San Jacinto, officially the Municipality of San Jacinto (; ; ), is a 4th class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,351 people.

Etymology

Padre Herminigildo Milgar founded the town on August 17, 1598, which was named after

Hyacinth of Poland Hyacinth ( or ''Jacek Odrowąż''; – 15 August 1257) was a Polish Dominican Order, Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform the women's monasteries in his native Poland. Educated in Paris and Bologna, he was a Doctor of Sacred ...

, canonized on April 17, 1594, by

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History

San Jacinto became a Municipality in 1601, one of the oldest towns in Pangasinan.

Geography

San Jacinto is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

San Jacinto is politically subdivided into 19

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Awai * Bolo * Capaoay (Poblacion East) * Casibong * Imelda (Decrito) * Guibel * Labney * Magsaysay (Capay) * Lobong * Macayug * Bagong Pag-asa * San Guillermo (Poblacion West) * San Jose * San Juan * San Roque * San Vicente * Santa Cruz * Santa Maria * Santo Tomas

Climate

Demographics

Religion

Parish Church of St. Hyacinth

The 1590 Parish Church of St. Hyacinth (Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Aquino, San Jacinto, 2431 Pangasinan, 23,628 Catholics, Feast day, August 17, Parish Priests are Rev. Fr. Roland Anthony Gavina) is under the jurisdiction of the

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(Vicariate III: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary). Its Vicar Forane is Rev. Fr. Genaro A. Herramia. Father Diego Aduarte accounts that the 1898 Pueblo of San Jacinto existed by virtue of the Dominican capitular acts of 1604 statement that the Ilocanos settled at San Jacinto. In 1699, it was granted a resident vicar but later annexed to Manaoag or Mangaldan. As early as 1598, San Jacinto church existed, but in 1719 the 1653 new church was burned paving for the construction of a new one in 1731 whose façade and tower were destroyed by the 1848 and 1892 earthquakes. Saint

(Hyacinth), (b. ca. 1185 in

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(Ger. Groß Stein) near

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(Ger. Oppeln),

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Economy

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

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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. In 2011, San Jacinto had dispersed

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fingerlings.

Government

San Jacinto is part of the fourth congressional district of the province of

. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years. The San Jacinto Town hall was constructed from 1959 to 1963. In 2012, it began its (unfinished) renovation. The Chief Executive of San Jacinto is its Municipal Mayor, Leo F. De Vera with his Municipal Vice Mayor, Robert O. De Vera, with 8 Sangguniang Bayan Councilors who hold offices at the Municipal Town Hall and Legislative Office/Session hall.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2025-): * Congressman: Christopher George Martin P. de Venecia * Mayor: Leo F. De Vera * Vice-Mayor: Robert O. De Vera * Councilors: ** Atty. Apples C. Abarcar ** Aldrin S. Sotong ** Doris Nicomedez ** Archie Jornadal ** Benjamin A. Visperas ** Virgie Zarate ** Sean Alexis D. Cardozo ** Manny Ogoy

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

* Alejandro A. Gamboa Elementary School * Awai Elementary School * Basilio B. Villanueva Elementary School of Bolo * Bernabe Q. Biagtan Elementary School * Casibong Elementary School * East Central School * Labney Elementary School * Lobong Elementary School * Macayug Elementary School * Osnit Elementary School * San Jacinto Catholic School * San Jacinto National High School * San Jose Elementary School * San Roque Elementary School * San Vicente Elementary School * Sta. Cruz Elementary School * Sta. Maria Elementary School * Sunrisers Merryland School * West Central School

Secondary schools

* Lobong National High School * San Jacinto Catholic School * San Jacinto National High School * Sunrisers Merryland School

References

External links

Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

San Jacinto at the Pangasinan Government Website

Local Governance Performance Management System
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