Matuguinao
Matuguinao | ||
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Municipality of Matuguinao | ||
Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 12°09′N 124°53′E / 12.15°N 124.88°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | Eastern Visayas | |
Province | Samar | |
District | 1st district | |
Barangays | 20
(see Vice Mayor Cleofe D. Belonio | |
• Representative | Stephen James Tan | |
• Councilors | List | |
• ZIP code | 6708 | |
PSGC | ||
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 | |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao (
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.[3]
Matuguinao were named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960 and were converted into a municipality in 1965.
Etymology
Matuguinao or Matugnaw is a Waray-Waray word that literally means cold.
Geography
Barangays
Matuguinao is politically subdivided into 20
sitios
.
Climate
Climate data for Matuguinao | |||||||||||||
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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[5] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 | +0.20% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Matuguinao
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Infrastructure
- Water and sanitation
- Water is abundant here in this town, it has cold and hot water source.
- Solid Waste Management
- Garbage are being collected here manually by a karitilya, it is dumped on its garbage dumpsite right side along provincial road going to Matuguinao and after Barruz.
References
- (DILG)
- (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Matuguinao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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"Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities AdministrationResearch Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
- Matuguinao Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System