Matnog
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Matnog, officially the Municipality of Matnog (Waray Sorsogon: Bungto san Matnog; Template:Langx, Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines and is the southernmost part of Luzon. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,989 people.Template:PH census
Matnog's port is one of the busiest in the region, playing host to millions of people crossing the San Bernardino Strait to Northern Samar annually. It is the jump off point to Visayas and vice versa. It is Template:Convert from Sorsogon City and Template:Convert from Manila.
Etymology
Local elders say that the name Matnog comes from the Bicol 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.[1]
History
In 1785, Matnog became a barrio of Bulusan, 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.[1]
Geography
Barangays
Matnog is politically subdivided into 40 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. Template:Div col
- Balocawe
- Banogao
- Banuang-daan
- Bariis
- Bolo
- Bon-Ot Dako (Big)
- Bon-Ot Saday (Small)
- Cabagahan
- Calayuan
- Calintaan
- Caloocan (Poblacion)
- Calpi
- Camachiles (Poblacion)
- Camcaman (Poblacion)
- Coron-coron
- Culasi
- Gadgaron
- Genablan Occidental
- Genablan Oriental
- Hid-hid
- Laboy
- Lajong
- Mambajog
- Manjumlad
- Manurabi
- Naburacan
- Paghuliran
- Pange
- Pawa
- Poropandan
- Santa Isabel
- Sinalmacan
- Sinang-Atan
- Sinebaran
- Sisigon
- Sua
- Sulangan
- Tablac (Poblacion)
- Tabunan (Poblacion)
- Tugas
- Para sa Training
Climate
Demographics
Template:Philippine Census The native people that settled in Matnog are the Agta, Tabangon, and Cimaron Tribe.
Economy
Transportation
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Transportation includes buses going to and from Metro Manila and Bulan and ferries going to and from Allen, Northern Samar.[2]
In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway.[3] A Template:Convert, four-lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao in Lucena, 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.[4]
Gallery
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New Matnog Municipal Hall
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Matnog Church
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Matnog Beach
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Matnog Port arch
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Pan-Philippine Highway in Camcaman
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References
External links
- Matnog Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- Matnog, Sorsogon LGU Profile
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