San Vicente, Northern Samar
San Vicente | |
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| Municipality of San Vicente | |
Aerial view of the islands | |
Map of Northern Samar with San Vicente highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°21′N 124°03′E / 12.35°N 124.05°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Northern Samar |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 18, 1966 |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Edgar T. Catarongan, Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Tito M. Luñeza |
| • Representative | Paul R. Daza |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 6,087 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 6,928 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,736 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 6th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 25.23 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 78.46 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 226.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 46.84 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 48.43 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6419 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
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San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (Waray: Bungto han San Vicente; Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Vicente; Tagalog: Bayan ng 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 (Medio), Mahaba (Rasa), Maragat (San Andres) 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.