Municipality

Santa Magdalena

Santa Magdalena is a municipality in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 17,400 in the 2024 census, and it has 14 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
17,400
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 5.3% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
15th
of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon 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 2 of every 100 people in Sorsogon lived in Santa Magdalena in 2024 (2.06%)
Inside itSources
14
barangays
LandSources
49.18 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 Magdalena's land would fill a square about 7.0 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: 354 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 4 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
4,247
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
4.1 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: 0506215000^[4]Formerly 056215000
ZIP code: 4709^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Santa Magdalena had 17,400 people in the 2024 census, up 5.3% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

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 Magdalena had the fewest people of the 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon in 2024^[1]

9Magallanes38,072
10Casiguran36,464
11Juban35,978
12Bulusan24,152
13Prieto Diaz23,424
14Barcelona21,911
15Santa Magdalena17,400

All 15 cities and municipalities of Sorsogon

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 84 of every 100 of its people^[2]

San Bartolome2,99817 in 100
San Isidro1,6029 in 100
Salvacion1,5939 in 100
San Antonio1,4068 in 100
San Rafael1,3338 in 100
Barangay Poblacion IV1,2627 in 100
San Roque1,2287 in 100
Barangay Poblacion I1,1577 in 100
San Eugenio1,1337 in 100
San Sebastian9836 in 100

See all 14 barangays of Santa Magdalena

Age structure · 2020 Census^[37]People living in households, by age and sex

About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.2%)
About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.3%)
About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.5%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	1,670	860	810
5 - 9	2,005	1,007	998
10 - 14	1,992	1,064	928
15 - 19	1,869	966	903
20 - 24	1,254	665	589
25 - 29	1,046	531	515
30 - 34	947	483	464
35 - 39	885	454	431
40 - 44	926	483	443
45 - 49	861	455	406
50 - 54	836	422	414
55 - 59	725	374	351
60 - 64	606	306	300
65 - 69	457	215	242
70 - 74	387	169	218
75 - 79	306	120	186
80 years and over	300	92	208

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: 17,400^{[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: 4,247^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.1 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Sorsogon, 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: 2.06%^[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: 8,666 men, 8,406 women^[37]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	17,400^{[1, 2]}	0.42% a year	4,247	4.1
2020as of May 1, 2020	17,096^[1]	0.31% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	16,848^[1]	0.37% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	16,520^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	15,425^[35]	0.74% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	14,623^{[35, 36]}	1.09% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	13,900^[35]	2.36% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	12,274^[35]	−0.66% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	13,121^[35]	3.80% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	10,887^[35]	−1.07% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	11,489^[35]	−2.09% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	14,259^[35]	—	—	—

Barangays

Santa Magdalena is made up of 14 barangays.

Barangays of Santa Magdalena. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Barangay Poblacion I	1,157	6.65%	1.42% a year	about 0.183 km²	Rural
Barangay Poblacion II	564	3.24%	0.26% a year	about 0.0415 km²	Rural
Barangay Poblacion III	826	4.75%	−0.57% a year	about 0.216 km²	Rural
Barangay Poblacion IV	1,262	7.25%	−0.51% a year	about 0.55 km²	Rural
La Esperanza	473	2.72%	−1.97% a year	about 12.40 km²	Rural
Peñafrancia	842	4.84%	0.20% a year	about 4.57 km²	Rural
Salvacion	1,593	9.16%	0.47% a year	about 6.71 km²	Rural
San Antonio	1,406	8.08%	−1.70% a year	about 5.51 km²	Rural
San Bartolome	2,998	17.23%	1.45% a year	about 5.43 km²	Rural
San Eugenio	1,133	6.51%	1.07% a year	about 5.46 km²	Rural
San Isidro	1,602	9.21%	0.32% a year	about 3.32 km²	Rural
San Rafael	1,333	7.66%	−0.05% a year	about 4.53 km²	Rural
San Roque	1,228	7.06%	0.86% a year	about 2.00 km²	Rural
San Sebastian	983	5.65%	2.63% a year	about 1.93 km²	Rural

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 Magdalena covers 49.18 km² of land, 354 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 391 m above the sea and it has 13.7 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: 49.18 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: 354 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 12.64990° N, 124.07349° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[31]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 109 m
Highest: 391 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

13.7 km of coastline^[32]

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 II^[33]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

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

At Masbate, the nearest PAGASA station, 58 km away^[34]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,027 mm of rain on 146 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Masbate, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	195 mm	14	26.9 °C	30.4 °C	23.4 °C
February	114 mm	10	27.2 °C	31.0 °C	23.4 °C
March	111 mm	8	28.0 °C	32.0 °C	24.0 °C
April	50 mm	5	29.1 °C	33.2 °C	24.9 °C
May	127 mm	8	29.7 °C	33.7 °C	25.7 °C
June	145 mm	11	29.4 °C	33.3 °C	25.5 °C
July	209 mm	15	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.1 °C
August	169 mm	14	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.1 °C
September	205 mm	15	28.8 °C	32.5 °C	25.0 °C
October	204 mm	14	28.6 °C	32.4 °C	24.9 °C
November	205 mm	15	28.3 °C	31.9 °C	24.7 °C
December	294 mm	17	27.5 °C	30.9 °C	24.1 °C
The year	2,027 mm	146	28.4 °C	32.2 °C	24.7 °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 9 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 28 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: 28.4% of people^[19]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 28 of every 100 people in Santa Magdalena lived below the poverty line in 2021 (28.4%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 23.1% and 33.7%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

2government offices
12schools
3places of worship
1market

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.

Government offices1

Sta MAgdalena Municipal Hall · Barangay Poblacion III

Markets1

Santa Magdalena Public Market · Barangay Poblacion III

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Santa Magdalena. 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: 2nd district of Sorsogon^{[17, 18]}

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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Mark Jewery Gallanosa Lozano^[20]
Vice mayor
Norbie Fresado Forte^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Eduardo Tan Lozano^[21]
Vice mayor
Ramon Ragas Espela^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Eduardo Tan Lozano^[22]
Vice mayor
Ramon Ragas Espela^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Alejandro Escarlan Gamos^[23]
Vice mayor
Ramon Ragas Espela^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Alejandro Escarlan Gamos^[24]
Vice mayor
Jocelyn Barreda Gallanosa^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Alejandro Escarlan Gamos^[25]
Vice mayor
Eduardo Tan Lozano^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Amadeo Fulgar Gallanosa^[26]
Vice mayor
Amalia Brinces Forte^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Alejandro Gamos^[27]
Vice mayor
Rudy Gabitan^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Julieta E. Frayna^[28]
Vice mayor
Tilano F. Gapayao^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Magdalena, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Mark Jewery Gallanosa Lozano^[20]	Norbie Fresado Forte^[20]
2022–2025	Eduardo Tan Lozano^[21]	Ramon Ragas Espela^[21]
2019–2022	Eduardo Tan Lozano^[22]	Ramon Ragas Espela^[22]
2016–2019	Alejandro Escarlan Gamos^[23]	Ramon Ragas Espela^[23]
2013–2016	Alejandro Escarlan Gamos^[24]	Jocelyn Barreda Gallanosa^[24]
2010–2013	Alejandro Escarlan Gamos^[25]	Eduardo Tan Lozano^[25]
2007–2010	Amadeo Fulgar Gallanosa^[26]	Amalia Brinces Forte^[26]
2004–2007	Alejandro Gamos^[27]	Rudy Gabitan^[27]
2001–2004	Julieta E. Frayna^[28]	Tilano F. Gapayao^[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Santa Magdalena 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 Magdalena before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
1988–1998	Felix T. Frayna^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1986–1987	Eleuterio Fulgar^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1968–1986	Guillermo G. Correa^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1964–1967	Ricardo Gamos^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1956–1959	Roger Trinidad^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1952–1955	Leopoldo Frilles^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1948–1951	Roger Trinidad^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1946–1947	Cirilo Fungo^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1941–1945	Ceriaco Dayto^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1938–1940	Casimero Fremista^[29]	Alcalde Mayor
1935–1937	Santiago Gallanosa^[29]	Not given
1929–1931	Serafin Frilles^[30]	Not given
1923–1928	Domingo A. Correa^[30]	Not given
1920–1922	Cirilo Fungo^[30]	Not given
1917–1922	Cirilo Fungo^[30]	Not given
1915–1916	Guillermo H. Frayna^[30]	Not given
1914–1915	Quintin Gamit^[30]	Not given
1911–1913	Severo Gallanosa^[30]	Not given
1908–1910	Andres Gacilo^[30]	Capitan
1905–1907	Julian Gallanosa^[30]	Capitan
1902–1904	Alejandro Gamos^[30]	Capitan
1899–1901	Ysidro Gallanosa^[30]	Capitan
1884–1888	Ysidro Gallanosa^[30]	Capitan

History & Identity

Stories from Bicol Region

Santa Magdalena has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Bicol Region, which Santa Magdalena is part of.

Film, 0:56
Bicol Region
Bicol Region: the day Mayon moved a town
Tradition says Bicol is named for a bending river. On 1 February 1814 Mayon buried Cagsawa; the town moved to Daraga, and in 1914 the Bicol Region made a pilgrimage to the ruins.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Santa Magdalena's fiesta and days

Feast of Saint Mary MagdaleneTown fiesta · Saint Mary Magdalene · Every 22 July · next Thursday, 22 July 2027

Everything listed for Santa Magdalena in Now

How it got its name

The town was first called Busaingan, which the town page says means water breakers, the place where the water breaks. The word appears in early Spanish documents, including a 1572 list of encomiendas.^[10]

The parishioners chose St. Mary Magdalene as patroness when Busaingan became an independent parish in October 1890. The name Santa Magdalena followed, though the town page says American soldiers' reports still called it Pueblo de Busaingan until 1900.^[10]

Its story

Busaingan appears in early Spanish records. Legazpi's list of encomiendas gave the village to Pedro de Arnedo on 23 May 1572.^[10]

Under Spain it was a visita of the parish of Bulusan, served by Franciscan missionaries. Its first patron saint was St. Francis of Assisi.^[10]

Moro raids on the coast along San Bernardino Strait kept Busaingan from recovering. It was settled again in the later 19th century, when the raids eased. Watchtowers (baluartes) were built at Talaongan and Poblacion 1.^[10]

In October 1890 Busaingan became an independent parish, and in 1894 it became an independent pueblo civil, first under Albay and then, days later, under the new province of Sorsogon.^[10]

The first gobernadorcillo was Isidro Gallanosa. The town page says he was killed by the Americans in 1901.^[10]

Timeline

October 1890
Busaingan became an independent parish with St. Mary Magdalene as patroness. The province's timeline says it separated from Matnog.^{[10, 11]}
October 1894
Santa Magdalena became an independent pueblo civil, first under Albay and then under the newly organised province of Sorsogon.^{[10, 11]}

Nearby

Santa Magdalena shares a border with Bulusan, Irosin and Matnog.

How it compares

Santa Magdalena beside Sorsogon, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Sorsogon.

Santa Magdalena beside Sorsogon
Figure	Santa Magdalena	Sorsogon	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Sorsogon
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 glossary	17,400^{[1, 2]}	845,066	15th of 15
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	0.42% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.47% a year	8th of 15
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 glossary	354^[6]less crowded	424	9th of 15
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	49.18 km²^[6]	1,993.11 km²	15th of 15
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 glossary	4.1^{[1, 2]}higher	4.0	not 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 glossary	0%^[5]lower	15.7%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Sorsogon City, the capital of Sorsogon: 43.0 km north
Manila: 396.9 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]

MatnogSorsogon8.3 km southwest
IrosinSorsogon8.5 km northwest
BulusanSorsogon12.6 km north
BulanSorsogon17.4 km west
BarcelonaSorsogon21.2 km north
JubanSorsogon21.8 km northwest

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28.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.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
32.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
33.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. 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.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
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36.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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