{{Short description|Municipality in Sorsogon, Philippines}} {{Infobox settlement | name = {{PH wikidata|name}} | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = Sta Magdalena Flag.png | flag_size = 120x80px | image_seal = Sta. 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Lozano | leader_title1 = Vice Mayor | leader_name1 = Norbie F. Forte | leader_title2 = Representative <!--congressman or congresswoman --> | leader_name2 = Manuel “Wowo” L. Fortes, Sorsogon 2nd District Representative | leader_title3 = Municipal Council | leader_name3 = {{PH Town Council | 1 = <div style="border-style:solid none;border-width:thin;border-color:Gainsboro;background-color:#e6e6e6;text-align:center;width:95%;font-variant:small-caps;"></div> | 2=Gina F. Correa | 3=Arlene E. Lozano-Forte | 4=Elaine F. Gapayao | 5=Noel C. Agripa | 6=Antonio G. Frilles | 7=Natalio T. Gaton Jr. | 8=Joven F. Furio | 9=Salvador B. 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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 17,400 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2024 |title=2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President |url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/2024-census-population-popcen-population-counts-declared-official-president |access-date=November 14, 2025 |website=psa.gov.ph}}</ref>

==History== On April 15, 2001, former three-term mayor Felix Frayna was running against incumbent mayor Nida Gamos when he was assassinated by two suspected communist rebels in Barangay San Eugenio while giving a speech on a make-shift platform.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Embile|first1=Roly|last2=Belen|first2=Job|title=Mayoralty bet shot dead|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6lQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=836%2C21659367|access-date=September 27, 2022|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=April 17, 2001|page=A2}}</ref>

==Geography== It is bounded by Bulusan, Matnog and Irosin. It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in population and area. The territorial jurisdiction of the municipality comprises some 4706.443 hectares of land mass and areas of sea territory.

The local government unit is administratively subdivided into 14 barangays, dispersed geographically in the lowlands of Poblacion (4 barangays) and upland (10 barangays). It has 12 coastal barangays and 2 inland barangays (Salvacion and La Esperanza).

===Barangays=== Santa Magdalena is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. *Barangay I Poblacion (San Francisco) *Barangay II Poblacion (Mother of Perpetual Help) *Barangay III Poblacion (Del Rosario) *Barangay IV Poblacion (Santo Niño) *La Esperanza (Manangkas) *Peñafrancia (Uson) *Salvacion (Taberna) *San Antonio (Kaburihan) *San Bartolome (Talaongan) *San Eugenio (Alig-igan) *San Isidro (Bilaoyon) *San Rafael (Bil-og) *San Roque (Alamre) *San Sebastian (Bigo)

===Climate=== {{Weather box | location = Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 27 | Jan low C = 22 | Feb high C = 28 | Feb low C = 21 | Mar high C = 29 | Mar low C = 22 | Apr high C = 31 | Apr low C = 23 | May high C = 31 | May low C = 24 | Jun high C = 30 | Jun low C = 25 | Jul high C = 29 | Jul low C = 25 | Aug high C = 29 | Aug low C = 25 | Sep high C = 29 | Sep low C = 25 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 24 | Nov high C = 29 | Nov low C = 23 | Dec high C = 28 | Dec low C = 23 | Jan precipitation mm = 65 | Feb precipitation mm = 44 | Mar precipitation mm = 42 | Apr precipitation mm = 39 | May precipitation mm = 87 | Jun precipitation mm = 150 | Jul precipitation mm = 184 | Aug precipitation mm = 153 | Sep precipitation mm = 163 | Oct precipitation mm = 154 | Nov precipitation mm = 127 | Dec precipitation mm = 100 | Jan rain days = 13.9 | Feb rain days = 9.2 | Mar rain days = 11.0 | Apr rain days = 12.5 | May rain days = 19.6 | Jun rain days = 24.3 | Jul rain days = 26.5 | Aug rain days = 25.0 | Sep rain days = 25.5 | Oct rain days = 24.4 | Nov rain days = 19.4 | Dec rain days = 15.1 | source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms">{{cite web|url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/santa-magdalena_philippines_1688072|title=Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon : Average Temperatures and Rainfall|publisher=Meteoblue|accessdate=December 29, 2018}}</ref> | date = December 29, 2018 }} {{clear left}}

==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align= none | title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}} | 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}} | 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}} | 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}} | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote = Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }}

==Economy== {{PH poverty incidence}}

==Education== The Santa Magdalena Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=November 14, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}</ref>

===Primary and elementary schools=== {{Div col|colwidth=20em}} *Alig-igan Elementary School *Bigo Elementary School *Bilaoyon Elementary School *Manangkas Elementary School *Salvacion Elementary School *San Antonio Elementary School *San Rafael Elementary School *San Sebastian Elementary School *Sta. Magdalena Central School *Talaonga Elementary School *Uson Elementary School {{Div col end}} ===Secondary schools=== {{Div col|colwidth=20em}} *Santa Magdalena Central School *Santa Magdalena National High School *Talaonga National High School {{Div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r05/sorsogon/santa-magdalena.html Santa Magdalena Profile at PhilAtlas.com] *[{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information] *[http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=8&frmIdProvince=49&frmIdLgu=332 Local Governance Performance Management System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202207/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=8&frmIdProvince=49&frmIdLgu=332 |date=2016-03-04 }}

{{Geographic location | Centre = Santa Magdalena | North = Bulusan | Northeast = ''Philippine Sea'' | East = ''San Bernardino Strait'' | South = Matnog | West = Matnog | Northwest = Irosin }} {{Sorsogon}} {{Authority control}}

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