houses a school run by Augustinian nuns . The Senator Esperidion Guanco Bridge has a length of 114 meters and is 6 meters wide, it was built in 1927. The Mini Rizal Park was built in 1970 in front of the Century-old Church and shows sculptures of the soldiers of the Second World War.
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