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Home to the Longest Beach in the Country
San Vicente is a municipality bounded on the north of Palawan. It is on the north-western side of the main island. It is 194 kilometers away from the City of Puerto Princesa. It has a total land area of 82,057 hectares, characterized by rugged terrain. The Municipality has eight barangays, 41 sitios and 21 islets facing the China Sea. Agriculture is its main source of livelihood , while fishing is only seasonal. The dry season is from October to May; the rainy season is from June to November. The population of San Vicente is comprised of Visayan and Tagalog. Visayan is the mother tongue of the majority with Tagalog coming in as second.
San Vicente is just like any other municipalities in the Philippines in its profile, but it is a standout with the resource it posses - its Beach. San Vicente has one of the longest beach in the Country., the beach shoreline in Barangay New Agutaya stretches up to 14 -kilometer. It is frequented by tourist of different nationalities, thus boosting also the local economy of San Vicente through tourism. Port Barton it its town proper is declared as a tourist zone.
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