Santa Maria | |
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Municipality of Santa Maria | |
Motto: Pristine Seas of the South | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°33′N125°28′E / 6.55°N 125.47°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao Occidental |
District | Lone district |
Founded | June 18, 1968 |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Claude Benjamin II D. Bautista |
• Vice Mayor | Josephine B. Mariscal |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 34,891 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 175.00 km2 (67.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,124 m (3,688 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 57,526 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,706 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.70 |
• Revenue | ₱ 270.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 398.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 174.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 67.02 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8011 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog |
Santa Maria, officially the Municipality of Santa Maria (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Santa Maria; Tagalog : Bayan ng Santa Maria), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,526 people. Postal code 8011. [3]
The municipality, located on Mindanao Island, is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of province capital municipality of Malita and about 1,023 kilometres (636 mi) south-south-east of Philippine main capital Manila. The noted features of Santa Maria is the Mt. Monkeyawa, standing about more than a hundred-meter above sea level. And at the foot of this mountain, the Municipal Hall where it is located.
Climate data for Santa Maria, Davao Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (87) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 37 (1.5) | 45 (1.8) | 102 (4.0) | 166 (6.5) | 179 (7.0) | 176 (6.9) | 157 (6.2) | 133 (5.2) | 86 (3.4) | 46 (1.8) | 1,194 (46.9) |
Average rainy days | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 22.1 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 19.5 | 11.7 | 218.8 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1970 | 24,271 | — | ||
1975 | 28,754 | +3.46% | ||
1980 | 30,512 | +1.19% | ||
1990 | 40,036 | +2.75% | ||
1995 | 41,919 | +0.86% | ||
2000 | 45,571 | +1.81% | ||
2007 | 48,362 | +0.82% | ||
2010 | 49,349 | +0.74% | ||
2015 | 53,671 | +1.61% | ||
2020 | 57,526 | +1.37% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Municipal officials 2022-2025:
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