San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is the commercial capital of 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
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of San Jacinto was 29,458 people, with a density of .
Economy
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.
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.
Primary and elementary schools
Almiñe Elementary School Anita P. Altarejos Elementary School Bagacay Elementary School Bagahanglad Elementary School Bartolabac Elementary School Burgos Elementary School Calipat-an Elementary School Danao Elementary School Dapli-an Elementary School Guiwanon Elementary School Happy Victory School Interior Elementary School Jagna-an Elementary School Leonardo Barrun Elementary School Liceo de San Jacinto Foundation Luna Elementary School Mabini Elementary School Piña Elementary School Roosevelt Elementary School San Isidro Elementary School San Jacinto Central School Tacdugan Elementary School Tutuban Elementary School Washington Elementary School
Secondary schools
Bagahanglad National High School Bartolabac Integrated School Emilio Lee-Llacer Sr. High School San Jacinto National High School
References
External links [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System