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San Vicente
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| Municipality of San Vicente | |
 Alimanguan Beach | |
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| Nickname(s): First and Premier Flagship Tourism Enterprise Zone | |
| Motto(s): Ang Tao Una sa Lahat, Ang Bayan Higit sa Lahat, Kaunlaran para sa Lahat | |
 Map of Palawan with San Vicente highlighted | |
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.svg)  San Vicente Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°31′41″N 119°15′15″E / 10.5281°N 119.2542°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Palawan |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | January 2, 1972 |
| Named for | St. Vincent Ferrer |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Amy R. Alvarez |
| • Vice Mayor | Ramir R. Pablico |
| • Representative | Edgardo L. Salvame |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,799 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,462.94 km2 (564.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 33,507 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,388 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 17.79 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 395 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,019 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 295.9 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5309 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)48 |
| Native languages | Palawano Central Tagbanwa Ibatag Tagalog |
| Website | sanvicentepalawan |
San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Vicente), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,507 people.[3]
It is located in the north-western side of the main island of Palawan and is 186 kilometres (116 mi) from Puerto Princesa City. It occupies a total land area of 146,294 hectares (361,500 acres).
San Vicente's 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) of beachfront, popularly called the Long Beach, is being converted into an emerging tourist destination that will be the beneficiary of government spending on infrastructure.[5] The Long Beach have two rocky cliffs interrupting the continuous expanse of approximately 14.7 kilometers of sugary white sand beach dividing it into three coves.[6] It is the longest white sand beach in the Philippines and is the First Flagship Tourism Enterprise Zone of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA).[7] The Long Beach spans to the coastline of four barangays namely Poblacion, New Agutaya, San Isidro and Alimanguan.[8]
- ^ Municipality of San Vicente | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Calderon, Justin (21 March 2013). "Best-kept secret". Inside Investor. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Long Beach San Vicente Palawan Philippines". Long Beach.
- ^ "Long Beach San Vicente". San Vicente.
- ^ "Long Beach San Vicente Palawan". San Vicente Palawan. Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.