Santa Margarita, Samar
Encyclopedia
Santa Margarita is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 23,488 people in 4,191 households. it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and bounded to the south by Gandara
.
s.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 23,488 people in 4,191 households. it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and bounded to the south by Gandara
Gandara
Gandara may refer to:People:*Raúl Gándara-Cartagena, long-time Ponce fire chiefPlaces:*Gandara, Samar, a Philippine municipality*Gandara, Buenos Aires, a village in Chascomús Partido, Argentina*Gándara, a river in Cantabria, Spain...
.
History
Sta. Margarita was formerly a barrio of Calbayog called Magsohong (from the local word mag–igsoon meaning “brothers”. It became a separate municipality in 1890. The town was renamed Sta. Margarita in honor of Gov. Novelas’ wife.Natural Attractions
- Arapison Falls
- Baluarte
- Burabod Picnic Grove
- Calvary Hill
- The oldest bell
Alimango Festival
July 25 (Alimango Festival) - this dance festival revolves around the courtship between the female alimango (mud crabs 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. Dancers, dressed as alimango, flex their hands as if to bite. Snare drums and talutang highlight the fast rhythm of the dance.Barangays
Santa Margarita is politically subdivided into 36 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
|
|
|