Santa Rita | |
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Municipality of Santa Rita | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°27′08″N 124°56′27″E / 11.4522°N 124.9408°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1864 |
Named for | St. Rita of Cascia |
Barangays | 38 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jade Kie R. Tiu |
• Vice Mayor | Joven P. Tiu |
• Representative | Reynolds Michael Tan |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 30,452 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 411.77 km2 (158.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 42,384 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,778 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 36.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 225.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 583.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 205.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 273.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6711 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Santa Rita, officially the Municipality of Santa Rita (Waray: Bungto han Santa Rita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Rita), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,384 people.[3]
Santa Rita is connected to Tacloban and Leyte Island by the San Juanico Bridge.