Santa Magdalena
Santa Magdalena
Busaingan | |
---|---|
Municipality of Santa Magdalena | |
![]() Map of Sorsogon with Santa Magdalena highlighted | |
Location within thePhilippines | |
Coordinates:12°38′56″N124°06′30″E/ 12.6489°N 124.1083°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Sorsogon |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 14 (seeBarangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
•Mayor | Eduardo T. Lozano |
•Vice Mayor | Ramon R. Espela |
•Representative | Vacant |
•Municipal Council | Members |
•Electorate | 12,333 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 43.50 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] | |
• Total | 17,096 |
• Density | 390/km2(1,000/sq mi) |
•Households | 3,962 |
Economy | |
•Income class | 5th municipal income class |
•Poverty incidence | 28.41 |
•Revenue | ₱ 8.836 million (2020) |
•Assets | ₱ 201.2 million (2020) |
•Expenditure | ₱ 79.91 million (2020) |
•Liabilities | ₱ 42.74 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8(PST) |
ZIP code | 4709 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Sorsogon language Tagalog |
Santa Magdalena,officially theMunicipality of Santa Magdalena(Waray Sorsogon:Bungto san Santa Magdalena;Waray:Bungto han Santa Magdalena,Tagalog:Bayan ng Santa Magdalena), is a 5th classmunicipalityin theprovinceofSorsogon,Philippines.According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,096 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
History[edit]
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[edit]
It is bounded byBulusan,MatnogandIrosin.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[edit]
Santa Magdalena is politically subdivided into 14barangays.Each barangay consists ofpuroksand some havesitios.
- 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[edit]
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) |
Averageprecipitationmm (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[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% 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[edit]
Poverty incidence of Santa Magdalena
10
20
30
40
50
2006
32.40 2009
35.77 2012
35.54 2015
43.15 2018
32.78 2021
28.41 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Education[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Municipality of Santa Magdalena|(DILG)
- ^"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority.Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016.ISSN0117-1453.Archived(PDF)from the original on May 25, 2021.RetrievedJuly 16,2021.
- ^abCensus of Population (2020)."Region V (Bicol Region)".Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.Philippine Statistics Authority.Retrieved8 July2021.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024.Retrieved28 April2024.
- ^Embile, Roly; Belen, Job (April 17, 2001)."Mayoralty bet shot dead".Philippine Daily Inquirer.The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A2.RetrievedSeptember 27,2022.
- ^"Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall".Meteoblue.RetrievedDecember 29,2018.
- ^Census of Population (2015)."Region V (Bicol Region)".Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.Philippine Statistics Authority.Retrieved20 June2016.
- ^Census of Population and Housing (2010)."Region V (Bicol Region)"(PDF).Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.National Statistics Office.Retrieved29 June2016.
- ^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) - ^ "Province of Sorsogon".Municipality Population Data.Local Water Utilities AdministrationResearch Division.Retrieved17 December2016.
- ^"Poverty incidence (PI):".Philippine Statistics Authority.RetrievedDecember 28,2020.
- ^"Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^"2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^"City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^"2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates"(PDF).Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^"Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015".Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021.Retrieved22 January2022.
- ^"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates".Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024.Retrieved28 April2024.
External links[edit]
- Santa Magdalena Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System