Matnog, officially the Municipality of Matnog ( Waray Sorsogon: ''Bungto san Matnog''; , ), is a

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in the

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and is the southernmost part of

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,989 people. Matnog's port is one of the busiest in the region, playing host to millions of people crossing the

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annually. It is the jump off point to Visayas and vice versa. It is from

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and from

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Etymology

Local elders say that the name Matnog comes from the Bicol word "''matonog''", which means very audible that describes the loud sound of the waves. Some attribute the name to the sound of the gong used by early chieftains to call council meetings, while others link it to the noise of the tidal rip in the San Bernardino Strait.

History

In 1785, Matnog became a barrio of

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, with Juan Evangelista serving as its first head. Fifteen years later, it was designated as Puerto Civil. It later became a separate parish on November 21, 1963.

Geography

Barangays

Matnog is politically subdivided into 40

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Balocawe * Banogao * Banuang-daan * Bariis * Bolo * Bon-Ot Dako (Big) * Bon-Ot Saday (Small) * Cabagahan * Calayuan * Calintaan * Caloocan (

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) * Calpi * Camachiles (

) * Camcaman (

) * Coron-coron * Culasi * Gadgaron * Genablan Occidental * Genablan Oriental * Hid-hid * Laboy * Lajong * Mambajog * Manjumlad * Manurabi * Naburacan * Paghuliran * Pange * Pawa * Poropandan * Santa Isabel * Sinalmacan * Sinang-Atan * Sinebaran * Sisigon * Sua * Sulangan * Tablac (

) * Tabunan (

) * Tugas * Para sa Training

Climate

Demographics

The native people that settled in Matnog are the Agta, Tabangon, and Cimaron Tribe.

Economy

Transportation

Transportation includes buses going to and from

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and Bulan and ferries going to and from

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. In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of

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. A , four-lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao in

Lucena Lucena (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially known as the City of Lucena (), is a highly urbanized city situated in the Calabarzon region (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The city is the largest urban center and capital of ...

, Quezon, to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020,

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announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.

Gallery

File:Matnog Municipal Hall (National Road, Matnog, Sorsogon; 04-26-2023).jpg, New Matnog Municipal Hall File:Matnog Scenery013.jpg, Matnog Church File:Matnog 317.jpg, Matnog Beach Matnog Port arch (National Road, Matnog, Sorsogon; 04-26-2023).jpg, Matnog Port arch National Road, Matnog Camcaman (Matnog, Sorsogon; 04-26-2023).jpg,

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in Camcaman

References

External links

Matnog Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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