Santa Marcela | |
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| Municipality of Santa Marcela | |
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| Coordinates: 18°17′14″N 121°26′15″E / 18.2872°N 121.4375°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Apayao |
| District | Lone district |
| Named for | Saint Marcella |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Evelyn Barsatan-Martinez (PDPLBN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Rolly U. Guiang (PDPLBN) |
| • Representative | Eleanor Bulut-Begtang |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 8,319 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 196.32 km2 (75.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 13,317 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,392 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.18 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 105.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 269.8 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 91.64 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 62.54 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3811 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Isnag Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Santa Marcela, officially the Municipality of Santa Marcela (Ilocano: Ili ti Santa Marcela; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Marcela), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,317 people.[3]
Santa Marcela was created into an independent municipality on June 17, 1967, when several barrios were separated from Luna and Flora and constituted into the newly created town.[5]
- ^ Municipality of Santa Marcela | (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). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". 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.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 4974 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Santa Marcela in Mountain Province". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 17 June 1967. Retrieved 4 November 2016.