Matanao
Matanao | |
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| Municipality of Matanao | |
Map of Davao del Sur with Matanao highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°45′N 125°14′E / 6.75°N 125.23°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | June 17, 1957 |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Vincent F. Fernandez |
| • Vice Mayor | Irick A. Agbon |
| • Representative | John Tracy F. Cagas |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 41,053 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 202.40 km2 (78.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 60,493 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| • Households | 17,012 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 17.88 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 289.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 606.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 237.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 227.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8003 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog Ata Manobo |
| Website | www |
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Matanao, officially the Municipality of Matanao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Matanao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Matanao), is a 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.