San Jacinto, Masbate

San Jacinto
Municipality
Municipality of San Jacinto

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Map of Masbate with San Jacinto highlighted
San Jacinto
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°34′N 123°44′E / 12.57°N 123.73°E / 12.57; 123.73Coordinates: 12°34′N 123°44′E / 12.57°N 123.73°E / 12.57; 123.73
Country  Philippines
Region Bicol Region (Region V)
Province Masbate
District 1st district
Barangays 21 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Nelly Altiche-Delavin
 • Electorate 17,795 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 122.40 km2 (47.26 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 30,372
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 5417
PSGC 054119000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)56
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 79,627,706.19 (2016)
Native languages Masbateño language
Tagalog
Website www.sanjacinto-masbate.gov.ph

San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 30,372 people.[3]

It is located on Ticao Island.

Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao

The municipality is part of Ticao island, which is known as an archaeological landscape, possessing thousands of pre-colonial artifacts such as the Baybayin-inscribed Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, Burial jars of varrying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and the Ticao petrographs. Much of the homes in Ticao island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also an ecological frontier for the conservation of manta rays. The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' of Visayan warty pig, that is almost near extinction.

Barangays

San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [2]

  • Almiñe
  • Bagacay
  • Bagahanglad
  • Bartolabac
  • Burgos
  • Calipat-An
  • Danao
  • Dorong-an Daplian
  • Interior
  • Jagna-an
  • Luna
  • Mabini
  • Piña
  • District I (Poblacion)
  • District II (Poblacion)
  • District III (Poblacion)
  • District IV (Poblacion)
  • Roosevelt
  • San Isidro
  • Santa Rosa
  • Washington
  • Tacdugan
  • Rizal

Demographics

Population census of San Jacinto
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,845—    
1918 8,142+3.52%
1939 15,134+3.00%
1948 20,208+3.26%
1960 17,330−1.27%
1970 21,660+2.25%
1975 22,765+1.00%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 26,389+3.00%
1990 23,068−1.34%
1995 24,048+0.78%
2000 24,780+0.64%
2007 26,508+0.93%
2010 27,974+1.98%
2015 30,372+1.58%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

In the 2015 census, the population of San Jacinto, Masbate, was 30,372 people,[3] with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometre or 650 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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