Matuguinao, officially the Municipality of Matuguinao (; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,364 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

Etymology

Matuguinao or ''Matugnaw'' is a Waray-Waray word that literally means cold.

History

Philippine Island - Samar - NARA - 68156066

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

barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...

s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

. * Angyap * Bag-otan * Barruz (Barangay No. 1) * Camonoan * Carolina * Deit * Del Rosario * Inubod * Libertad * Ligaya * Mabuligon (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

) * Maduroto (

) * 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
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Philippine Census Information

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