Hernani is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. It has a land area of 49.42 square km. According to the 2000 Philippine census, the population is 7,642.

Hernani is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Four barangays, located in the poblacion, are known primarily by number:

History

Hernani was founded around the year 1850 by a settler from Guiuan named Miguel Candido. Hernani, was created into a municipality by virtue of a Royal Order on January 4, 1864.

On October 12, 1897, giant tidal waves struck Hernani. More than 300 people were killed, and public buildings and houses were destroyed, including the newly–built stone church. Following the disaster, the survivors relocated the town center to a more secured place about one–half kilometer inland. This site is now the present poblacion.

Immediately following the Philippine–American war, the political status of Hernani was reduced into a barrio under the jurisdiction of Lanang (now Llorente). In 1912, its status as a municipality was restored but the seat of local government was transferred to Pambujan (now General MacArthur). However, in 1926 the municipality of Hernani regained back the township by virtue of an Executive Order issued by then American Government–General Leonard Wood.

External link

• Hernani official government website