page_title: Mati, Davao Oriental
section_title: Cityhood issues
hierarchical_section_title: Mati, Davao Oriental / History / Contemporary Period / Cityhood issues
caption_attribution_description: English: The Baywalk of Mati
context_page_description: Mati, officially the City of Mati, is a 5th class component city and capital of the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 141,141 people.
  It is located on the south-eastern side of Mindanao.
context_section_description: On June 20, 2007, the Commission on Elections officially proclaimed the ratification of Republic Act 9408 converting the Municipality of Mati into a component city.
  There were 18,267 actual voters out of the 51,287 registered voters in 26 villages and 266 polling precincts during the June 18 plebiscite. Final tabulation showed Yes – 18,267 votes (35.6%); No – 846 (1.6%).
caption: The Baywalk of Mati
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