Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur
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| Coordinates: 17°35′00″N 120°21′30″E / 17.5833°N 120.3583°ECoordinates: 17°35′00″N 120°21′30″E / 17.5833°N 120.3583°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Ilocos Sur | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Barangays | 9 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Carlos R. Asuncion | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 13,945 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2701 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |
| Income class | 5th class | |
Santa Catalina, also known as the Vegetable Bowl of the North, is a fifth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 13,945 people.
With an area of 968 hectares (2,390 acres), it is the smallest municipality in the province and the only municipality in Ilocos Sur which has an urban status for all its barangays based on National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).
The feast of the town is celebrated every 25th day of November to celebrate the feast day of Saint Catherine of Alexandria(town's patron saint).
When the Augustinians were busy with the Christianization of the Ilocos Region, a group of missionaries sailed westward through the river known as "El Mestizo" to the place now called Santa Catalina. They were also looking for fresh water, since the area where he landed yielded only salty water. When they finally found a fresh water spring up north, and were busy quenching their thirst, some of them saw an image of a beautiful lady near the place where he drank, which disappeared after a few minutes. One of them recognized the image as that of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The Augustinians returned to Villa Fernandina (Vigan) and reported this matter to their superiors. This resulted in the construction of a church in the town with Saint Catherine of Alexandria as the patron saint. It was also declared that Santa Catalina be the name of the town.
A replica of the cross once planted by Salcedo and his party—to signify that the Spanish has conquered the area—stands near the entrance to the municipality.
Santa Catalina is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.
It has 3 sitios, namely:
In the 2015 census, the population of Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur, was 13,945 people, with a density of 1,400 inhabitants per square kilometre or 3,600 inhabitants per square mile.
As of February 2006, Sta. Catalina with a poverty incidence of 7.9 percent and Vigan City with a poverty incidence of 8.6 percent, are the top two municipalities/cities with lowest poverty incidences in Ilocos Sur, and for the entire Region 1 (also for the entire Regions 2, 3 and CAR). This is among the results of the Poverty Mapping Project implemented by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) with funding assistance from the World Bank ASEM Trust Fund in response to the increasing demand for local level poverty estimates.
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