Santo Tomas, Isabela
Santo Tomas | |
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Municipality of Santo Tomas | |
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Santo Tomas Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°24′N 121°46′E / 17.4°N 121.77°ECoordinates: 17°24′N 121°46′E / 17.4°N 121.77°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1855 |
Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Antonio M. Talaue, Sr. |
• Vice Mayor | Leandro Antonio P. Talaue |
• Representative | Antonio T. Albano |
• Electorate | 16,274 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 60.70 km2 (23.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Highest elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [4] | |
• Total | 24,528 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,903 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 21.17% (2015)[5] |
• Revenue | ₱127,334,767.49 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱99,183,698.65 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱108,176,109.48 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱107,498,840.92 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3327 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Santo Tomas, officially the Municipality of Santo Tomas (Ibanag: Ili nat Santo Tomas; Ilocano: Ili ti Santo Tomas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santo Tomas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,528 people. [4]
In 1952, Santo Tomas lost 2 barrios when the barrios of Abut and Minagbag were transferred to the newly created town of Mallig.[6] In 1961, those barrios were transferred to the newly created municipality of Quezon.[7]
Geography[]
Santo Tomas is a landlocked municipality situated in the northern portion of the province of Isabela. It is bounded to the west by Quezon, to the south by Delfin Albano, to the southeast by Tumauini, to the north and northeast by Cabagan and the Cagayan River.
Barangays[]
Santo Tomas is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. [8]
- Ammugauan
- Antagan
- Bagabag
- Bagutari
- Balelleng
- Barumbong
- Biga Occidental
- Biga Oriental
- Bubug
- Bolinao-Culalabo
- Calanigan Norte
- Calanigan Sur
- Calinaoan Centro
- Calinaoan Malasin
- Calinaoan Norte
- Cañogan Abajo Norte
- Cañogan Abajo Sur
- Cañogan Alto
- Centro
- Colunguan
- Malapagay
- San Rafael Abajo
- San Rafael Alto
- San Roque
- San Vicente
- Uauang-Tuliao
- Uauang-Galicia
Climate[]
Climate data for Santo Tomas, Isabela | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
22 (71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.2 (1.23) |
23 (0.9) |
27.7 (1.09) |
28.1 (1.11) |
113.5 (4.47) |
141.4 (5.57) |
176.4 (6.94) |
236.6 (9.31) |
224.9 (8.85) |
247.7 (9.75) |
222.9 (8.78) |
178 (7.0) |
1,651.4 (65) |
Average rainy days | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 144 |
Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[9] |
Demographics[]
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12][13] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Santo Tomas, Isabela, was 24,528 people, [4] with a density of 400 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,000 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy[]
Poverty Incidence of Santo Tomas | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Farming is its primary source of income. The most widespread plantations were rice, corn and tobacco farms. Locals also raise livestock for extra income.
References[]
- ^ Municipality of Santo Tomas | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r02/isabela/santo-tomas.html.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Mallig in the Province of Isabela". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Quezon in the Province of Isabela". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Santo Tomas, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- ^ "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santo Tomas, Isabela. |
- Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
- Santo Tomas at the Isabela Government Website
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Municipality of Santo Tomas
- Municipalities of Isabela (province)
- Populated places on the Rio Grande de Cagayan
- Philippines geography stubs