Santa Marcela, Apayao

Santa Marcela
Municipality
Location within Apayao province
Sta. Marcela Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°17′N 121°26′E / 18.28°N 121.43°ECoordinates: 18°17′N 121°26′E / 18.28°N 121.43°E
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 km^2 (75.80 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	13,613
• Density	69/km^2 (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.

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
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 7,622 —     1995 8,718 +2.55% 2000 9,856 +2.67%	Year Pop. ±% 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. "Province: Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "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. "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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