According to the Hinundayan has a total land area of 6,108 hectares or 61.08 square kilometers, comprising 17 barangays.

At that time, the fisherfolks and villagers were very busy setting up "handayanans" or resting place for their outrigger canoes.

These handayanans were made up of posts with horizontal rails which were a meter high from the ground where the canoes and other sea crafts were laid after use.

On March 21, 1876, the Governor of Leyte Jose Fernandez issued an Executive Order proclaiming Hinundayan a separate town, the first “Kapitan Municipal” was Don Sotero Tobio.

59 was issued on July 31, 1909, signed by Governor General William Cameron Forbes and Act No.