San Jacinto, Pangasinan
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| Coordinates: 16°04′21″N 120°26′28″E / 16.07250°N 120.44111°ECoordinates: 16°04′21″N 120°26′28″E / 16.07250°N 120.44111°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Pangasinan | |
| District | 4th district of Pangasinan | |
| Founded | 1598 | |
| Barangays | 19 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Robert O. de Vera | |
| • Vice Mayor | Hilario de Guzman Jr. | |
| • Electorate | 24,040 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 44.18 km2 (17.06 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 40,848 | |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2431 | |
| 015534000 | ||
| Dialing code | +63 (0)75 | |
| Income class | 3rd municipal income class | |
| Revenue | ₱ 14,371,917.20 (2016) | |
| Poverty incidence | 13.63 (2012) | |
San Jacinto iis a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 40,848 people.
Padre Herminigildo Milgar founded the town on August 17, 1598 which was named after Hyacinth of Poland, canonized on April 17, 1594 by Pope Clement VIII.
San Jacinto became a municipality in 1601, one of the oldest towns in Pangasinan.
The San Jacinto Town hall was constructed from 1959-1963. In 2012, it began its (unfinished) renovation.
The Chief Executive of San Jacinto is its Municipal Mayor, Roberto O. Vera with his Municipal Vice Mayor, Hilario de Guzman, jr., with 8 Sangguniang Bayan Councilors who hold offices at the Municipal Town Hall and Legislative Office/Session hall.
San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.
The main source of livelihood of the residents include agriculture, construction, poultry, dressing plant, cornhusk weaving, sand and gravel crushing plant and bag-and basket-making. 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia initiated the Bayong and Corn–Husk Development Project fashioning these waste products into luxurious bags & baskets, and moccasins.
From Manila, you can reach San Jacinto, Pangasinan in 2 hours and 36 minutes without traffic via North Luzon Expressway in the distance of 204 km.
San Jacinto corn husks bayongs under the Jaime Ongpin Foundation replaced plastic bags due to environmental concerns of San Jacinto Weavers Association led by its President, Sixto Aquino. The town Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) granted resident trainings on Basic Bayong Weaving; Dyeing Raw Materials, Skills Upgrading, and Intensive Product Design & Innovations.
2011 San Jacinto Tilapia fingerlings dispersal.
The 1590 Parish Church of St. Hyacinth (Vicariate of Sto. Tomas de Aquino, San Jacinto, 2431 Pangasinan, 23,628 Catholics, Feast day, August 17, Parish Priests are Rev. Fr. Victor Embuido) is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan,Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Vicariate III: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary). Its Vicar Forane is Rev. Fr. Genaro A. Herramia.
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