Santa Magdalena

Santa Magdalena
Busaingan
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
 • 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
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Households
3,962
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
28.41
% (2021)[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
IDD:area code+63 (0)56
Native languagesSorsogon language
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, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

  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. ^ a b 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 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.