Matuguinao

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Municipality
Municipality of Matuguinao
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Matuguinao is located in Philippines
Matuguinao
Matuguinao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°09′N 124°53′E / 12.15°N 124.88°E / 12.15; 124.88
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSamar
District 1st district
FoundedJune 19, 1965
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAran D. Boller
 • Vice MayorCleofe D. Belonio
 • RepresentativeStephen James Tan
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate6,241 voters (2025)
Area
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 • Total
172.51 km2 (66.61 sq mi)
Elevation
188 m (617 ft)
Highest elevation
754 m (2,474 ft)
Lowest elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[3]
 • Total
7,708
 • Density44.68/km2 (115.7/sq mi)
 • Households
1,545
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
42.56
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 125.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 288.6 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 108.2 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 150.4 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6708
PSGC
0806011000
IDD : area code +63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao (Waray: Bungto han Matuguinao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Matuguinao), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,364 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[5]

Etymology

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Matuguinao or Matugnaw is a Waray-Waray word that literally means cold.

History

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Waterfall in Matuguinao, 1937

Matuguinao was named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960. By virtue of Republic Act No. 4221, which divided the old province of Samar, it was later converted into a municipality and a part of the newly established province of Western Samar (now Samar) in 1965.[6][7]

Geography

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Barangays

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Matuguinao is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Angyap
  • Bag-otan
  • Barruz (Barangay No. 1)
  • Camonoan
  • Carolina
  • Deit
  • Del Rosario
  • Inubod
  • Libertad
  • Ligaya
  • Mabuligon (Poblacion)
  • Maduroto (Poblacion)
  • Mahanud
  • Mahayag
  • Nagpapacao
  • Rizal
  • Salvacion
  • San Isidro
  • Santa Cruz
  • San Roque (Mabuhay)

Climate

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Climate data for Matuguinao
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72
(2.8) 		52
(2.0) 		65
(2.6) 		62
(2.4) 		87
(3.4) 		129
(5.1) 		153
(6.0) 		124
(4.9) 		147
(5.8) 		157
(6.2) 		139
(5.5) 		117
(4.6) 		1,304
(51.3)
Average rainy days 17.4 13.4 16.8 18.0 22.0 25.3 26.2 24.2 24.9 26.0 23.3 20.8 258.3
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

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Population census of Matuguinao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 896—    
1948 2,216+10.58%
1960 1,818−1.64%
1970 2,198+1.91%
1975 3,942+12.43%
1980 5,020+4.95%
1990 3,819−2.70%
1995 5,205+5.97%
2000 5,361+0.64%
2007 6,589+2.89%
2010 6,746+0.86%
2015 7,288+1.48%
2020 7,364+0.22%
2024 7,708+1.10%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Matuguinao

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000
72.16
2003
81.35
2006
64.20
2009
57.48
2012
51.78
2015
60.26
2018
39.77
2021
42.56

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Infrastructure

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Water and sanitation
Water is abundant in this town, with cold and hot water sources.
Solid Waste Management
Garbage are being collected here manually by a karitilya. It is dumped on its garbage dumpsite along the provincial road going to Matuguinao and after barangay Barruz.

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Matuguinao | (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. ^ "Matuguinao Executive Summary" (PDF). Commission on Audit. 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Republic Act No. 4221 (June 19, 1965), An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar, Chan Robles Virtual Law Library, retrieved October 13, 2024
  8. ^ "Matuguinao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  9. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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