Barangays of San Antonio

The Island of San Antonio is composed of several barangays; each boasts a variety of wonders that are all worth exploring.

In the island proper, you'll be amazed as to how beautiful the beaches are. The Haven of Fun Beach Resort is just one of the many white sand beaches that can give you the ultimate vacation experience you can imagine.

History churches and other landmarks can also be found at the island proper. The people living in the area are friendly enough to welcome you.

From the proper, you can take a 20-minute ride to Barangay Vinisitahan, where another line of pristine beaches are there for you to visit. Most of these beach resorts are privately owned.

Few kilometers away from Vinisitahan is Sitio Egang. This is just a small area where most of the residents rely on fishing and farming as their main source of living.

The barangay next to Egang is Dalupirit. Several stories have it that this barangay was considered before as the island proper, but due to its limited land area, the title was transferred to what is now the island's main thoroughfares. It is here where you can find the San Antonio Agricultural and Vocational School (SAAVS) where 80% of the island's population take their high school.

A kilometer away from Dalupirit is Barangay San Nicolas, so named because of its patron Saint, San Nicolas. This, too, is small, but it has its own church, municipal hall, and auditorium.

Next to San Nicolas is Barangay Rizal. This is one of the less developed barangays in San Antonio, but it is here where you can find the island's famous solar spring. A cave can be found here.

Barangay Manraya comes next. Like the rest of the barangays, this has a small land area that visitors can tour the whole barangay in just a matter of minutes.

Then, there is Barangay Pilar. This area is famous for seashellers or those who gather seashells for food.

After Pilar comes Barangay Burabod. This part of the island is so named because of the abundance of a flowing body of water that locals call as "burabod". You can also find beautiful beaches here.

The road from Burabod will lead you to the island proper.

Note that San Antonio proper is divided into three small barangays, namely: Ward I, Ward II, and Ward III. Adding these three, San Antonio has ten (10) barangays.