municipality of the Philippines in the province of La Union From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santol, officially the Municipality of Santol (Ilocano: Ili ti Santol; Filipino: Bayan ng Santol), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,166 people.
Santol | |
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Municipality of Santol | |
Motto: Itan Santol | |
Anthem: Santol Dear | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°46′N 120°27′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
Province | La Union |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Magno A. Wailan |
• Vice Mayor | Monico A. Oriente Jr. |
• Representative | Pablo C. Ortega |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 9,587 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 93.70 km2 (36.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
Highest elevation | 798 m (2,618 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 14,166 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,325 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.93% (2021)[3] |
• Revenue | ₱84,291,909.86 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱490,139,078.70 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱119,981,077.99 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱24,105,864.99 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2505 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
Climate type | Tropical monsoon climate |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Santol is situated in the north-eastern part of the Province of La Union. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Sudipen, on the north-east by the upland Municipality of Sugpon in Ilocos Sur, on the south by the Municipality of San Gabriel, and on the west by the Municipality of Balaoan. The town center of Santol is 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the City of San Fernando, the provincial capital and regional administrative center; 310 kilometres (190 mi) north of Manila and 113 kilometres (70 mi) of the country's summer capital Baguio via the Naguilian Road.
Santol is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. [4] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Santol, La Union | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
48 (1.9) |
74 (2.9) |
110 (4.3) |
269 (10.6) |
275 (10.8) |
362 (14.3) |
325 (12.8) |
330 (13.0) |
306 (12.0) |
126 (5.0) |
61 (2.4) |
2,328 (91.7) |
Average rainy days | 11.2 | 12.0 | 17.1 | 21.2 | 27.1 | 26.8 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 17.7 | 12.4 | 251.1 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
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