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Municipality

Santa Maria

Santa Maria is a municipality in Romblon, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 8,360 in the 2024 census, and it has 6 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 Maria by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlcantaraOdionganSan AgustinBonga: 1,018 people, 163 per km², −4.69% a yearConcepcion Norte: 2,787 people, 657 per km², −0.55% a yearConcepcion Sur: 2,079 people, 117 per km², −2.68% a yearParoyhog: 697 people, 87 per km², −0.94% a yearSanto Niño: 1,227 people, 232 per km², −0.82% a yearSan Isidro: 552 people, 63 per km², −0.77% 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

    8,360

    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 8.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    14th

    of the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon 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 3 of every 100 people in Romblon lived in Santa Maria in 2024 (2.76%)

  • Inside itSources

    6

    barangays

  • LandSources

    38.94 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 Maria's land would fill a square about 6.2 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: 215 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

    2,334

    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

    3.6 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
1705917000[4]Formerly 175917000
ZIP code
5502[15, 16, 17]

People

Santa Maria had 8,360 people in the 2024 census, up 8.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1990

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 Maria had the 14th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon in 2024[1]
  1. 11San Jose11,626
  2. 12Calatrava11,254
  3. 13Corcuera9,021
  4. 14Santa Maria8,360
  5. 15Ferrol7,826
  6. 16Banton5,848
  7. 17Concepcion3,427
All 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon
Its 6 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Concepcion Norte2,78733 in 100
  2. Concepcion Sur2,07925 in 100
  3. Santo Niño1,22715 in 100
  4. Bonga1,01812 in 100
  5. Paroyhog6978 in 100
  6. San Isidro5527 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.3%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.8%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4817413404
5 - 9834445389
10 - 14978507471
15 - 19983476507
20 - 24909500409
25 - 29801428373
30 - 34607323284
35 - 39455245210
40 - 44428216212
45 - 49436219217
50 - 54411211200
55 - 59381190191
60 - 64320172148
65 - 69224100124
70 - 741687593
75 - 791043965
80 years and over1303199

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
8,360[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
2,334[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Romblon, 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
2.76%[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
4,590 men, 4,396 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20248,360[1, 2]−1.72% a year2,3343.6
2020as of May 1, 20208,989[1]1.16% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20158,508[1]1.96% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20107,683[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then7,520[34]0.36% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders7,324[34, 35]−1.30% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then7,785[34]3.56% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then6,459[34]———

Barangays

Santa Maria is made up of 6 barangays.
Barangays of Santa Maria. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bonga1,01812.18%−4.69% a yearabout 6.25 km²Rural
Concepcion Norte2,78733.34%−0.55% a yearabout 4.24 km²Rural
Concepcion Sur2,07924.87%−2.68% a yearabout 17.75 km²Rural
Paroyhog6978.34%−0.94% a yearabout 8.05 km²Rural
San Isidro5526.6%−0.77% a yearabout 8.76 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,22714.68%−0.82% a yearabout 5.30 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 Maria covers 38.94 km² of land, 215 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 660 m above the sea and it has 12.5 km of coast.
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
38.94 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
215 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.41397° N, 122.08169° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
1 m
Average
252 m
Highest
660 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

12.5 km of coastline[31]

Peaks[31]

  1. Triple Peak601 m
  2. Mount Bitaoganheight not mapped

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[32]

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 Romblon, the nearest PAGASA station, 29 km away[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,379 mm of rain on 155 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Romblon, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January121 mm1225.7 °C27.6 °C23.8 °C
February90 mm926.2 °C28.4 °C23.9 °C
March85 mm827.0 °C29.5 °C24.6 °C
April70 mm628.5 °C31.3 °C25.7 °C
May158 mm929.1 °C31.9 °C26.3 °C
June243 mm1428.4 °C31.1 °C25.8 °C
July307 mm1727.7 °C30.1 °C25.3 °C
August221 mm1527.7 °C30.0 °C25.4 °C
September245 mm1427.7 °C30.1 °C25.3 °C
October305 mm1727.4 °C29.7 °C25.1 °C
November259 mm1727.1 °C29.2 °C25.1 °C
December276 mm1726.2 °C28.0 °C24.5 °C
The year2,379 mm15527.4 °C29.7 °C25.1 °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 177 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 40 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
40.1% 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
5th class[4]
About 40 of every 100 people in Santa Maria lived below the poverty line in 2021 (40.1%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 37.7% and 42.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 7schools
  • 2places of worship

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 Maria. 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.[13, 14]

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 Romblon[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
    Lorilie Manito Fabon[21]
    Vice mayor
    Roland Merano Largueza[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Lorilie Manito Fabon[22]
    Vice mayor
    Roland Merano Largueza[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Lorilie Manito Fabon[23]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Fortu Corpin[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Artemio Rodeo Madrid[24]
    Vice mayor
    Lorilie Manito Fabon[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Artemio Rodeo Madrid[25]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Fortu Corpin[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Artemio Rodeo Madrid[26]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Fortu Corpin[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Fred Manliguez Hernandez[27]
    Vice mayor
    Artemio Rodeo Madrid[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Pedro Mindo Jr.[28]
    Vice mayor
    Rudy Mindo[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Pedro M. Mindo Jr.[29]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis F. Corpin[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Maria, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Lorilie Manito Fabon[21]Roland Merano Largueza[21]
2022–2025Lorilie Manito Fabon[22]Roland Merano Largueza[22]
2019–2022Lorilie Manito Fabon[23]Dennis Fortu Corpin[23]
2016–2019Artemio Rodeo Madrid[24]Lorilie Manito Fabon[24]
2013–2016Artemio Rodeo Madrid[25]Dennis Fortu Corpin[25]
2010–2013Artemio Rodeo Madrid[26]Dennis Fortu Corpin[26]
2007–2010Fred Manliguez Hernandez[27]Artemio Rodeo Madrid[27]
2004–2007Pedro Mindo Jr.[28]Rudy Mindo[28]
2001–2004Pedro M. Mindo Jr.[29]Dennis F. Corpin[29]

History & Identity

Former name
Imelda[4]
Created
Under Batas Pambansa Blg. 234, approved 12 September 1982, San Agustin lost Bonga, Concepcion Norte and Concepcion Sur, barangays that would make up the municipality of Imelda (now Santa Maria), subject to a plebiscite.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe provincial page says the place was called Cagbagacay in Spanish times, after the bagacay bamboo, and was renamed Concepcion in 1910.[11]

Batas Pambansa Blg. 234 named the new municipality Imelda.[9]

Republic Act No. 6651 changed the name of the municipality of Imelda to Santa Maria; it lapsed into law without the President's signature on 17 April 1988. The provincial page says the name honors the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.[11, 12]

Its story

According to the provincial page, in 1910 the place took the name Concepcion, and in 1982 it gained independent municipal status as Imelda.[11]

The municipality was carved out of San Agustin by Batas Pambansa Blg. 234, with its seat at the site of Barangay Concepcion Norte; the first officials were to be appointed by the President.[9]

Republic Act No. 6651 renamed Imelda as Santa Maria in 1988.[12]

Timeline

  1. 12 September 1982

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 234 (approved) creates Imelda from three barangays of San Agustin, subject to a plebiscite.[9]

  2. 17 April 1988

    Republic Act No. 6651 renames Imelda as Santa Maria (lapsed into law without signature).[12]

Nearby

Santa Maria shares a border with Alcantara, Odiongan and San Agustin.

How it compares

Santa Maria beside Romblon, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Romblon.

Santa Maria beside Romblon
FigureSanta MariaRomblonRank among the cities and municipalities of Romblon
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 glossary8,360[1, 2]302,82414th of 17
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 glossary−1.72% a year[1, 2]slower−0.48% a year16th of 17
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 glossary215[6]less crowded2199th of 17
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 glossary38.94 km²[6]1,385.70 km²13th of 17
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 glossary3.6[1, 2]lower3.7not 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]lower11.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Romblon, the capital of Romblon
26.2 km northeast
Manila
269.4 km northwest

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. OdionganRomblon8.8 km southwest
  2. AlcantaraRomblon11.2 km south
  3. San AgustinRomblon15.3 km north
  4. San AndresRomblon15.4 km north
  5. LoocRomblon16.6 km southwest
  6. FerrolRomblon16.9 km southwest

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  31. 31.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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  33. 33.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  34. 34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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