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Santa Margarita, Samar
Municipality in Samar, Philippines
Municipality in Samar, Philippines
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| image_skyline | National Road, Santa Margarita (Samar; 04-27-2023).jpg | |
| image_caption | Welcome marker at Pan-Philippine Highway | |
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| other_name | Magsohong | |
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| parts_type | Barangays | |
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| p1 | (see Barangays) | |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Felix Roma Panganoron | |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor | |
| leader_name1 | Soledad Perez Deloraya | |
| leader_title2 | Representative | |
| leader_name2 | Stephen James T. Tan | |
| leader_title3 | Councilors | |
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| 1 | • Alma A. Alegria | |
| 2 | • Jesus C. Egot | |
| 3 | • Winefreda D. Relos | |
| 4 | • Edwin G. Pueblos | |
| 5 | • Ma. Josefina A. Escuadra | |
| 6 | • Maria M. Salomon | |
| 7 | • Hermie C. Mendoza | |
| 8 | • Ma. Liza J. Pedrosa | |
| 9 | GMA Eleksyon 2025 Results | |
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| timezone | PST | |
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Santa Margarita, officially the Municipality of Santa Margarita (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,816 people.
Formerly known as Magsohong, it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara.
History
The town used to be a barrio in Calbayog named Magsohong. On June 29, 1878, the principalía of Magsohong petitioned the Gobierno Superior to establish Magsohong as an independent pueblo. They argued that Magsohong was four hours away from Calbayog, while it already had a casa real or a Juzgado de Paz of nipa, a church with a techada (roof) of nipa; a convent; an escuela also made of wood and nipa; and had more than 300 tributos. The petition was endorsed by the cura parroco, the Gobernadorcillo as well as the principalía of Calbayog. Fourteen years later, Royal Decree No. 25 dated September 25, 1892 approved the establishment of the pueblo of Magsohong renamed Santa Margarita. The new pueblo had three visitas: Balud, San Bernardo, and Londara. However, it remained under the parish of Calbayog.
Geography
Barangays
Santa Margarita is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Agrupacion
- Arapison
- Avelino
- Bahay
- Balud
- Bana-ao
- Burabod
- Cagsumje
- Cautod (Poblacion)
- Camperito
- Campeig
- Can-ipulan
- Canmoros
- Cinco
- Curry
- Gajo
- Hindang
- Ilo
- Imelda
- Inoraguiao
- Jolacao
- Lambao
- Mabuhay
- Mahayag
- Matayonas
- Monbon (Poblacion)
- Nabulo
- Napuro I
- Napuro II
- Palale
- Panabatan
- Panaruan
- Roxas
- Salvacion
- Solsogon
- Sundara
Climate
| access-date = 29 February 2020 }}
Demographics
Economy
Tourism
- Arapison Falls
- Baluarte
- Burabod Picnic Grove
- Calvary Hill
- The Oldest Bell
- The Oldest Natural Spring Water
- Hell’s Fog Nature Oark
- Mamitagaytay
- St. James Parish Sta Margarita
Culture
Alimango Festival
July 25 (Alimango Festival) - this dance festival revolves around the courtship between the female alimango (the mud crab Scylla serrata found in fishponds) Atabayi and the male Amamakhao. It also depicts the capture of the alimango with the use of the bobo and giant bentol (kinds of traps). Dancers, dressed as alimango, flex their hands as if to bite. Snare drums and talutang highlight the fast rhythm of the dance.
References
References
- {{DILG detail
- [https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B46251D66384D816%217293 relics of the old Juzgado]
- "New Administration - Origin of Gandara copy".
- {{coord. 12.04162. 124.658186
- (22 June 2016). "Alimango Festival: Watch the Dancing Mud Crabs of Samar".
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