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Santa Maria, Isabela
Municipality in Isabela, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santa Maria (Ibanag: Ili nat Santa Maria; Ilocano: Ili ti Santa Maria; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Maria), officially the Municipality of Santa Maria, is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,758 people.[5]
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Etymology
Santa Maria, a former barrio of San Pablo, is named after Doña Maria, the firstborn child of Don Pablo Marasigan, a Spaniard, and Doña Masid, a native.[6]
History
In 1703, the hamlet of Santa Maria de Luzon was established as a pueblo and detached from Cabagan (now San Pablo town), with Don Martin Masigan serving as governor. The establishment of the town was credited to the influential Masigan family, whose roots were in the place and have served as the town's chief executives for most of its history.[7]
On December 4, 1879, a royal order legally split the historic town of Santa Maria from Cabagan, with Dominican Fray Exequiel Pinilla serving as cura parroco. The Masigan family's influence led to the town's secession.[8]
As it neighbors the Cordillera mountains, the town served as a starting point for Spanish military expeditions to conquer the Kalingas, who nevertheless continued to trade in the town.[7]
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Geography
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Santa Maria is 50.93 kilometres (31.65 mi) from the provincial capital Ilagan, 468.59 kilometres (291.17 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. [9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bangad
- Buenavista
- Calamagui North
- Calamagui East
- Calamagui West
- Divisoria
- Lingaling
- Mozzozzin Sur
- Mozzozzin North
- Naganacan
- Poblacion 1
- Poblacion 2
- Poblacion 3
- Quinagabian
- San Antonio
- San Isidro East
- San Isidro West
- San Rafael West
- San Rafael East
- Villabuena
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Maria, Isabela, was 25,758 people,[16] with a density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometre or 470 inhabitants per square mile.
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Economy
Poverty incidence of Santa Maria
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60
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59.14 2003
57.71 2006
28.30 2009
24.40 2012
31.31 2015
24.84 2018
21.82 2021
18.36 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] |
Government
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Local government
As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials at the provincial and municipal levels are voted by the town. The provincial government has political jurisdiction over most local transactions of the municipal government.
The municipality of Santa Maria is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.
Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.
Elected officials
Congress representation
Santa Maria, belonging to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela, is currently represented by Antonio T. Albano.[26]
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Education
The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[27] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[28] The Sta. Maria Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.[29]
Primary and elementary schools
- Balagan Elementary School
- Bangad Elementary School
- Buenavista Elementary School
- Calamagui Elementary School
- Calamagui North Elementary School
- Dacque Primary School
- Divisoria Elementary School
- Mozzozzin Elementary School
- Naganacan Elementary School
- Poblacion 03 Primary School
- San Antonio-Lingaling Elementary School
- San Isidro East Elementary School
- San Isidro West Elementary School
- San Rafael Elementary School
- Sta. Maria Central School
- Villabuena Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Buenaventura G. Masigan National High School
- Naganacan-Villabuena National High School
- Santa Maria High School
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