Santa Margarita, Samar
Santa Margarita
Magsohong | |
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| Municipality of Santa Margarita | |
Welcome marker at Pan-Philippine Highway | |
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Map of Samar with Santa Margarita highlighted | |
Interactive map of Santa Margarita | |
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 | Soledad Perez Deloraya |
| • Representative | Stephen James T. Tan |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 24,881 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census) | |
• Total | 27,012 |
| • Density | 209.20/km2 (541.83/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,348 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.5 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 194.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 375.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 158.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 59.75 million (2022) |
| 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 municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 27,012 people.
Formerly known as Magsohong, it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara.