San_Vicente,_Northern_Samar

San Vicente, Northern Samar

San Vicente, Northern Samar

Municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines

San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (Waray: Bungto han San Vicente; Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Vicente; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Vicente), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines.

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It is an island-municipality composed of seven islands of the Naranjo Island Group: Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan, Panganoron (Medio), Mahaba (Rasa), Maragat (San Andres) and Destacado[6] where the town proper is located. Destacado island is in the southernmost part of the group of islands comprising the municipality.

Locals speak Cebuano language and part Waray-Waray. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,928 people.[4] It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in area and population.

The island municipality of San Vicente consists of six major islands; Destacado, Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat, Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan. The islands of Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat, Sila Tarnate and Sangputan form a circle of island group while Destacado lies in the far south of the group. The seat of government and town center is located in Destacado Island which is separated several nautical miles from the rest of the group. Other smaller islands also form part of the municipality of San Vicente.

Geography

Naranjo Islands satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016

Barangays

San Vicente is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Destacado Poblacion (Barangay 2)
  • Maragat (Maragat Island)
  • Mongol Bongol Poblacio (Barangay 1)
  • Punta Poblacion (Barangay 3)
  • Sangputan
  • Sila (Sila Island)
  • Tarnate

Climate

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Demographics

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Economy

Poverty Incidence of San Vicente

10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
30.10
2009
43.45
2012
45.68
2015
53.16
2018
37.31
2021
25.23

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Since San Vicente is an island municipality, the primary source of income is fishing. Tourism is an untapped potential source of livelihood and jobs, but it is undeveloped. The islands of Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan, Panganoron, Maragat, and Mahaba boast of white sand beaches. At Sila island, a pink sand beach is tucked on its coast.

References

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    Republic Act No. 4761 (18 June 1966), An Act Creating the Municipality of San Vicente in the Province of Samar, retrieved September 11, 2022
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    "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
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    "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
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    "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
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    "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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    "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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