History of Hilongos, Leyte

Hilongos shares its border with the Municipality of Hindang in the north, the Municipalities of Sogod
(Southern Leyte) and Bontoc (Southern Leyte) in the east, the Municipality of Bato in the south and the
Camotes Sea in the west. Hilongos is the biggest municipality in terms of income, population and land
area in the southwestern part of Leyte (a string of five (5) equidistant and progressive municipalities
namely, Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato and Matalom comprises the southwestern part of Leyte).
Hilongos is the center of government and ecclesiastical offices, shipping, rice production, trade, banking
and finance, telecommunications, health facilities, education, sports and socio-cultural activities in the
southwestern part of Leyte. The Port of Hilongos is one of the biggest and busiest in Region 8 (Eastern
Visayas) and is well known for its good ferry and cargo services for Cebu City and vice versa. Due to its
strategic location and proximity to the City of Cebu, Hilongos Port caters numerous day and night trips to
and from the "Queen City of the South" and is the primary choice for travelers in the area. Also, Hilongos
is equipped with an airport, the Hilongos Airport in particular, which can be more helpful and useful if
improved (travelers from the southern part of Leyte still needs to go to Tacloban or Cebu just to avail the
services of commercial airlines). At present, Hilongos has two (2) public markets, the old one and the
new one respectively. The Municipality of Hilongos is composed of fifty-one (51) barangays with vast
coastal plains used mainly in the production of rice.