San Vicente, Camarines Norte

San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Vicente), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,579 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.^[3]

San Vicente
Municipality
Municipality of San Vicente
Flag
Map of Camarines Norte with San Vicente highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Vicente Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°06′22″N 122°52′24″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Camarines Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	1771
Named after	Saint Vincent Ferrer
Barangays	9 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ma. Jhoana C. Ong
• Vice Mayor	Vivian M. Villamor
• Representative	Rosemarie C. Panotes
• Municipal Council	Members Mercy L. Magana Analet G. Villamin Araceli C. Dames Maria Cristina Hiede P. Asis Elmer P. San Juan Percival K. Palma Jose Z. Girado Nestor C. Gonzales
• Electorate	9,481 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	57.49 km2 (22.20 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Highest elevation	672 m (2,205 ft)
Lowest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	12,579
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
• Households	2,858
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.12 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 106.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 269.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 92.7 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 108.9 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4609
PSGC	0501609000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)54
Native languages	Central Bikol Tagalog

Geography

Barangays

San Vicente is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Asdum
• Cabanbanan
• Calabagas
• Fabrica
• Iraya Sur
• Man-Ogob
• Poblacion District I (Silangan/Barangay 1)
• Poblacion District II (Kanluran/Barangay 2)
• San Jose - formerly Iraya Norte^[5]

Climate

Climate data for San Vicente, Camarines Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	26 (79)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	26 (79)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	85 (3.3)	55 (2.2)	53 (2.1)	47 (1.9)	112 (4.4)	156 (6.1)	213 (8.4)	159 (6.3)	201 (7.9)	216 (8.5)	197 (7.8)	141 (5.6)	1,635 (64.5)
Average rainy days	15.4	11.6	13.6	12.3	19.9	23.7	27.3	26.0	26.0	24.6	21.8	19.1	241.3
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of San Vicente

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	1,552	—
1918	1,802	+1.00%
1939	1,960	+0.40%
1948	2,811	+4.09%
1960	4,308	+3.62%
1970	5,914	+3.22%
1975	6,330	+1.37%
1980	6,577	+0.77%
1990	7,321	+1.08%
1995	8,220	+2.19%
2000	8,984	+1.92%
2007	9,615	+0.94%
2010	10,114	+1.86%
2015	10,396	+0.53%
2020	12,579	+3.82%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Vicente, Camarines Norte, was 12,579 people,^[3] with a density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre or 570 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Vicente

10 20 30 40 50 2000 40.60 2003 40.08 2006 35.30 2009 34.68 2012 21.63 2015 32.96 2018 27.21 2021 22.12 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Tourism

The Mananap Falls is approximately 20–25 ft tall, tucked inside the thick forest and mountains. The water was ice cold there is a small raft tied which will lead you near the falls and a ladder to get to the top of the falls. There is a jumping point as well.^[19]