Santa Margarita, Samar
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Santa Margarita
Magsohong | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Santa Margarita | |
.jpg) Welcome marker at Pan-Philippine Highway | |
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 Map of Samar with Santa Margarita highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Santa Margarita | |
.svg)  Santa Margarita Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°02′16″N 124°39′28″E / 12.03778°N 124.65778°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Samar |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 36 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Felix Roma Panganoron |
| • Vice Mayor | Soledad Perez Deloraya |
| • Representative | Stephen James T. Tan |
| • Councilors | List |
| • 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 the Municipality of Santa Margarita (Waray: Bungto han Santa Margarita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Margarita), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 27,012 people.[5]
Formerly known as Magsohong, it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara.
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,[6] 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.[7] However, it remained under the parish of Calbayog.
Geography
Barangays
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 I
- Napuro II
- Palale
- Panabatan
- Panaruan
- Roxas
- Salvacion
- Solsogon
- Sundara
Climate
| 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 [8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 | +0.37% |
| 2024 | 27,012 | +0.17% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9][10][11][12] | ||
Economy
Tourism
- Arapison Falls
- Baluarte
- Burabod Picnic Grove
- Calvary Hill
- The Oldest Bell
- The Oldest Natural Spring Water
- Hell’s Fog Nature Oark
- Mamitagaytay [21]
- St. James Parish Sta Margarita
