San Jacinto, Pangasinan

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San Jacinto
Municipality
Municipality of San Jacinto
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San Jacinto
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°04′21″N120°26′28″E / 16.0725°N 120.44111°E / 16.0725; 120.44111
Country Philippines
Region Ilocos Region
Province Pangasinan
District 4th district
Founded 1598
Named after St. Hyacinth of Poland
Barangays 19 (see Barangays) [1]
Government
  [2]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Leo de Vera
 •  Vice Mayor Robert O. de Vera
 •  Representative Christopher P. de Venecia
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Anna Mari C. Abarcar
  • Teodora Nicomedez
  • Juanito Aldrin S. Sotong
  • Richard R. Jornadal
  • Benjamin A. Visperas
  • Virginia B. Zarate
  • Sean Alexis D. Cardozo
  • Manuel C. Ogoy
 •  Electorate 29,354 voters (2025)
Area
[3]
 • Total
44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [4]
 • Total
44,713
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 •  Households
10,348
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
16.81
% (2021) [5]
 •  Revenue ₱ 229 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 527.6 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 134.2 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 42.02 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2431
PSGC
0105534000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)75
Native languages Pangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog

San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto (Pangasinan : Baley na San Jacinto; Ilocano : Ili ti San Jacinto; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Jacinto), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,351. [6]

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Etymology

Padre Herminigildo Milgar founded the town on August 17, 1598, which was named after Hyacinth of Poland, canonized on April 17, 1594, by Pope Clement VIII.

History

San Jacinto became a municipality in 1601, one of the oldest towns in Pangasinan. [7]

Geography

San Jacinto is situated 28.37 kilometres (17.63 mi) from the provincial capital Lingayen, and 207.23 kilometres (128.77 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, and some have sitios.

  • Awai
  • Bolo
  • Capaoay (Poblacion East)
  • Casibong
  • Imelda (Decrito)
  • Guibel
  • Labney
  • Magsaysay (Capay)
  • Lobong
  • Macayug
  • Bagong Pag-asa
  • San Guillermo (Poblacion West)
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Maria
  • Santo Tomas

Climate

Climate data for San Jacinto, Pangasinan
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31
(88)		31
(88)		33
(91)		34
(93)		34
(93)		33
(91)		32
(90)		31
(88)		31
(88)		32
(90)		31
(88)		31
(88)		32
(90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21
(70)		21
(70)		23
(73)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)4.3
(0.17)		19.1
(0.75)		27.3
(1.07)		45.2
(1.78)		153.3
(6.04)		271.3
(10.68)		411.1
(16.19)		532
(20.9)		364.4
(14.35)		182.5
(7.19)		56.3
(2.22)		24.4
(0.96)		2,091.2
(82.3)
Average rainy days323514172223211374134
Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8]

Demographics

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Town hall (with statue of former President Ramon Magsaysay)
Population census of San Jacinto
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 5,014—    
1918 6,714+1.97%
1939 7,853+0.75%
1948 10,313+3.07%
1960 13,384+2.20%
1970 16,583+2.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 18,722+2.46%
1980 20,612+1.94%
1990 25,722+2.24%
1995 28,416+1.88%
2000 32,758+3.10%
2007 35,591+1.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 37,737+2.15%
2015 40,848+1.52%
2020 44,351+1.75%
2024 44,713+0.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Religion

Parish Church of St. Hyacinth

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St. Hyacinth Parish Church

The 1590 Parish Church of St. Hyacinth (Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Aquino, San Jacinto, 2431 Pangasinan, 23,628 Catholics, feast day, August 17, Parish priests are Rev. Fr. Roland Anthony S. Gavina) [14] is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, [15] Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Vicariate III: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary). [16] [17] [18] Its Vicar Forane is Rev. Fr. Genaro A. Herramia. [19]

Father Diego Aduarte accounts that the 1898 Pueblo of San Jacinto existed by virtue of the Dominican capitular acts of 1604 statement that the Ilocanos settled at San Jacinto. [14] [20] [21]

In 1699, it was granted a resident vicar but later annexed to Manaoag or Mangaldan. As early as 1598, San Jacinto church existed, but in 1719 the 1653 new church was burned paving for the construction of a new one in 1731 whose façade and tower were destroyed by the 1848 and 1892 earthquakes. [17]

Saint Hyacinth of Poland (Hyacinth), (b. ca. 1185 in Kamień Śląski (Ger. Groß Stein) near Opole (Ger. Oppeln), Upper Silesia – d. 15 August 1257) was a Doctor of Sacred Studies and a secular priest, he worked to reform women's monasteries in his native Poland.

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Jacinto

10
20
30
40
2000
32.49
2003
27.62
2006
24.20
2009
21.13
2012
13.63
2015
11.47
2018
13.33
2021
16.81

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

The main sources of livelihood of the residents are agriculture, construction, poultry, dressing plant, cornhusk weaving, sand and gravel crushing plant and bag-and basket-making. 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia initiated the Bayong and Corn–Husk Development Project fashioning these waste products into luxurious bags & baskets, and moccasins.

From Manila, one can reach San Jacinto, Pangasinan in 2 hours and 36 minutes without traffic via North Luzon Expressway in the distance of 204 km.

San Jacinto corn husks bayongs under the Jaime Ongpin Foundation replaced plastic bags due to environmental concerns of San Jacinto Weavers Association led by its president, Sixto Aquino. The town Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) granted resident trainings on Basic Bayong Weaving; Dyeing Raw Materials, Skills Upgrading, and Intensive Product Design & Innovations. [30]

In 2011, San Jacinto had dispersed Tilapia fingerlings. [31]

Government

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Mayor' Gate

San Jacinto is part of the fourth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the local government code. The mayor, vice mayor, and councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.

The San Jacinto Town Hall was constructed from 1959 to 1963. In 2012, it began its (unfinished) renovation.

The chief executive of San Jacinto is its municipal mayor, Leo F. De Vera with his municipal vice mayor, Robert O. De Vera, with eight sangguniang bayan councilors who hold offices at the Municipal Town Hall and Legislative Office/Session Hall. [32] [33]

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2025-): [34]

Education

The San Jacinto Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. [35]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Alejandro A. Gamboa Elementary School
  • Awai Elementary School
  • Basilio B. Villanueva Elementary School of Bolo
  • Bernabe Q. Biagtan Elementary School
  • Casibong Elementary School
  • East Central School
  • Labney Elementary School
  • Lobong Elementary School
  • Macayug Elementary School
  • Osnit Elementary School
  • San Jacinto Catholic School
  • San Jacinto National High School
  • San Jose Elementary School
  • San Roque Elementary School
  • San Vicente Elementary School
  • Sta. Cruz Elementary School
  • Sta. Maria Elementary School
  • Sunrisers Merryland School
  • West Central School

Secondary schools

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ↑   Municipality of San Jacinto | (DILG)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "San Jacinto | The Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan and its People". pangasinan.gov.ph. Province of Pangasinan. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "San Jacinto, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Vicariate of Sto. Tomas de Aquino". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25.
  15. ↑ "Home". rcald.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.
  16. ↑ "List of Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta | Philippine Churches". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  17. 1 2 "Capital of Pangasinan: All Churches in Pangasinan". 18 February 2008.
  18. ↑ "UCA News".
  19. ↑ "Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan". www.claretianpublications.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  20. ↑ "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception".
  21. ↑ "Diocese of Urdaneta". www.cbcponline.net. Archived from the original on 2004-03-27.
  22. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  24. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  25. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  26. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  28. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  29. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  30. ↑ "San Jacinto bayongs eyed as an alternative | Sunday Punch". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  31. ↑ "Tilapia fingerlings dispersal in San Jacinto | the Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan and its People". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  32. ↑ "List of Mayors: Information about the list of Mayors in the Philippines". pinas.ph. Philippine Information, Networks, Ads and Services. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  33. ↑ "2013 Candidates in San Jacinto | List of Candidates for San Jacinto, Pangasinan | Know Your Candidates". www.know-your-candidates.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  34. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  35. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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