Matnog | |
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| Municipality of Matnog | |
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| Nicknames: Gateway of Luzon Gateway to Visayas | |
 Map of Sorsogon with Matnog highlighted | |
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.svg)  Matnog Location within thePhilippines | |
| 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 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Bobet Lee Rodrigueza |
| • Vice Mayor | Emilio Ubaldo III |
| • Representative | Wowo Fortes |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 30,571 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 42,444 |
| • Density | 261.35/km2 (676.91/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,455 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 32.96 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 234.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 304.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 228.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 158.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Sorsogon 1 Electric Cooperative (SORECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4708 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Sorsogon language Tagalog |
Matnog, officially theMunicipality of Matnog (Waray Sorsogon:Bungto san Matnog;Waray:Bungto han Matnog,Tagalog:Bayan ng Matnog), is amunicipality in theprovince ofSorsogon,Philippines and is the southernmost part ofLuzon. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 42,444 people.[5]
The town's port is one of the busiest in the region, playing host to millions of people crossing theSan Bernardino Strait toNorthern Samar annually. It is the jump off point toVisayas and vice versa.
Local elders say that the name Matnog comes from theBicol 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.[6]
In 1785, Matnog became a barrio ofBulusan, 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.[6]
Matnog is 65 kilometers (40 mi) fromSorsogon City and 646 kilometers (401 mi) fromManila.
Matnog is politically subdivided into 40barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Matnog, Sorsogon | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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 | +0.45% |
| 2024 | 42,444 | +0.26% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
The native people that settled in Matnog are the Agta, Tabangon, and Cimaron Tribe.
Poverty incidence of Matnog
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
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Transportation includes buses going to and fromMetro Manila andBulan and ferries going to and fromAllen, Northern Samar.[21]
In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension ofSouth Luzon Expressway.[22] 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 inLucena, 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.[23]
The Matnog Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[24]
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