Santa Marcela, Apayao

Santa Marcela
Municipality
Map of Apayao showing the location of Santa Marcela
Location within Apayao province
Sta. Marcela

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 18°17′N 121°26′E / 18.28°N 121.43°E / 18.28; 121.43Coordinates: 18°17′N 121°26′E / 18.28°N 121.43°E / 18.28; 121.43
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Apayao
District Lone District
Barangays 13 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Rolly U. Guiang
Area[2]
 • Total 196.32 km2 (75.80 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 13,613
 • Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Voter (2016)[4]  7,152
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3811
IDD : area code  +63 (0)74
Income class 4th class
PSGC 148107000
Website www.stamarcela.gov.ph

Santa Marcela, officially the Municipality of Santa Marcela (Filipino: Bayan ng Santa Marcela), is a municipality in the province of Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 13,613 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 election, it had 7,152 registered voters.[4]

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]

Geography

Santa Marcela is located at 18°17′N 121°26′E / 18.28°N 121.43°E / 18.28; 121.43.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 196.32 square kilometres (75.80 sq mi)[2] constituting 4.45% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Barangays

Santa Marcela is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.[6]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[7]
148107001 Barocboc 10.6% 1,448 1,548 −1.26%
148107002 Consuelo 7.6% 1,037 871 +3.38%
148107012 Emiliana 5.8% 785 787 −0.05%
148107003 Imelda (Sipa Annex) 7.2% 978 850 +2.71%
148107004 Malekkeg 8.4% 1,141 970 +3.14%
148107005 Marcela (Poblacion) 9.5% 1,296 1,120 +2.82%
148107006 Nueva 5.9% 803 662 +3.74%
148107007 Panay 7.1% 969 766 +4.58%
148107008 San Antonio 6.0% 822 799 +0.54%
148107013 San Carlos 10.2% 1,390 1,138 +3.88%
148107014 San Juan 4.7% 638 461 +6.38%
148107015 San Mariano 7.9% 1,069 978 +1.71%
148107011 Sipa Proper 9.1% 1,237 1,060 +2.98%
Total 13,613 12,010 +2.41%

Demographics

Population census of Santa Marcela
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 7,622—    
1995 8,718+2.55%
2000 9,856+2.67%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 11,731+2.43%
2010 12,010+0.86%
2015 13,613+2.41%
Source: PSA[3][7][8]

In the 2015 census, Santa Marcela had a population of 13,613.[3] The population density was 69 inhabitants per square kilometre (180/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 7,152 registered voters.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Municipal: Santa Marcela, Apayao". PSA. Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.

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