San Mateo | |
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| Municipality of San Mateo | |
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| Nickname(s): Munggo Capital of the Philippines Agro Ecological Destination in Cagayan Valley | |
 Map of Isabela with San Mateo highlighted | |
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.svg)  San Mateo Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°53′N 121°35′E / 16.88°N 121.58°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Isabela |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | March 17, 1946 |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Atty. Gregorio A. Pua |
| • Vice Mayor | Arvin M. Barangan |
| • Representative | Ian Paul L. Dy |
| • Councilor | Atty. Louella Marie R. Agcaoili, CPA |
| • Electorate | 41,424 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.60 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] | |
| • Total | 66,663 |
| • Rank | 7th out of 37 (in Isabela) |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,743 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.57 |
| • Revenue |  PHP 259,867,393.78 million (2.51%) (2020) |
| • Assets | PHP 702,284,153.48 million (7.10%) (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 265.7 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | PHP 369,072,314.62 million (19.59%) (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3318 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ Municipality of San Mateo | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "More than 'munggo': Isabela's San Mateo is an Agro-ecological City in the making". BusinessMirror. Retrieved August 15, 2013.