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Santa Margarita, Samar

Santa Margarita, officially the Municipality of Santa Margarita (Waray: Bungto han Santa Margarita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Margarita), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,816 people.[3]

Santa Margarita
Magsohong
Municipality
Municipality of Santa Margarita
Welcome marker at Pan-Philippine Highway
Welcome marker at Pan-Philippine Highway
Flag of Santa Margarita
Flag
Map of Samar with Santa Margarita highlighted
Map of Samar with Santa Margarita highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Santa Margarita is located in Philippines
Santa Margarita
Santa Margarita
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°02′16″N 124°39′28″E / 12.03778°N 124.65778°E / 12.03778; 124.65778
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSamar
District 1st district
Barangays36 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorFelix Roma Panganoron
 • Vice MayorErdie Llepun de los Santos
 • RepresentativeStephen James T. Tan
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate20,261 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total129.12 km2 (49.85 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,816
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
 • Households
6,348
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
31.50
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 150.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 283.8 million (2020), 52.65 million (2012)
 • Expenditure₱ 129 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 148.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6718
PSGC
086016000
IDD : area code +63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Formerly known as Magsohong, it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara.

History

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The town used to be a barrio in Calbayog named Magsohong. On June 29, 1878, the principalía of Magsohong petitioned the Gobierno Superior to establish Magsohong as an independent pueblo. They argued that Magsohong was four hours away from Calbayog, while it already had a casa real or a Juzgado de Paz of nipa,[5] a church with a techada (roof) of nipa; a convent; an escuela also made of wood and nipa; and had more than 300 tributos. The petition was endorsed by the cura parroco, the Gobernadorcillo as well as the principalía of Calbayog. Fourteen years later, Royal Decree No. 25 dated September 25, 1892 approved the establishment of the pueblo of Magsohong renamed Santa Margarita. The new pueblo had three visitas: Balud, San Bernardo, and Londara.[6] However, it remained under the parish of Calbayog.

Geography

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Barangays

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Santa Margarita is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Agrupacion
  • Arapison
  • Avelino
  • Bahay
  • Balud
  • Bana-ao
  • Burabod
  • Cagsumje
  • Cautod (Poblacion)
  • Camperito
  • Campeig
  • Can-ipulan
  • Canmoros
  • Cinco
  • Curry
  • Gajo
  • Hindang
  • Ilo
  • Imelda
  • Inoraguiao
  • Jolacao
  • Lambao
  • Mabuhay
  • Mahayag
  • Matayonas
  • Monbon (Poblacion)
  • Nabulo
  • Napuro
  • Napuro II
  • Palale
  • Panabatan
  • Panaruan
  • Roxas
  • Salvacion
  • Solsogon
  • Sundara

Climate

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Climate data for Santa Margarita, Samar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72
(2.8) 		52
(2.0) 		65
(2.6) 		62
(2.4) 		87
(3.4) 		129
(5.1) 		153
(6.0) 		124
(4.9) 		147
(5.8) 		157
(6.2) 		139
(5.5) 		117
(4.6) 		1,304
(51.3)
Average rainy days 17.4 13.4 16.8 18.0 22.0 25.3 26.2 24.2 24.9 26.0 23.3 20.8 258.3
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

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Population census of Santa Margarita
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,106—    
1918 8,028+4.57%
1939 9,331+0.72%
1948 10,940+1.78%
1960 13,404+1.71%
1970 15,814+1.67%
1975 16,194+0.48%
1980 16,922+0.88%
1990 16,878−0.03%
1995 19,146+2.39%
2000 21,740+2.76%
2007 23,488+1.07%
2010 24,850+2.07%
2015 26,348+1.12%
2020 26,816+0.35%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8][9][10][11]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Santa Margarita

10
20
30
40
50
2006
36.10
2009
40.73
2012
33.14
2015
36.35
2018
25.49
2021
31.50

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Tourism

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  • Arapison Falls
  • Baluarte
  • Burabod Picnic Grove
  • Calvary Hill
  • The Oldest Bell
  • The Oldest Natural Spring Water
  • Hell’s Fog Nature Oark
  • Mamitagaytay [20]
  • St. James Parish Sta Margarita

Culture

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Alimango Festival

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July 25 (Alimango Festival) - this dance festival revolves around the courtship between the female alimango (the mud crab Scylla serrata found in fishponds) Atabayi and the male Amamakhao. It also depicts the capture of the alimango with the use of the bobo and giant bentol (kinds of traps).[21] Dancers, dressed as alimango, flex their hands as if to bite. Snare drums and talutang highlight the fast rhythm of the dance.

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Santa Margarita | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ relics of the old Juzgado
  6. ^ http://lgugandarasamar.gov.ph/
  7. ^ "Santa Margarita: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  11. ^ "Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  20. ^ 12°02′30″N 124°39′29″E / 12.04162°N 124.658186°E / 12.04162; 124.658186
  21. ^ "Alimango Festival: Watch the Dancing Mud Crabs of Samar". choosephilippines.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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