San Jacinto is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. It is located in Ticao Island

Ticao Island

Ticao Island is one of the three major islands of Masbate Province in the Philippines. The other two major Islands are Masbate Island and Burias Island ....

. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 24,780 people in 5,652 households.

Barangays

San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 21 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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Almiñe Bagacay Bagahanglad Bartolabac Burgos Calipat-An Danao Dorong-an Daplian Interior Jagna-an Luna

Mabini Piña District I (Pob.) District II (Pob.) District III (Pob.) District IV (Pob.) Roosevelt San Isidro Santa Rosa Washington

Economy

For many years, the local economy of San Jacinto was based mainly on fishing. But recently investments in tourism related activities started to pour in with investments in resort development on its coastal waters. Newly built resorts include Ticao Island Resort and Altamar Resort.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information