Hinoba-an

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Formerly a part of Cauayan, Hinoba-an was inhabited by natives called "Magabat". When immigrants from Panay came and settled in the coastal areas, the settlers began to group in the area where the town is now located. Traders visited to barter products like clothing made in Miag-ao, Tigbauan and Guimbal in Iloilo.

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Spanish authorities did not occupy Hinoba-an during their time in the province since the area was still a jungle. It was visited only by people from Cauayan and the neighboring towns for hunting purposes, hence no important events were recorded about the coming of the Spaniards in the town until the early 20th century.

In the early 1900s, Don Estanislao Bilbao, a Basque émigré and patriarch of the Bilbao clan---one of the area's prominent families, begun a decades-long process of settling an area south of where Hinoba-an would come to be. In a few years, a significant plot of land had been rehabilitated to which thousands of germinating coconut husks were planted in precise rows. Maturing and bearing crop in under a decade, once coastal wilderness was transformed into copra producing land. Paddy fields were likewise developed further inland close to irrigation sources.

The subsequent grant of landownership, along with the total absence of government due to the area's remoteness, it became the basis for Don Estanislao's provisional administration of the people and the place. He became the area's primary, if not for a time, sole employer. As a matter of moral imperative and practical necessity, he also became the de facto Judge and Sheriff, adjudicating upon and enforcing common law.

Through his marriage to Felicidad Rivas—a patrician heiress to a similarly homesteaded parcel of land nearby, Don Estanislao doubled the size of the holding. Hand-in-hand with Dona Felicidad, they lorded over a highly productive agricultural expanse that, from points north to south, ostensibly stretched for miles on end. The couple's lifelong beneficence and philanthropy endeared them to the local populace making the Bilbao name well-respected and well-loved. Sons Joaquin and Francisco, and daughter-in-law Teresa, have each been elected town's mayor. Today, the Bilbao's have governed the municipality for a collective span of over thirty years.

When the Americans landed in Negros during World War II, Hinoba-an became a historical point of entry by the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military forces. Col. Salvador Abcede, district commander of the 7th military district, established his island headquarters in this town during the Japanese occupation.

Col. Jesús A. Villamor, aboard submarine USS Gudgeon (SS-211), landed at Ubong Point and occupied Ubong Cave as command post supply food and arms to guerillas.

After Liberation, Hinoba-an was rehabilitated by some of its pioneering residents. More settlements were established, schools were built, trails developed for the people's convenience in going to places and in transporting their local produce to nearby towns and villages. There was also a huge influx of Cebuano-speaking people during this time.

Hinoba-an is the southernmost town of the province. It is bounded on the north by Sipalay City and Candoni; on the south by Basay, Negros Oriental; on the east by the town of Ilog; and on the west by the Sulu Sea. The total land area of Hinoba-an is 421.50 square kilometers. It is {{convert|187|km}} from Bacolod and {{convert|154|km}} from Dumaguete, the capital of Negros Oriental.

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Hinoba-an is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Alim
• Asia
• Bacuyangan
• Barangay I (Poblacion)
• Barangay II (Poblacion)
• Bulwangan
• Culipapa
• Damutan
• Daug
• Po-ok
• San Rafael
• Sangke
• Talacagay

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| Mar high C = 31

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| May high C = 30

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| Oct high C = 28

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| Dec high C = 29

| Dec low C = 22

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| Feb precipitation mm = 37

| Mar precipitation mm = 62

| Apr precipitation mm = 93

| May precipitation mm = 190

| Jun precipitation mm = 259

| Jul precipitation mm = 284

| Aug precipitation mm = 236

| Sep precipitation mm = 244

| Oct precipitation mm = 247

| Nov precipitation mm = 162

| Dec precipitation mm = 86

| Jan rain days = 10.8

| Feb rain days = 8.4

| Mar rain days = 12.7

| Apr rain days = 16.3

| May rain days = 26.7

| Jun rain days = 28.5

| Jul rain days = 29.1

| Aug rain days = 28.0

| Sep rain days = 27.4

| Oct rain days = 28.5

| Nov rain days = 23.4

| Dec rain days = 15.5

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The people of Hinoba-an predominantly speak Cebuano and Hiligaynon, which are used interchangeably every day. Tagalog and English are also understood.

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Salvacion Cave along the vicinity of pebbled beaches of Barangay Talacagay has a natural covered pools ideal for bathing.

Ubong Cave is where the late Col. Jesús A. Villamor, hero of World War II landed bringing firearms for the Philippine guerillas aboard the US Navy Submarine {{USS|Gudgeon|SS-211}} in 1942, establishing the first radio contact with General Douglas MacArthur based in Australia at that time.{{cite web|url=http://www.showcaves.com/english/ph/caves/Ubong.html|title=Caves of The Philippines: Ubong Caves|website=www.showcaves.com|access-date=February 18, 2019}}

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{{Commons category|Hinoba-an}}

• {{official website|http://www.hinobaan.gov.ph}}
• [http://www.hinobaan.com/ Hinoba-an Community website]
• [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
• [http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=9&frmIdProvince=55&frmIdLgu=990 Local Governance Performance Management System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205321/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=9&frmIdProvince=55&frmIdLgu=990 |date=2016-03-04 }}
• [https://web.facebook.com/LGUnitHinobaan Official Social Media Page]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Hinoba-an

| North = Sipalay / Candoni

| Northeast = Ilog

| Southeast = Basay, Negros Oriental

| South = Sulu Sea

| West = Sulu Sea

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