San Vicente, Northern Samar


San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente, is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines.
It is an island-municipality composed of seven islands of the Naranjo Island Group: Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan, Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat and Destacado where the town proper is located. Destacado island is in the southernmost part of the group of islands comprising the municipality. It was established in 1966 out of the municipality of Capul.
Locals speak Cebuano language and part Waray-Waray. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,928 people. It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in area and population.

Geography

The island municipality of San Vicente consists of six major islands: Destacado, Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat, Sila, Tarnate, and 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 by several nautical miles from the rest of the group. Other smaller islands also form part of the municipality of San Vicente.

Barangays

San Vicente is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
  • Destacado Poblacion
  • Maragat
  • Mongol Bongol Poblacion
  • Punta Poblacion
  • Sangputan
  • Sila
  • Tarnate

    Climate

Demographics

Economy

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.