Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 7,708 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Etymology
Matuguinao or Matugnaw is a Waray-Waray word that literally means cold.
History
thumb|left|Waterfall in Matuguinao, 1937
Matuguinao was named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960. By virtue of Republic Act No. 4221, which divided the old province of Samar, it was later converted into a municipality and a part of the newly established province of Western Samar (now Samar) in 1965.
Geography
Barangays
Matuguinao is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Angyap
- Bag-otan
- Barruz (Barangay No. 1)
- Camonoan
- Carolina
- Deit
- Del Rosario
- Inubod
- Libertad
- Ligaya
- Mabuligon (Poblacion)
- Maduroto (Poblacion)
- Mahanud
- Mahayag
- Nagpapacao
- Rizal
- Salvacion
- San Isidro
- Santa Cruz
- San Roque (Mabuhay)
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Infrastructure
;Water and sanitation: Water is abundant in this town, with cold and hot water sources.
;Solid Waste Management: Garbage are being collected here manually by a karitilya. It is dumped on its garbage dumpsite along the provincial road going to Matuguinao and after barangay Barruz.
References
External links
- Matuguinao Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System