Santa Elena, officially the Municipality of Santa Elena, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,582 people. Santa Elena is 80 km from Daet and 262 km from Manila.

History

Santa Elena, formerly known as Ilayang Santol, was then a sitio of Barangay Pulonguit-guit, Capalonga. In 1948, through the efforts of local leaders, it became an independent barrio. Santa Elena became a municipality with ten barangays by virtue of Republic Act No. 5480 in June 21, 1969.

Geography

Barangays

Santa Elena is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. The indicated barangays (‡) were formerly disputed with Calauag, Quezon, due to boundary realignment from Macahadok River to Tabugon Stream adjoining Quezon Canal in Barangay Tabansak in Calauag. In 2001, the case was elevated to the Supreme Court. The Case of Province of Quezon vs. Province of Camarines Norte eventually ruled in favor of Camarines Norte and Santa Elena was granted the said barangays.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Elena, Camarines Norte was 43,582 people with a density of undefined PD/km2.

Economy