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Santa Margarita Magsohong | |
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| Municipality of Santa Margarita | |
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 Map of Samar with Santa Margarita highlighted | |
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| Coordinates:12°02′16″N124°39′28″E / 12.03778°N 124.65778°E /12.03778; 124.65778 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Samar |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 36 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Felix Roma Panganoron |
| • Vice Mayor | Soledad Perez Deloraya |
| • Representative | Stephen James T. Tan |
| • Councilors | List
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| • Electorate | 24,881 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.12 km2 (49.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 27,012 |
| • Density | 209.20/km2 (541.83/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,348 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.5 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 194.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 375.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 158.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 59.75 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6718 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Santa Margarita, officially theMunicipality of Santa Margarita (Waray:Bungto han Santa Margarita;Tagalog:Bayan ng Santa Margarita), is amunicipality in theprovince ofSamar,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,816 people.[5]
Formerly known asMagsohong, it is bounded to the north by the city ofCalbayog and to the south byGandara.
The town used to be a barrio inCalbayog named Magsohong. On June 29, 1878, theprincipalía of Magsohong petitioned theGobierno Superior to establish Magsohong as an independentpueblo. They argued that Magsohong was four hours away from Calbayog, while it already had acasa real or aJuzgado de Paz ofnipa,[6] a church with a techada (roof) of nipa; a convent; an escuela also made of wood and nipa; and had more than 300tributos. The petition was endorsed by thecura parroco, theGobernadorcillo 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.[7] However, it remained under the parish of Calbayog.
Santa Margarita is politically subdivided into 36barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Santa Margarita, Samar | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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 | +0.37% |
| 2024 | 27,012 | +0.17% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] | ||
Poverty incidence of Santa Margarita
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
July 25 (Alimango Festival) - this dance festival revolves around the courtship between the femalealimango (the mud crabScylla serrata found in fishponds) Atabayi and the male Amamakhao. It also depicts the capture of thealimango with the use of thebobo and giantbentol (kinds of traps).[22] Dancers, dressed as alimango, flex their hands as if to bite.Snare drums andtalutang highlight the fast rhythm of the dance.
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