First of the three Sub Islands “Pacijan Island”

Pacijan is one of the three main sub-islands groups of Camotes Island.

This island has only white beaches and is where most of the places to stay are located.

This is also the main island in Camotes.

Pacijan has a fresh water lake around two kilometers in length.

  

San Francisco is the sole municipality of the island. San Francisco is known as San Fran by the people living there. This municipality has a lively market, a church, a giant basketball complex, a pretty little town square and it has plenty of colorful murals. This town started as a barrio called Sulangan because of the abundance of tree called sulangan. The name San Francisco was given in honor of a righteous man named Francisco and after his death Sulangan was replaced with San Francisco.   

Esperanza is the Pacijan second largest town and has a main street lined with a yellow painted pot plants. This town runs along in a white sand beach, with fishing boats. It has also a school, a church, shops and a basketball court. Esperanza is about half an hour from San Fran.