Hinabangan, Samar
Hinabangan, officially the Municipality of Hinabangan, is a 4th class municipality located in Samar, Philippines. With a population of 13,693 people as of the 2020 census, it may seem like a small town, but it holds immense historical and cultural significance in the region. The Origin of Hinabangan The town's name comes from the Waray word “hinabangan,” meaning "help" or "aid," symbolizing the community’s long-standing tradition of mutual assistance and bayanihan. Originally a sitio of the Municipality of Wright, Hinabangan gradually grew in both size and population. In 1948, it officially became a municipality, incorporating the neighboring Concord district. Geography and Barangays Hinabangan spans a land area of 41,802 hectares and is divided into two sectors by the National Highway. The first sector, known as the Hinabangan district, leads to Tacloban City, while the second sector, the Bagacay district, leads toward Eastern Samar. The town is politically sub