Matuguinao | |
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Municipality of Matuguinao | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°09′N 124°53′E / 12.15°N 124.88°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Aran D. Boller |
• Vice Mayor | Cleofe D. Belonio |
• Representative | Stephen James Tan |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 6,276 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 172.51 km2 (66.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
Highest elevation | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 7,364 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,545 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 42.56 |
• Revenue | ₱ 87.54 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 150.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 96.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 30.76 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6708 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao (Waray: Bungto han Matuguinao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Matuguinao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,364 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
Matuguinao were named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960 and were converted into a municipality in 1965.