San Jacinto, Masbate

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