San Mateo, Isabela

San Mateo
Municipality of San Mateo
Flag of San Mateo
Official seal of San Mateo
Nickname(s): 
Munggo Capital of the Philippines
Agro Ecological Destination in Cagayan Valley
Map of Isabela with San Mateo highlighted
Map of Isabela with San Mateo highlighted
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San Mateo is located in Philippines
San Mateo
San Mateo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°53′N 121°35′E / 16.88°N 121.58°E / 16.88; 121.58
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceIsabela
District 3rd district
FoundedMarch 17, 1946
Named forDon Mateo Cadeliña
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAtty. Gregorio A. Pua
 • Vice MayorArvin M. Barangan
 • RepresentativeIan Paul L. Dy
Area
 • Total120.60 km2 (46.56 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Lowest elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (66,663)[3]
 • Total66,663
 • Rank7th out of 37 (in Isabela)
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Households
16,743
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
11.57
% (2021)[4]
 • RevenueIncrease PHP 259,867,393.78 million (2.51%) (2020)
 • AssetsIncrease PHP 702,284,153.48 million (7.10%) (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 265.7 million (2020)
 • LiabilitiesIncrease PHP 369,072,314.62 million (19.59%) (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIsabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3318
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.sanmateo-isabela.gov.ph

San Mateo (pronounced locally as /sænˈmäCHō/ not /sæn mə-tay-oh/ , Spanish for St. Matthew), officially the Municipality of San Mateo (Ilocano: Ili ti San Mateo; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Mateo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,663 people.[3]

San Mateo is one of the cleanest town in the region. The administrators encourage the people of the municipality to use paper bags instead of plastic bags in line with its claim as an "Agro-Ecological Town".[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of San Mateo | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "More than 'munggo': Isabela's San Mateo is an Agro-ecological City in the making". BusinessMirror. Retrieved August 15, 2013.