Santa Rita, Samar

Santa Rita
Santa Rita
Municipality
	Municipality of Santa Rita
	Municipal Hall
	Flag Seal
	Map of Samar with Santa Rita highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Santa Rita Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 11°27′08″N 124°56′27″E / 11.4522°N 124.9408°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Samar
District	2nd district
Founded	1864
Named for	St. Rita of Cascia
Barangays	38 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jade Kie R. Tiu
• Vice Mayor	Joven P. Tiu
• Representative	Reynolds Michael Tan
• Councilors	List
• Electorate	30,452 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	411.77 km2 (158.99 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	42,384
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
• Households	9,778
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	36.60% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 225.6 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 583.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 205.9 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 273.2 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6711
PSGC	086017000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray; Tagalog

Santa Rita, officially the Municipality of Santa Rita (Waray: Bungto han Santa Rita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Rita), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,384 people.^[3]

Santa Rita is connected to Tacloban and Leyte Island by the San Juanico Bridge.

^ Municipality of Santa Rita | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[1] Municipality of Santa Rita | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–08-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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