1) The municipality of San Vicente is located in Camarines Norte province of the Philippines, approximately 350km south of Manila. It has a population of around 9,000 people across 9 barangays.
2) San Vicente existed before Camarines Norte became its own province, originally being a barrio of Talisay. It was established as a municipality in 1877 and named after St. Vincent Ferrer.
3) The main tourist attraction is the Mananap Falls, a 60-foot high waterfall ideal for swimming, fishing, and nature viewing. It can be reached via a 2km hike from Barangay Fabrica.
1) The municipality of San Vicente is located in Camarines Norte province of the Philippines, approximately 350km south of Manila. It has a population of around 9,000 people across 9 barangays.
2) San Vicente existed before Camarines Norte became its own province, originally being a barrio of Talisay. It was established as a municipality in 1877 and named after St. Vincent Ferrer.
3) The main tourist attraction is the Mananap Falls, a 60-foot high waterfall ideal for swimming, fishing, and nature viewing. It can be reached via a 2km hike from Barangay Fabrica.
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A brief intro on the municipality of san vicente, Camarines Sur
1) The municipality of San Vicente is located in Camarines Norte province of the Philippines, approximately 350km south of Manila. It has a population of around 9,000 people across 9 barangays.
2) San Vicente existed before Camarines Norte became its own province, originally being a barrio of Talisay. It was established as a municipality in 1877 and named after St. Vincent Ferrer.
3) The main tourist attraction is the Mananap Falls, a 60-foot high waterfall ideal for swimming, fishing, and nature viewing. It can be reached via a 2km hike from Barangay Fabrica.
1) The municipality of San Vicente is located in Camarines Norte province of the Philippines, approximately 350km south of Manila. It has a population of around 9,000 people across 9 barangays.
2) San Vicente existed before Camarines Norte became its own province, originally being a barrio of Talisay. It was established as a municipality in 1877 and named after St. Vincent Ferrer.
3) The main tourist attraction is the Mananap Falls, a 60-foot high waterfall ideal for swimming, fishing, and nature viewing. It can be reached via a 2km hike from Barangay Fabrica.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SAN VINCENTE
History The municipality of San Vicente is a 5th class municipality located in the province of Camarines Norte, which is part of Bicol. It is roughly 350 kilometers south of Manila. The closest big towns are Daet (10 km) and Labo (15 km). South of San Vicente, about 120 kilometers away is Legazpi City, next to the famous and very active Mayon Volcano. It can be reached from Manila by car or bus. San Vicente was already in existence even before the province of Camarines Norte became a separate and distinct province from Camarines Sur. Prior to its creation 130 years ago, it was just a barrio of Talisay. The influx of people from other places led to its creation. It was named after St. Vincent Ferrer, the patron saint of the municipality. Although San Vicente was made a municipality way back in 1877, its progress through the years could hardly be noticed. Its transition from a sleepy to a lively municipality has been very slow. Its development is very moderate. Its slow march towards progress is attributed largely to its geographical location – it is in the inland part of the province. It is 10 kilometers by bus from Daet, the only municipality which it is linked by road. The municipality is highly agricultural with abaca and coconut as its chief products. Majority of the farms are small, averaging less than a hectare in size. Most of the people depend on farming and home handicrafts, like the making of salakot, bilao and others. San Vicente is proud of its peace and order condition. The spirit of helpfulness and cooperation still dwells in every inhabitant’s heart, particularly during hours of distress. It is more than this we-attitude that is practiced by the people, each one treating the other as more than a neighbor. A large segment of the population is related by blood. San Vicente is the smallest municipality of Camarines Norte, composed of only nine barangays. These are: Man Ogob, Calabagas, Cabanbanan, Fabrica, San Jose, Iraya Sur, Kanlurang Silangan Asdum. It has a population of only 8,984 people in 1,765 households (based on Year 2000 Census). This accounts for only 1.91% of the total population.
Tourist Attraction Mananap Falls - This waterfall is about 60 feet high with deep water ideal for swimming, freshwater fishing, camping and nature watching. It also offers opportunities for back-packing and trailing. This could be reached after a 2-kilometer hike from Barangay Fabrica. All noted scenic spots of the province cannot equal or surpass the Mananap Falls of San Vicente. Its distinctive beauty, its cascading crystal and its breathtaking panoramic view can hold spellbound tourist enthusiasts. The falls itself is about nineteen (19) ms high, 3.5 ms. wide and seventy-five (75) ms long with its water rushing into the deep and bluish portion of the river. Its strong current rolls fiercely down huge rocks and can perhaps run a hydroelectric plant. The area below the falls is estimated to be about 500 square meters which, if developed, will make a spacious natural swimming pool in which the water need not be recycled because the supply is abundant, clean and fresh. Below is another portion of the river where the water calmly flows away to rest upon a place that is like a swan with a golden crown. This is not a scenic beauty conceived only in the imagination or existing only in songs or poems. It is a living reality which can be seen, touched and compared with other picturesque views. Thus compared, Mananap Falls will pass with flying colors.
