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Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina Virgen y Martir | |
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| Municipality of Santa Catalina | |
 St. Catherine of Alexandria Church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Vegetable Bowl of the North | |
| Motto: Larga Santa Catalina | |
 Map of Ilocos Sur with Santa Catalina highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Santa Catalina Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°35′30″N 120°21′52″E / 17.5917°N 120.3644°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Ilocos Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Named for | St. Catherine of Alexandria |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Santa Catalina[*] | Edgar R. Rapanut |
| • Vice Mayor | Jonathan Amando R. Redoble |
| • Representative | Deogracias Victor B. Savellano |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 10,617 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,493 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,321 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.12 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 68.97 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 377.2 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 80.27 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 55.25 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2701 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Santa Catalina, officially the Municipality of Santa Catalina (Ilocano: Ili ti Santa Catalina; Filipino: Bayan ng Santa Catalina), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,493 people.[3]
A feast is held in the municipality every 25th day of November to celebrate the Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (the town's patron saint).
- ^ Municipality of Santa Catalina | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.