San Jacinto, Masbate

San Jacinto
Municipality
Municipality of San Jacinto
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Map of Masbate with San Jacinto highlighted
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San Jacinto Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°34′06″N123°44′01″E / 12.5683°N 123.7336°E / 12.5683; 123.7336
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	1st district
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Francisco P. Altarejos
•  Vice Mayor	Leny Arcenas
•  Representative	Richard Kho
•  Municipal Council	Members Jerol L. Espinosa Noe M. Almodal Floyd King E. Espinosa Letty D. Bartolata Alfredo L. Alcantara Jimson R. Bartolay Harry Sandro H. Tan Gemma G. delos Santos
•  Electorate	22,003 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	122.40 km2 (47.26 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation	332 m (1,089 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	29,686
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
•  Households	7,474
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.07 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 122.2 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 379.7 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 100.1 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 73.88 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ticao Island Electric Cooperative (TISELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5417
PSGC	054119000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Masbateño Tagalog
Website	https://sjmasbate.gov.ph

San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,686 people. ^[3] . San Jacinto is the commercial capital of Ticao Island.

It is located on Ticao Island.

Geography

Barangays

San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.  ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• 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

Climate

Climate data for San Jacinto, Masbate
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	65 (2.6)	44 (1.7)	42 (1.7)	39 (1.5)	87 (3.4)	150 (5.9)	184 (7.2)	153 (6.0)	163 (6.4)	154 (6.1)	127 (5.0)	100 (3.9)	1,308 (51.4)
Average rainy days	13.9	9.2	11.1	12.5	19.6	24.3	26.5	25.0	25.5	24.4	19.4	15.1	226.5
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of San Jacinto

Year Pop. ±% 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% 1980 26,389 +3.00%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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% 2020 29,686 −0.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Jacinto, Masbate, was 29,686 people, ^[3] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.

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 varying 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.

References

1.   Municipality of San Jacinto | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "San Jacinto: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System