title: Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte
text: # Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte
  
  Sta. Monica, officially the Municipality of Sta. Monica (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Santa Monica; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Monica), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,423 people.
  
  It is also known as Sapao. Sta. Monica is one of the two northernmost towns of Siargao Island. The other is the municipality of Burgos.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Barangays
  
  Sta. Monica is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
  
  * Abad Santos
  * Alegria
  * Bailan
  * Garcia
  * Libertad
  * Mabini
  * Mabuhay (Poblacion)
  * Magsaysay
  * Rizal
  * T. Arlan (Poblacion)
  * Tangbo
  
  ### Climate
  
  Climate data for Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 161 (6.3) | 132 (5.2) | 112 (4.4) | 87 (3.4) | 136 (5.4) | 169 (6.7) | 146 (5.7) | 148 (5.8) | 132 (5.2) | 156 (6.1) | 176 (6.9) | 170 (6.7) | 1,725 (67.8) |
  | Average rainy days | 21.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 282.8 |
  | Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||
  