Matnog

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Matnog
Municipality
Municipality of Matnog
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Nickname: 
Gateway of Luzon
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Matnog
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°35′08″N124°05′08″E / 12.5856°N 124.0856°E / 12.5856; 124.0856
Country Philippines
Region Bicol Region
Province Sorsogon
District 2nd district
Founded May 17, 1800
Barangays 40 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Cattleya M. So
 •  Vice Mayor Emilio Ubaldo III
 •  Representative Vacant
 •  Municipal Council
Members
 •  Electorate 30,676 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total162.40 km2 (62.70 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Highest elevation
354 m (1,161 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total41,989
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
 •  Households
9,455
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
37.12
% (2018) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 160.6 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 195.4 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 163.7 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 98.05 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4708
PSGC
056212000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)56
Native languages Sorsogon
Tagalog
Website www.matnog.gov.ph

Matnog, officially the Municipality of Matnog (Waray Sorsogon: Bungto san Matnog; Waray : Bungto han Matnog, Tagalog : Bayan ng Matnog), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,989 people. [3]

Contents

Matnog’s port is one of the busiest in the region, playing host to millions of people crossing the San Bernardino Strait to Northern Samar annually. It is the jump off point to the southern Philippines and vice versa. It is 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Sorsogon City and 646 kilometres (401 mi) from Manila.

History

Local elders say that the name Matnog comes from the word "matonog" (very audible) - that describes to the loud sound of the waves. The native people of Matnog are the Agta, Tabangon, and Cimaron Tribe.

Geography

Barangays

Matnog is politically subdivided into 40 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Balocawe
  • Banogao
  • Banuang-daan
  • Bariis
  • Bolo
  • Bon-Ot Dako (Big)
  • Bon-Ot Saday (Small)
  • Cabagahan
  • Calayuan
  • Calintaan
  • Caloocan (Poblacion)
  • Calpi
  • Camachiles (Poblacion)
  • Camcaman (Poblacion)
  • Coron-coron
  • Culasi
  • Gadgaron
  • Genablan Occidental
  • Genablan Oriental
  • Hid-hid
  • Laboy
  • Lajong
  • Mambajog
  • Manjumlad
  • Manurabi
  • Naburacan
  • Paghuliran
  • Pange
  • Pawa
  • Poropandan
  • Santa Isabel
  • Sinalmacan
  • Sinang-Atan
  • Sinebaran
  • Sisigon
  • Sua
  • Sulangan
  • Tablac (Poblacion)
  • Tabunan (Poblacion)
  • Tugas

Climate

Climate data for Matnog, Sorsogon
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)27
(81)		28
(82)		29
(84)		31
(88)		31
(88)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		29
(84)
Average low °C (°F)22
(72)		21
(70)		22
(72)		23
(73)		24
(75)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)65
(2.6)		44
(1.7)		42
(1.7)		39
(1.5)		87
(3.4)		150
(5.9)		184
(7.2)		153
(6.0)		163
(6.4)		154
(6.1)		127
(5.0)		100
(3.9)		1,308
(51.4)
Average rainy days13.99.211.012.519.624.326.525.025.524.419.415.1226.4
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Matnog
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,457—    
1918 4,437+4.02%
1939 10,119+4.00%
1948 12,036+1.95%
1960 15,570+2.17%
1970 20,330+2.70%
1975 20,680+0.34%
1980 24,193+3.19%
1990 25,957+0.71%
1995 29,309+2.30%
2000 32,712+2.38%
2007 34,517+0.74%
2010 37,641+3.20%
2015 41,101+1.69%
2020 41,989+0.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Matnog
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11]
[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Transportation

Transportation includes buses going to and from Metro Manila and Bulan and ferries going to and from Allen, Northern Samar. [17]

In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway. [18] A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours. [19]

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References

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  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.
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  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Matnog, Sorsogon : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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  19. ↑ "San Miguel investing P122B for SLEX Toll Road 5, Pasig River Expressway projects". GMA News Online. August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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