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.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of San Jacinto, Masbate, was 29,686 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.

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.