Matanao

Matanao
Municipality
Municipality of Matanao
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Map of Davao del Sur with Matanao highlighted
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Matanao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°45′N125°14′E / 6.75°N 125.23°E / 6.75; 125.23
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao del Sur
District	Lone district
Founded	June 17, 1957
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Vincent F. Fernandez
•  Vice Mayor	Irick A. Agbon
•  Representative	John Tracy F. Cagas
•  Municipal Council	Members Welter B. Coyoca Melanie M. Maniapao Dante L. Lausa Frederick M. Juban Samuel P. Pasaol Bonifacio D. de Chavez Glenn E. Duldulao Demosthenes B. Famor
•  Electorate	41,053 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	202.40 km2 (78.15 sq mi)
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Highest elevation	111 m (364 ft)
Lowest elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	62,773
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
•  Households	17,012
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.88 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 289.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 606.8 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 237.7 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 227.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8003
PSGC	1102410000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)82
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog Ata Manobo
Website	www.matanao.gov.ph

Matanao, officially the Municipality of Matanao (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Matanao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Matanao), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. At the 2020 census it had a population of 60,493 people. ^[5] It is situated on the island of Mindanao, the second-largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines.

Matanao is bordered in the west by the town of Columbio, in the province of Sultan Kudarat, in the north by the towns of Magsaysay and Bansalan, in the east by Hagonoy and the city of Digos, and in the south by Kiblawan and Padada.

History

On June 17, 1957, some of the barrios of the municipality of Bansalan namely Kibao, San Vicente, Kibuaya, Managa Km. 67, Sinawilan, New Visayas, Sacub, Upper Malabang, Tibongbong, Sinaragan, Maliit Digos, Kapok, Tamlangon, Manga, Buas, New Katipunan, Da-Anama, Upper Kauswagan, Kagaulas, Kabasagan, Tuwak, Mal, Latian, Lanturi, Dongan-Pekong, La Union, Kauswagan, and Paitan were grouped and constituted into a new and independent municipality known as Matanao. ^[6]

Matanao means a place or something to see or witness at a vantage point. In the earlier days, the place was known as "Matin-aw", a term used to mean clear. The name is derived from the crystal-clear brooks and rivers that abound in the area. No one could exactly tell how, when and why "Matin-aw" became Matanao.

In 1920, long before Matanao was formally created into a municipality, Buas had already existed (representing Matanao) as a barangay of Santa Cruz inhabited by tribal minorities, the Blaans (Bilaan) with Datu Edu Gamban as their recognized leader. In 1927, migrants from the Visayas led by the late Rosendo Javelona and his family came to the place. Protestantism was spread by one Pastor Diamonon through the Javelonas. Ranchers also invaded the place and have for themselves large homesteads. Ten years later, sometime in 1937, scores of Cebuanos came. Among them were Ildefonso Chavez, Roman Albarracin and Crispin Puerto and their kins. The next batch of Cebuanos came in the 1940s including the Famor and Relatado Clan.

Countless batches of migrants from Luzon and Visayas flocked to the place and various cultural influences account for what Matanao is today. The people of the municipality is a blend of Cebuanos, Ilonggos, Bicolanos, Boholanos, Ilocanos, Zamboanguenos, Tagalogs, Blaans, Calagans and Bagobos, Babel of dialects was experienced by the people in the place, but Cebuano came out to be the dominating language upon assimilation into the majority society of Cebuano-speakers, thus, becoming the mother tongue of the municipality up to this day.

Geography

Matanao is located in the province of Davao del Sur in Region XI Davao Region on Mindanao Island. The municipality Matanao is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west-south-west of province capital City Of Digos and about 990 kilometres (620 mi) south-south-east of Philippine main capital Manila.

Barangays

Matanao is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, while some have sitios.

The poblacion forms the center of the municipality whereas the other 32 are in the outlying areas which several kilometers away from the town.

Barangays	PSG-Code	Urban/rural	Population (2010)
Asbang	112410001	rural	1,082
Asinan	112410002	rural	623
Bagumbayan	112410003	rural	470
Bangkal	112410004	rural	3,136
Buas	112410005	rural	836
Buri	112410006	rural	2,318
Camanchiles	112410007	rural	1,218
Ceboza	112410008	rural	618
Colonsabak	112410009	rural	1,619
Dongan-Pekong	112410010	rural	1,536
Kabasagan	112410012	rural	2,034
Kapok	112410013	rural	1,151
Kauswagan	112410014	rural	1,474
Kibao	112410015	rural	617
La Suerte	112410016	rural	1,685
Langa-an	112410017	rural	665
Lower Marber	112410019	rural	1,309
Cabligan (Managa)	112410021	rural	1,492
Manga	112410022	rural	3,569
New Katipunan	112410023	rural	1,909
New Murcia	112410024	rural	1,321
New Visayas	112410025	rural	2,367
Poblacion	112410026	urban	4,969
Saboy	112410027	rural	1,730
San Jose	112410028	rural	1,128
San Miguel	112410029	rural	501
San Vicente	112410030	rural	732
Saub	112410031	rural	467
Sinaragan	112410032	rural	1,448
Sinawilan	112410033	rural	4,016
Tamlangon	112410034	rural	782
Towak	112410035	rural	1,793
Tibongbong	112410036	rural	767

Climate

Hot and humid most of the year. May to November is typhoon season. The mean annual temperature of the municipality is between 22.4 to 31.5 °C (72.3 to 88.7 °F). The annual rainfall ranges from 1,500 to 2,500 millimetres (59 to 98 in). The coldest part of the year is usually from December to February, and the hottest months are April and May. Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.

Climate data for Matanao, Davao del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	59 (2.3)	46 (1.8)	41 (1.6)	54 (2.1)	105 (4.1)	159 (6.3)	179 (7.0)	197 (7.8)	162 (6.4)	147 (5.8)	102 (4.0)	65 (2.6)	1,316 (51.8)
Average rainy days	12.3	11.7	12.2	14.5	22.6	25.6	26.6	27.5	25.5	26.0	21.2	16.0	241.7
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Matanao

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	21,071	—
1970	26,889	+2.47%
1975	25,459	−1.09%
1980	30,106	+3.41%
1990	41,262	+3.20%
1995	43,455	+0.98%
2000	46,916	+1.66%
2007	49,806	+0.83%
2010	51,382	+1.14%
2015	56,755	+1.91%
2020	60,493	+1.35%
2024	62,773	+0.89%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Matanao

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 42.02 2003 28.35 2006 53.00 2009 40.70 2012 25.67 2015 25.14 2018 21.02 2021 17.88 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Although predominantly a rice-farming municipality, Matanao is a growing area for banana cultivation, with Cavendish and Lakatan banana plantations established in barangays Manga, Dongan-Pekong and Saboy.

References

1.   Municipality of Matanao | (DILG)
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.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "An Act Creating the Municipality of Matanao, Province of Davao". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
7. "Matanao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Matanao Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System