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Santa Margarita
Magsohong | |
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Municipality of Santa Margarita | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°02′16″N 124°39′28″E / 12.03778°N 124.65778°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 36 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Felix Roma Panganoron |
• Vice Mayor | Erdie Llepun de los Santos |
• Representative | Stephen James T. Tan |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 20,261 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 129.12 km2 (49.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Highest elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 26,816 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,348 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.50 |
• Revenue | ₱ 150.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 283.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 129 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 148.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6718 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Santa Margarita, officially the Municipality of Santa Margarita (Waray: Bungto han Santa Margarita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Margarita), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,816 people.[3]
Formerly known as Magsohong, it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara.