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Hilongos
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Also known as Municipality of Hilongos, Hilongos, Leyte

Hilongos (IPA: [hɪ'lɔŋos]), officially the Municipality of Hilongos (; ; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 66,774 people.

Key facts

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The Immaculate Conception Parish Church.jpg
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Immaculate Conception Parish Church
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120x80px
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Official Seal of Hilongos.jpg
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100x80px
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yes
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Philippines
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right
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Philippines
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Province
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Founded
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1590 (Pueblo de los Hilongos)
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Barangays

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Hilongos
Demonym
Hilongosnon
Located in
Leyte
Population
66774
Area
192.92
Elevation
88
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Shares border with
Hindang
Image
The Immaculate Conception Parish Church.jpg
Households
15918
Dialing code
53
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inception
1737-00-00
Commons category
Hilongos
postal code
6524
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
language used
Tagalog
poverty incidence
29.80
fiscal/tax revenue
307912640.93
electorate
44655
total assets
1007962112.07
total expenditure
289821947.40
total liabilities
122251752.94
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Heritage sites
  • Transportation
  • Shipping
  • Land
  • Air
  • Education
  • Tertiary
  • Secondary
  • Elementary
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Hilongos (IPA: [hɪ'lɔŋos]), officially the Municipality of Hilongos (; ; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 66,774 people.

Hilongos is situated in the southwestern part of Leyte. Hilongos is also a center for government, religion, shipping, rice production, commerce, banking, finance, telecommunications, health services, education, sports and socio-cultural activities.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hilongos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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