| Flag Size: | 120x80px | ||
| Seal Size: | 100x80px | ||
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| Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Named For: | Saint Marcella | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Evelyn Barsatan-Martinez (PDPLBN) | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Rolly U. Guiang (PDPLBN) | ||
| Leader Name2: | Eleanor Bulut-Begtang | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
| Leader Name4: | voters (electorate_point_in_time}}|) | ||
| Elevation Max M: | 54 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 3 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Households | ||
| Timezone: | PST | ||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
| Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
| Demographics1 Title2: | Poverty incidence | ||
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| Demographics1 Title3: | Revenue | ||
| Demographics1 Title4: | Revenue rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title5: | Assets | ||
| Demographics1 Title6: | Assets rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title7: | IRA | ||
| Demographics1 Title8: | IRA rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title9: | Expenditure | ||
| Demographics1 Title10: | Liabilities | ||
| Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
| Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
| Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Native languages | ||
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Crime index | ||
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| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Catholic diocese | ||
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Patron saint | ||
Santa Marcela, officially the Municipality of Santa Marcela (ilo|Ili ti Santa Marcela; tl|Bayan ng Santa Marcela), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,317 people.
Santa Marcela was created into an independent municipality on June 17, 1967, when several barrios were separated from Luna and Flora and constituted into the newly created town.[1]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the 4413.35adj=mid2adj=mid total area of Apayao.
Santa Marcela is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, Santa Marcela had a population of 13,317. The population density was NaN13,317/196.32.
See main article: Sangguniang Bayan. Santa Marcela, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Apayao, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Elias C. Bulut Jr. |
| Mayor | Evelyn B. Martinez |
| Vice-Mayor | Rolly U. Guiang |
| Councilors | Jayson M. Calban |
| Revelina B. Umblas | |
| Geronimo A. Agustin | |
| Rasher R. Alegre | |
| Emely V. Aman | |
| Haydie P. Tesalona | |
| Wilfred G. Martinez | |
| Rolando S. Dayrit | |