Santa Margarita, Philippines
Santa Margarita is a town of 4,825 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit Santa Margarita
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 parks and trails, 28 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Santa Margarita
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About Santa Margarita
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.
From the Wikipedia article Santa Margarita, Samar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes28
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History
The town used to be a barrio in Calbayog named Magsohong. On June 29, 1878, the principalía of Magsohong petitioned the Gobierno Superior to establish Magsohong as an independent pueblo. They argued that Magsohong was four hours away from Calbayog, while it already had a casa real or a Juzgado de Paz of nipa, a church with a techada (roof) of nipa; a convent; an escuela also made of wood and nipa; and had more than 300 tributos. The petition was endorsed by the cura parroco, the Gobernadorcillo as well as the principalía of Calbayog. Fourteen years later, Royal Decree No. 25 dated September 25, 1892 approved the establishment of the pueblo of Magsohong renamed Santa Margarita. The new pueblo had three visitas: Balud, San Bernardo, and Londara. However, it remained under the parish of Calbayog.
From the History section of Santa Margarita, Samar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay18
Churches and places of worship8
Calbayog Cathedral
Church · Roman Catholic · 7.5 km
Rueda Street, Calbayog
Shopping23
Gas and EV charging8
Schools, colleges and libraries63
Calbayog City National High School
School · 7.8 km
Senator Tomas Gomez Street, Calbayog
Calbayog City Night High School
School · 7.8 km
Senator Tomas Gomez Street, Calbayog
Calbayog East Central Elementary School
School · 7.8 km
Senator Tomas Gomez Street, Calbayog
Calbayog Pilot Central Elementary School
School · 7.5 km
Bugallon Street, Calbayog
Healthcare7
Map of Santa Margarita
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Getting there and nearby towns
Calbayog Airport (CYP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.
- Napuro 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Calbayog City 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- San Policarpio 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Pagsanghan 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Sabang 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Catbalogan 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Catarman 51 km north, about 51 min by car
- Laoang 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Santa Rita 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Carigara 82 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- National Road, Santa Margarita (Samar; 04-27-2023), Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral - Calbayog City in the Philippines (side view), Billie bb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Jesus and Magdalene Controversy, 6liveonevil9, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, jmancol1982, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
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