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Santa Marcela

Santa Marcela is a municipality in Apayao, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. Its population was 14,049 in the 2024 census, and it has 13 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Santa Marcela by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AbulugAllacapanBallesterosFloraLunaPudtolBarocboc: 1,524 people, 415 per km², 0.84% a yearConsuelo: 974 people, 120 per km², 1.91% a yearImelda: 982 people, 393 per km², 1.39% a yearMalekkeg: 1,185 people, 274 per km², 0.33% a yearMarcela: 1,456 people, 143 per km², 1.51% a yearNueva: 862 people, 257 per km², 2.18% a yearPanay: 1,016 people, 157 per km², 2.87% a yearSan Antonio: 877 people, 205 per km², 1.89% a yearSipa Proper: 1,148 people, 396 per km², 1.93% a yearEmiliana: 870 people, 152 per km², 0.90% a yearSan Carlos: 1,491 people, 697 per km², −0.11% a yearSan Juan: 593 people, 88 per km², −0.12% a yearSan Mariano: 1,071 people, 222 per km², 1.98% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    14,049

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 17% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 7 cities and municipalities of Apayao by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 11 of every 100 people in Apayao lived in Santa Marcela in 2024 (11.1%)

  • Inside itSources

    13

    barangays

  • LandSources

    68.88 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Santa Marcela's land would fill a square about 8.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 204 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    3,523

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1408107000[4]Formerly 148107000
ZIP code
3811[14, 15, 16]

People

Santa Marcela had 14,049 people in the 2024 census, up 17% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Santa Marcela had the 6th most people of the 7 cities and municipalities of Apayao in 2024[1]
  1. 1Conner28,360
  2. 2Luna21,630
  3. 3Flora18,271
  4. 4Kabugao16,425
  5. 5Pudtol15,676
  6. 6Santa Marcela14,049
  7. 7Calanasan12,176
All 7 cities and municipalities of Apayao
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 83 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Barocboc1,52411 in 100
  2. San Carlos1,49111 in 100
  3. Marcela1,45610 in 100
  4. Malekkeg1,1858 in 100
  5. Sipa Proper1,1488 in 100
  6. San Mariano1,0718 in 100
  7. Panay1,0167 in 100
  8. Imelda9827 in 100
  9. Consuelo9747 in 100
  10. San Antonio8776 in 100
See all 13 barangays of Santa Marcela
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.2%)
  • About 65 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,095567528
5 - 91,230622608
10 - 141,422733689
15 - 191,243634609
20 - 241,146592554
25 - 291,050533517
30 - 34951485466
35 - 39920460460
40 - 44889461428
45 - 49764410354
50 - 54668351317
55 - 59542274268
60 - 64495253242
65 - 69339169170
70 - 74220101119
75 - 791497178
80 years and over17460114

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
14,049[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3,523[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Apayao, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
11.1%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
6,776 men, 6,521 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202414,049[1, 2]1.29% a year3,5234.0
2020as of May 1, 202013,317[1]−0.46% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201513,613[1]2.41% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201012,010[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then11,731[35]2.43% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders9,856[35, 36]2.66% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then8,718[35]2.55% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then7,622[35]−0.19% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then7,768[35]1.57% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then7,185[35]5.75% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then5,436[35]———

Barangays

Santa Marcela is made up of 13 barangays.
Barangays of Santa Marcela. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Barocboc1,52410.85%0.84% a yearabout 3.67 km²Rural
Consuelo9746.93%1.91% a yearabout 8.14 km²Rural
Emiliana8706.19%0.90% a yearabout 5.73 km²Rural
Imelda9826.99%1.39% a yearabout 2.50 km²Rural
Malekkeg1,1858.43%0.33% a yearabout 4.33 km²Rural
Marcela1,45610.36%1.51% a yearabout 10.17 km²Rural
Nueva8626.14%2.18% a yearabout 3.36 km²Rural
Panay1,0167.23%2.87% a yearabout 6.49 km²Rural
San Antonio8776.24%1.89% a yearabout 4.28 km²Rural
San Carlos1,49110.61%−0.11% a yearabout 2.14 km²Rural
San Juan5934.22%−0.12% a yearabout 6.75 km²Rural
San Mariano1,0717.62%1.98% a yearabout 4.82 km²Rural
Sipa Proper1,1488.17%1.93% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Santa Marcela covers 68.88 km² of land, 204 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 60 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
68.88 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
204 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
18.29203° N, 121.43865° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
4 m
Average
16 m
Highest
60 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[32]

  1. Abulug River5.3 of 63.1 km
  2. Abulug River1.2 of 1.5 km

Lakes[32]

  1. Bakut Lake0.22 km²

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[33]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Aparri, the nearest PAGASA station, 22 km away[34]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,893 mm of rain on 121 days a year; 27.3 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Aparri, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January96 mm1124.3 °C27.7 °C21.0 °C
February62 mm824.8 °C28.4 °C21.2 °C
March36 mm426.4 °C30.3 °C22.6 °C
April38 mm428.1 °C32.2 °C23.9 °C
May111 mm828.9 °C33.2 °C24.7 °C
June115 mm829.4 °C33.7 °C25.0 °C
July196 mm1029.0 °C33.1 °C24.9 °C
August195 mm1128.7 °C32.6 °C24.7 °C
September225 mm1228.3 °C32.3 °C24.4 °C
October281 mm1527.6 °C31.1 °C24.0 °C
November310 mm1526.6 °C29.9 °C23.3 °C
December230 mm1524.9 °C28.0 °C21.8 °C
The year1,893 mm12127.3 °C31.1 °C23.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 12 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
12.2% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 12 of every 100 people in Santa Marcela lived below the poverty line in 2021 (12.2%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 7.9% and 16.5%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA says caution must be observed in using this estimate: read it as a rough guide only.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 17schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 2markets

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Santa Marcela. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Apayao[17, 18, 19]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[21]
    Vice mayor
    Rolly Urayani Guiang[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[22]
    Vice mayor
    Rolly Urayani Guiang[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[23]
    Vice mayor
    Rolly Urayani Guiang[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rolly Urayani Guiang[24]
    Vice mayor
    Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rolly Urayani Guiang[25]
    Vice mayor
    Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Rolly Urayani Guiang[26]
    Vice mayor
    Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[27]
    Vice mayor
    Domingo Pascua Siloran Jr.[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Evelyn Martinez[28]
    Vice mayor
    Domingo Silovan Jr.[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Evelyn B. Martinez[29]
    Vice mayor
    Domingo P. Siloran Jr.[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Marcela, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[21]Rolly Urayani Guiang[21]
2022–2025Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[22]Rolly Urayani Guiang[22]
2019–2022Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[23]Rolly Urayani Guiang[23]
2016–2019Rolly Urayani Guiang[24]Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[24]
2013–2016Rolly Urayani Guiang[25]Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[25]
2010–2013Rolly Urayani Guiang[26]Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[26]
2007–2010Evelyn Barsatan Martinez[27]Domingo Pascua Siloran Jr.[27]
2004–2007Evelyn Martinez[28]Domingo Silovan Jr.[28]
2001–2004Evelyn B. Martinez[29]Domingo P. Siloran Jr.[29]

Before 2001

The heads of Santa Marcela before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Santa Marcela before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1998–2001Leticia V. Garde[30]Municipal Mayor
1988Villamerto M. Agoo[30]Mayor
1968–1986Guillermo A. Barsatan[30]Municipal Mayor

History & Identity

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's profile tells of a mysterious, wise and beautiful woman named Marcela who lived under a balite tree in the hills east of Luna; her place was named Marcela as a barrio, and the founders gave the municipality the name Santa Marcela in her honor in 1967.[10]

Its story

In 1972 barrio Panay was created and the barrios Sipa, Marcela and Consuelo were reorganized; in December 1979 five more barangays were proposed (Emiliana, San Carlos, San Mariano, Nueva, San Juan) and were recognized by the January 1980 local elections.[10]

After the February 1986 change of government, President Corazon Aquino installed an officer-in-charge from May 1986 to December 1987, and Villamerto Agoo led the municipal government as appointed mayor from January 1988.[10]

Timeline

  1. 17 June 1967

    Republic Act 4974 created the Municipality of Santa Marcela.[11]

  2. January 1968

    First set of elected local officials began, with Mayor Guillermo A. Barsatan.[10]

Nearby

Santa Marcela shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

Santa Marcela beside Apayao, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Apayao.

Santa Marcela beside Apayao
FigureSanta MarcelaApayaoRank among the cities and municipalities of Apayao
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary14,049[1, 2]126,5876th of 7
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary1.29% a year[1, 2]faster0.43% a year1st of 7
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary204[6]more crowded271st of 7
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary68.88 km²[6]4,746.51 km²7th of 7
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.0[1, 2]lower4.2not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Kabugao, the capital of Apayao
45.5 km southwest
Manila
414.6 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. AbulugCagayan7.9 km north
  2. BallesterosCagayan11.7 km northeast
  3. AllacapanCagayan14.4 km southeast
  4. FloraApayao14.9 km south
  5. LunaApayao15.9 km west
  6. AparriCagayan16.4 km east

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Scene.ph. “Santa Marcela, Apayao.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/apayao/santa-marcela