Matnog

This article is about the municipality in Sorsogon. For the barangay of Daraga municipality, see Daraga, Albay.
Matnog
Municipality
Municipality of Matnog
Skyline of Matnog
Skyline of Matnog
Flag of Matnog
Flag
Official seal of Matnog
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Gateway of Luzon
Gateway to Visayas
Map of Sorsogon with Matnog highlighted
Map of Sorsogon with Matnog highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Matnog is located in Philippines
Matnog
Matnog
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°35′08″N 124°05′08″E / 12.5856°N 124.0856°E / 12.5856; 124.0856
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceSorsogon
District 2nd district
FoundedMay 17, 1800
Barangays40 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCattleya M. So
 • Vice MayorEmilio Ubaldo III
 • RepresentativeVacant
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate30,676 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
162.40 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]
 • Total
41,989
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
 • Households
9,455
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
32.96
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 160.6 million (2020), 66.93 million (2012), 79.18 million (2013), 89.61 million (2014), 99.02 million (2015), 112 million (2016), 120.7 million (2017), 145.3 million (2018), 145.4 million (2019), 174.3 million (2021), 234.5 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 195.4 million (2020), 104.2 million (2012), 112.1 million (2013), 120.3 million (2014), 130.9 million (2015), 158 million (2016), 192.9 million (2017), 191.1 million (2018), 190.8 million (2019), 234.1 million (2021), 304.8 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 163.7 million (2020), 65.67 million (2012), 68.49 million (2013), 71.22 million (2014), 87.73 million (2015), 112.4 million (2016), 110.3 million (2017), 130.3 million (2018), 138.2 million (2019), 172 million (2021), 228.3 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 98.05 million (2020), 83.77 million (2012), 91.56 million (2013), 94.54 million (2014), 104.9 million (2015), 130.3 million (2016), 149.5 million (2017), 118.3 million (2018), 97.44 million (2019), 91.02 million (2021), 158.6 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4708
PSGC
056212000
IDD : area code +63 (0)56
Native languagesSorsogon language
Tagalog
Websitewww.matnog.gov.ph

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

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 Visayas and vice versa. It is 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Sorsogon City and 646 kilometers (401 mi) from Manila.

Etymology

Local elders say that the name Matnog comes from the Bicol word "matonog", which means very audible that describes the loud sound of the waves. Some attribute the name to the sound of the gong used by early chieftains to call council meetings, while others link it to the noise of the tidal rip in the San Bernardino Strait.[5]

History

Old municipal hall of Matnog, built on the old Presidencia building

In 1785, Matnog became a barrio of Bulusan, with Juan Evangelista serving as its first head. Fifteen years later, it was designated as Puerto Civil. It later became a separate parish on November 21, 1963.[5]

Geography

Mangrove plantation in Mambajog

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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 days 13.9 9.2 11.0 12.5 19.6 24.3 26.5 25.0 25.5 24.4 19.4 15.1 226.4
Source: Meteoblue[6]

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[7][8][9][10]

The native people that settled in Matnog are the Agta, Tabangon, and Cimaron Tribe.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Matnog

10
20
30
40
50
2006
46.70
2009
43.15
2012
45.21
2015
45.25
2018
37.12
2021
32.96

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Transportation

Matnog Port

Transportation includes buses going to and from Metro Manila and Bulan and ferries going to and from Allen, Northern Samar.[19]

In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway.[20] A 420-kilometer (260 mi), four-lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao in Lucena, 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.[21]

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Matnog | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Matnog Executive Summary" (PDF). Commission on Audit. 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Matnog, Sorsogon : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  10. ^ "Province of Sorsogon". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  19. ^ Bloom, Greg (September 15, 2010). Philippines. Lonely Planet. p. 202. ISBN 9781742203706.
  20. ^ "SLEX Toll Road 5 to connect Quezon province to Sorsogon". YugaTech. August 18, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  21. ^ "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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