# Matnog

Matnog, officially the Municipality of Matnog (Waray Sorsogon: Bungto san Matnog; Waray: Bungto han Matnog, Tagalog: Bayan ng Matnog), is a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines and is the southernmost part of Luzon. 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 San Bernardino Strait to Northern Samar annually. It is the jump off point to Visayas and vice versa. It is 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Sorsogon City and 646 kilometers (401 mi) from Manila.

## 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 Bulusan, 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 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Balocawe
* Banogao
* Banuang-daan
* Bariis
* Bolo
* Bon-Ot Dako (Big)
* Bon-Ot Saday (Small)
* Cabagahan
* Calayuan
* Calintaan
* Caloocan (Poblacion)
* Calpi
* Camachiles (Poblacion)
* Camcaman (Poblacion)
* 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 (Poblacion)
* Tabunan (Poblacion)
* Tugas
* Para sa Training

### Climate

Climate data for Matnog, Sorsogon :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65 (2.6) | 44 (1.7) | 42 (1.7) | 39 (1.5) | 87 (3.4) | 150 (5.9) | 184 (7.2) | 153 (6.0) | 163 (6.4) | 154 (6.1) | 127 (5.0) | 100 (3.9) | 1,308 (51.4) |
| Average rainy days | 13.9 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 226.4 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

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

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Matnog
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 46.70
* 2009 43.15
* 2012 45.21
* 2015 45.25
* 2018 37.12
* 2021 32.96
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Transportation

Transportation includes buses going to and from Metro Manila and Bulan and ferries going to and from Allen, Northern Samar.
In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of South Luzon Expressway. A 420-kilometer (260 mi), four-lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao in Lucena, Quezon, to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.

## Gallery

* New Matnog Municipal Hall
* Matnog Church
* Matnog Beach
* Matnog Port arch
* Pan-Philippine Highway in Camcaman