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Demography
Santa Catalina is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,537 people in 2,404 households. From written accounts dating to the Spanish era, the municipality was and still is predominantly Roman Catholic. Out of the 12,537 population, there are 12,296 or 98.08 percent Roman Catholics. The Iglesia Ni Kristo ranked second in the hierarchy numbering to 116 persons.
Santa Catalina is geographically and politically subdivided into 9 barangays
Cabaroan
Cabittaogan
Cabuloan
Pangada
Paratong
Poblacion
Sinabaan
Subec
Tamorong
It has 3 sitios, namely:
Calawaan ( Tamorong )
Mindanao, formerly Sabangan ( Paratong )
Punta ( Cabittaogan )
The breakdown of population per barangay (as of May 2001, NSO):
Barangay
Population
Households
Cabaroan
1,197
245
Cabittaogan
2,271
458
Cabuloan
1,267
238
Pangada
861
159
Paratong
836
151
Poblacion
1,287
262
Sinabaan
1,162
203
Subec
1,397
252
Tamorong
2,259
436
Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur, Philippines - The Vegetable Bowl of the North
