Santa Magdalena
Busaingan
Municipality
Municipality of Santa Magdalena
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Santa Magdalena is located in Philippines
Santa Magdalena
Santa Magdalena
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°38′56″N 124°06′30″E / 12.6489°N 124.1083°E / 12.6489; 124.1083
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceSorsogon
District 2nd district
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEduardo T. Lozano
 • Vice MayorRamon R. Espela
 • RepresentativeVacant
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate12,333 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total43.50 km2 (16.80 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Highest elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total17,096
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Households
3,962
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
32.78
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 8.836 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 201.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 79.91 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 42.74 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4709
PSGC
056215000
IDD : area code +63 (0)56
Native languagesSorsogon
Tagalog

Santa Magdalena, officially the Municipality of Santa Magdalena (Waray Sorsogon: Bungto san Santa Magdalena; Waray: Bungto han Santa Magdalena, Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Magdalena), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,096 people.[3]

History

On April 15, 2001, former three-term mayor Felix Frayna was running against incumbent mayor Nida Gamos when he was assassinated by two suspected communist rebels in Barangay San Eugenio while giving a speech on a make-shift platform.[5]

Geography

It is bounded by Bulusan, Matnog and Irosin. It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in population and area. The territorial jurisdiction of the municipality comprises some 4706.443 hectares of land mass and areas of sea territory.

The local government unit is politically subdivided into 14 barangays, dispersed geographically in the lowlands of Poblacion (4 barangays) and upland (10 barangays). It has 13 coastal barangays and 1 inland barangay (La Ezperansa).

Barangays

Santa Magdalena is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • San Francisco (Barangay I Poblacion)
  • Mother of Perpetual (Barangay II Poblacion)
  • Del Rosario (Barangay III Poblacion)
  • Santo Niño (Barangay IV Poblacion)
  • La Esperanza (Manangkas)
  • Peñafrancia (Uson)
  • Salvacion (Taverna)
  • San Antonio (Kaburihan)
  • San Bartolome (Talaongan)
  • San Eugenio (Alig-igan)
  • San Isidro (Bilaoyon)
  • San Rafael (Bil-og)
  • San Roque (Alambre)
  • San Sebastian (Bigo)

Climate

Climate data for Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65
(2.6)		 44
(1.7)		 42
(1.7)		 39
(1.5)		 87
(3.4)		 150
(5.9)		 184
(7.2)		 153
(6.0)		 163
(6.4)		 154
(6.1)		 127
(5.0)		 100
(3.9)		 1,308
(51.4)
Average rainy days 13.9 9.2 11.0 12.5 19.6 24.3 26.5 25.0 25.5 24.4 19.4 15.1 226.4
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Santa Magdalena
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,335—    
1918 3,747+3.20%
1939 6,339+2.54%
1948 8,098+2.76%
1960 14,259+4.83%
1970 11,489−2.13%
1975 10,887−1.07%
1980 13,121+3.80%
1990 12,274−0.67%
1995 13,900+2.36%
2000 14,623+1.09%
2007 15,425+0.74%
2010 16,520+2.53%
2015 16,848+0.38%
2020 17,096+0.29%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

Economy

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

Education

  • Santa Magdalena Central School - Located in Barangay 3 Poblacion
  • Santa Magdalena National High School - Located in Barangay 4 Poblacion
  • Talaonga National High School - Located in San Bartolome

References

  1. ↑  Municipality of Santa Magdalena | (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. 1 2 Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Embile, Roly; Belen, Job (April 17, 2001). "Mayoralty bet shot dead". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A2. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Province of Sorsogon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  13. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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