During the American regime, the seat of Pintuyan was moved to Pintuyan from San Ricardo, upon the election of Perfecto Vazquez as Municipal President.

From then on, the residents of barrio San Ricardo petitioned for a separate municipality.

[5] Pintuyan is politically subdivided into a total of 23 barangays.

Poverty Incidence of Pintuyan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

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