[3] The town is known for the Tugot ni Angalo, believed to be the footprint of the giant who was the first man in Abra mythology.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 66.59 square kilometres (25.71 sq mi) [6] constituting 1.60% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Poverty Incidence of San Quintin Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] San Quintin's main products include rice, corn, tobacco, mango and freshwater fish.

San Quintin, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.

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