Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao ( war, Bungto han Matuguinao; tl, Bayan ng Matuguinao), is a 5th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Samar
Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,364 people.
Matuguinao were named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960 and were converted into a municipality in 1965.
Etymology
Matuguinao or ''Matugnaw'' is a
Waray-Waray word that literally means cold.
Geography
Baraŋgays
Matuguinao is politically subdivided into 20
barangay
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s.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Infrastructure
;Water and sanitation: Water is abundant here in this town, it has cold and hot water source.
;Solid Waste Management: Garbage are being collected here manually by a ''karitilya'', it is dumped on its garbage dumpsite right side along provincial road going to Matuguinao and after Barruz.
References
External links
Matuguinao Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Samar (province)
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