San Vicente, Northern Samar

San Vicente, officially the Municipality of San Vicente (Bungto han San Vicente; Lungsod sa San Vicente; Bayan ng San Vicente), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines.

It is an island-municipality composed of seven islands of the Naranjo Island Group: Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan, Panganoron (Medio), Mahaba (Rasa), Maragat (San Andres) and Destacado where the town proper is located. Destacado island is in the southernmost part of the group of islands comprising the municipality.

Locals speak Cebuano language and part Waray-Waray. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,928 people. It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in area and population.

The island municipality of San Vicente consists of six major islands; Destacado, Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat, Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan. The islands of Panganoron, Mahaba, Maragat, Sila Tarnate and Sangputan form a circle of island group while Destacado lies in the far south of the group. The seat of government and town center is located in Destacado Island which is separated several nautical miles from the rest of the group. Other smaller islands also form part of the municipality of San Vicente.

Barangays
San Vicente is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
 * Destacado Poblacion (Barangay 2)
 * Maragat (Maragat Island)
 * Mongol Bongol Poblacion (Barangay 1)
 * Punta Poblacion (Barangay 3)
 * Sangputan
 * Sila (Sila Island)
 * Tarnate

Economy
Since San Vicente is an island municipality, the primary source of income is fishing. Tourism is an untapped potential source of livelihood and jobs, but it is undeveloped. The islands of Sila, Tarnate, Sangputan, Panganoron, Maragat, and Mahaba boast of white sand beaches. At Sila island, a pink sand beach is tucked on its coast.