San Antonio, Northern Samar
| San Antonio | |
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| Municipality | |
| Municipality of San Antonio | |
Dalupiri Island
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 Map of Northern Samar with San Antonio highlighted |
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 San Antonio
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| Coordinates: 12°25′N 124°16′E / 12.417°N 124.267°ECoordinates: 12°25′N 124°16′E / 12.417°N 124.267°E | |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Northern Samar |
| Congr. district | District of Northern Samar |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Barangays | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rudy S. Baguioso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.00 km2 (10.42 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 22nd out of 24 in Northern Samar |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 9,058 |
| • Rank | 23rd out of 24 in Northern Samar |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6407 |
| Dialing code | 55 |
| Income class | 5th Class |
| Spoken languages | Cebuano, Waray-Waray, Tagalog, English |
San Antonio is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. Its territory is contiguous with Dalupiri Island, just off the western coast of Samar Island at the south end of the San Bernardino Strait. The island's white beaches are considered an "undisturbed paradise" and future "premier tourist destination" in the Eastern Visayas region.
Dalupiri Island lies in the east central periphery of the Philippine archipelago. It is bounded by San Bernardino Strait in the north and east, Samar Sea in the south, and Capul Island in west. It is approximately 5 nautical miles from the Pacific Ocean and sits near the entrance along the Paso de Acapulco, otherwise known as San Bernardino Strait. It has 28 kilometres (17 mi) long white sand beach around the island.
Dalupiri Island is a 2,700 hectare island of gently rolling hills, mostly of coconut vegetation and shrubbery. It is home to white beaches, caves, and the Lagbangan Lake.
The island is composed largely of low and extremely rugged hills and small lowland areas. The island is endowed with relatively rich and fertile soil that allow most crops to be cultivated, but presently it is utilized mostly for coconut plantations.
The highest point of the island is in its central southern portion with a maximum elevation of 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level.
The island has no distinct dry or wet season but it has pronounced rainfall from October to January. The heaviest precipitation occurs in November. May is relatively the driest month.
The Municipality of San Antonio is composed of ten barangays (listed here with 2010 population):
The town center (poblacion) is divided into three small barangays: Poblacion Ward I, Poblacion Ward II, and Poblacion Ward III.
Barangay San Nicolas, named after its patron Saint Nicolas, is home to picturesque rock formation along the coast. Barangay Rizal is home to a solar spring and cave. Barangay Pilar is the southernmost tip of the island where a fish sanctuary is located. This is the home of palatable seashells and other seafood.
Barangay Burabod's major livelihood is boat-building, fishing, copra and dynamite blasting cap manufacturing.
In the early 19th century the settlers from the mainland of Samar found the island an ideal ground for fishing and bird hunting. They come to the island just to catch fish and hunt birds and go back to the mainland of Samar after a handful of catch. People from Bohol and Cebu came to the island in the second half of the 19th century and introduced a method of catching fish using net, commonly known as "laya". With its introduction, the name "Manoglaya" was born, which literally means mano nga paraglaya or "fishermen using laya".
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