San Pascual, officially the Municipality of San Pascual, is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Masbate
Masbate, officially the Province of Masbate (Masbateño language, Masbateño: ''Probinsya san Masbate''; ), is an island Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located near the midsection of the nation's archipelago. Its provi ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,449 people.
In addition to the northern part of
Burias Island, the islands of Busing, Templo (or Iniwaran,) and another six small unpopulated islands belong to the municipality.
Geography
Barangays
San Pascual is politically subdivided into 22
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
* Boca Chica
* Bolod (
Poblacion
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)
* Busing
* Dangcalan
* Halabangbaybay
* Iniwaran
* Ki-Buaya (Rizal)
* Ki-Romero (Roxas)
* Malaking Ilog
* Laurente
* Mabini
* Mabuhay
* Mapanique
* Nazareno
* Pinamasingan
* Quintina
* San Jose
* Terraplin
* Santa Cruz
* San Rafael
* Makahoy
* Cueva
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of San Pascual, Masbate, was 44,449 people, with a density of .
Economy
Tourism
One of the popular tourist destinations in the municipality of San Pascual is the Sombrero Island with its pure white sand beach.
Gallery
File:Munisipyo kan San Pascualo.jpg, Municipal Hall
Sn Pascual Polytechnic Institute.jpg, San Pascual Polytechnic Institute
File:At Sombrero Island, San Pascual Burias Islands Masbate Philippines.jpg, Sombrero Island
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Masbate
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