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| Established Date: | June 17, 1957 | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
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| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Vincent F. Fernandez | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Irick A. Agbon | ||
| Leader Name2: | John Tracy F. Cagas | ||
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Matanao, officially the Municipality of Matanao (ceb|Lungsod sa Matanao; tl|Bayan ng Matanao), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. At the 2020 census it had a population of 60,493 people. It is situated on the island of Mindanao, the second-largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines.
Matanao is bordered in the west by the town of Columbio, in the province of Sultan Kudarat, in the north by the towns of Magsaysay and Bansalan, in the east by Hagonoy and the city of Digos, and in the south by Kiblawan and Padada.
In June 17, 1957, some of the barrios of the municipality of Bansalan namely Kibao, San Vicente, Kibuaya, Managa Km. 67, Sinawilan, New Visayas, Sacub, Upper Malabang, Tibongbong, Sinaragan, Maliit Digos, Kapok, Tamlangon, Manga, Buas, New Katipunan, Da-Anama, Upper Kauswagan, Kagaulas, Kabasagan, Tuwak, Mal, Latian, Lanturi, Dongan-Pekong, La Union, Kauswagan, and Paitan were grouped and constituted into a new and independent municipality known as Matanao.[1]
Matanao means a place or something to see or witness at a vantage point. In the earlier days, the place was known as "Matin-aw", a term used to mean clear. The name is derived from the crystal-clear brooks and rivers that abound in the area. No one could exactly tell how, when and why "Matin-aw" became Matanao.
In 1920, long before Matanao was formally created into a municipality, Buas had already existed (representing Matanao) as a barangay of Santa Cruz inhabited by tribal minorities, the Blaans (Bilaan) with Datu Edu Gamban as their recognized leader. In 1927, migrants from the Visayas led by the late Rosendo Javelona and his family came to the place. Protestantism was spread by one Pastor Diamonon through the Javelonas. Ranchers also invaded the place and have for themselves large homesteads. Ten years later, sometime in 1937, scores of Cebuanos came. Among them were Ildefonso Chavez, Roman Albarracin and Crispin Puerto and their kins. The next batch of Cebuanos came in the 1940s including the Famor and Relatado Clan.
Countless batches of migrants from Luzon and Visayas flocked to the place and various cultural influences account for what Matanao is today. The people of the municipality is a blend of Cebuanos, Ilonggos, Bicolanos, Boholanos, Ilocanos, Zamboanguenos, Tagalogs, Blaans, Calagans and Bagobos, Babel of dialects was experienced by the people in the place, but Cebuano came out to be the dominating language upon assimilation into the majority society of Cebuano-speakers, thus, becoming the mother tongue of the municipality up to this day.
Matanao is located in the province of Davao del Sur in Region XI Davao Region on Mindanao Island. The municipality Matanao is about west-south-west of province capital City Of Digos and about south-south-east of Philippine main capital Manila.
Matanao is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, while some have sitios.
The poblacion forms the center of the municipality whereas the other 32 are in the outlying areas which several kilometers away from the town.
| Barangays | PSG-Code | Urban/rural | Population (2010) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbang | 112410001 | rural | 1,082 | |
| Asinan | 112410002 | rural | 623 | |
| Bagumbayan | 112410003 | rural | 470 | |
| Bangkal | 112410004 | rural | 3,136 | |
| Buas | 112410005 | rural | 836 | |
| Buri | 112410006 | rural | 2,318 | |
| Camanchiles | 112410007 | rural | 1,218 | |
| Ceboza | 112410008 | rural | 618 | |
| Colonsabak | 112410009 | rural | 1,619 | |
| Dongan-Pekong | 112410010 | rural | 1,536 | |
| Kabasagan | 112410012 | rural | 2,034 | |
| Kapok | 112410013 | rural | 1,151 | |
| Kauswagan | 112410014 | rural | 1,474 | |
| Kibao | 112410015 | rural | 617 | |
| La Suerte | 112410016 | rural | 1,685 | |
| Langa-an | 112410017 | rural | 665 | |
| Lower Marber | 112410019 | rural | 1,309 | |
| Cabligan (Managa) | 112410021 | rural | 1,492 | |
| Manga | 112410022 | rural | 3,569 | |
| New Katipunan | 112410023 | rural | 1,909 | |
| New Murcia | 112410024 | rural | 1,321 | |
| New Visayas | 112410025 | rural | 2,367 | |
| Poblacion | 112410026 | urban | 4,969 | |
| Saboy | 112410027 | rural | 1,730 | |
| San Jose | 112410028 | rural | 1,128 | |
| San Miguel | 112410029 | rural | 501 | |
| San Vicente | 112410030 | rural | 732 | |
| Saub | 112410031 | rural | 467 | |
| Sinaragan | 112410032 | rural | 1,448 | |
| Sinawilan | 112410033 | rural | 4,016 | |
| Tamlangon | 112410034 | rural | 782 | |
| Towak | 112410035 | rural | 1,793 | |
| Tibongbong | 112410036 | rural | 767 |
Hot and humid most of the year. May to November is typhoon season. The mean annual temperature of the municipality is between 22.4to. The annual rainfall ranges from 1500to. The coldest part of the year is usually from December to February, and the hottest months are April and May. Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.
Although predominantly a rice-farming municipality, Matanao is a growing area for banana cultivation, with Cavendish and Lakatan banana plantations established in barangays Manga, Dongan-Pekong and Saboy.