Matanao

{{Short description|Municipality in Davao del Sur, Philippines}}

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| leader_name = Vincent F. Fernandez

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| leader_name2 = John Tracy F. Cagas

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| 2=Welter B. Coyoca

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| 4=Dante L. Lausa

| 5=Frederick M. Juban

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Matanao, officially the Municipality of Matanao ({{langx|ceb|Lungsod sa Matanao}}; {{langx|tl|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.{{PH census|current}} 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.

History

On 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.{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1902.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710063423/http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1902.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-10 |title=An Act Creating the Municipality of Matanao, Province of Davao |publisher=LawPH.com |accessdate=2011-04-12 }}

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.

Geography

Matanao is located in the province of Davao del Sur in Region XI Davao Region on Mindanao Island. The municipality Matanao is about {{Convert|15|km}} west-south-west of province capital City Of Digos and about {{Convert|990|km}} south-south-east of Philippine main capital Manila.

=Barangays=

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.

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BarangaysPSG-CodeUrban/ruralPopulation
(2010)
Asbang112410001rural

|align=right| 1,082

Asinan112410002rural

|align=right| 623

Bagumbayan112410003rural

|align=right| 470

Bangkal112410004rural

|align=right| 3,136

Buas112410005rural

|align=right| 836

Buri112410006rural

|align=right| 2,318

Camanchiles112410007rural

|align=right| 1,218

Ceboza112410008rural

|align=right| 618

Colonsabak112410009rural

|align=right| 1,619

Dongan-Pekong112410010rural

|align=right| 1,536

Kabasagan112410012rural

|align=right| 2,034

Kapok112410013rural

|align=right| 1,151

Kauswagan112410014rural

|align=right| 1,474

Kibao112410015rural

|align=right| 617

La Suerte112410016rural

|align=right| 1,685

Langa-an112410017rural

|align=right| 665

Lower Marber112410019rural

|align=right| 1,309

Cabligan (Managa)112410021rural

|align=right| 1,492

Manga112410022rural

|align=right| 3,569

New Katipunan112410023rural

|align=right| 1,909

New Murcia112410024rural

|align=right| 1,321

New Visayas112410025rural

|align=right| 2,367

Poblacion112410026urban

|align=right| 4,969

Saboy112410027rural

|align=right| 1,730

San Jose112410028rural

|align=right| 1,128

San Miguel112410029rural

|align=right| 501

San Vicente112410030rural

|align=right| 732

Saub112410031rural

|align=right| 467

Sinaragan112410032rural

|align=right| 1,448

Sinawilan112410033rural

|align=right| 4,016

Tamlangon112410034rural

|align=right| 782

Towak112410035rural

|align=right| 1,793

Tibongbong112410036rural

|align=right| 767

=Climate=

Hot and humid most of the year. May to November is typhoon season. The mean annual temperature of the municipality is between {{Convert|22.4|to|31.5|C}}. The annual rainfall ranges from {{Convert|1500|to|2500|mm}}. 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.

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| location = Matanao, Davao del Sur

| width = auto

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| Jan high C = 30

| Jan low C = 23

| Feb high C = 30

| Feb low C = 23

| Mar high C = 31

| Mar low C = 23

| Apr high C = 32

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 31

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 30

| Jun low C = 24

| Jul high C = 29

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 30

| Oct low C = 24

| Nov high C = 30

| Nov low C = 23

| Dec high C = 30

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 59

| Feb precipitation mm = 46

| Mar precipitation mm = 41

| Apr precipitation mm = 54

| May precipitation mm = 105

| Jun precipitation mm = 159

| Jul precipitation mm = 179

| Aug precipitation mm = 197

| Sep precipitation mm = 162

| Oct precipitation mm = 147

| Nov precipitation mm = 102

| Dec precipitation mm = 65

| Jan rain days = 12.3

| Feb rain days = 11.7

| Mar rain days = 12.2

| Apr rain days = 14.5

| May rain days = 22.6

| Jun rain days = 25.6

| Jul rain days = 26.6

| Aug rain days = 27.5

| Sep rain days = 25.5

| Oct rain days = 26.0

| Nov rain days = 21.2

| Dec rain days = 16.0

| source 1 = Meteoblue

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/matanao_philippines_1700447

| title = Matanao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 28 January 2020 }}

| date = 28 January 2020

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Demographics

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| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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Economy

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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.

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