STA. MARGARITA Santa Margarita , officially the Municipality of Santa Margarita , ( Waray : Bungto san Magsohong ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,348 people. Formerly known as Magsohong , it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara . The town used to be a barrio in Calbayog named Magsohong, but on June 29, 1878, the principalía of Magsohong, petitioned the Gobierno Superior to establish Magsohong as an independent pueblo . They argued that Magsohong was four hours away from Calbayog, it already had a casa real or a Juzgado de Paz of nipa , [4] a church with a techada (roof) of nipa; a convent; an escuela also made of wood and nipa; and had more than 300 tributos . The petition was endorsed by t...
STA. MARGARITA Santa Margarita , officially the Municipality of Santa Margarita , ( Waray : Bungto san Magsohong ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,348 people. Formerly known as Magsohong , it is bounded to the north by the city of Calbayog and to the south by Gandara . The town used to be a barrio in Calbayog named Magsohong, but on June 29, 1878, the principalía of Magsohong, petitioned the Gobierno Superior to establish Magsohong as an independent pueblo . They argued that Magsohong was four hours away from Calbayog, it already had a casa real or a Juzgado de Paz of nipa , [4] a church with a techada (roof) of nipa; a convent; an escuela also made of wood and nipa; and had more than 300 tributos . The petition was endorsed by ...