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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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San Jacinto, Masbate
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.. 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.  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
  • Sta. Rosa
  • Washington

Climate

Climate data for San Jacinto, Masbate
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

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%
1980 26,389+3.00%
YearPop.±% 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

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

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Jacinto

10
20
30
40
2006
39.60
2009
39.13
2012
38.78
2015
33.98
2018
27.07
2021
22.80

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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.