[3] On April 15, 2001, former three-term mayor Felix Frayna was running against incumbent mayor Nida Gamos when he was assassinated by two suspected communist rebels in Barangay San Eugenio while giving a speech on a make-shift platform.

It is the smallest municipality in the province, both in population and area.

Santa Magdalena is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

Poverty Incidence of Santa Magdalena Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

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