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Municipality

Matuguinao

Matuguinao is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 7,708 in the 2024 census, and it has 20 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Matuguinao by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
GandaraJipapadLas NavasMaslogSan Jose De BuanSilvino LobosAngyap: 223 people, 254 per km², 2.77% a yearBarruz: 874 people, 51 per km², 5.83% a yearCamonoan: 118 people, 0 per km², −4.02% a yearCarolina: 130 people, 20 per km², −3.53% a yearDeit: 289 people, 46 per km², 2.57% a yearDel Rosario: 133 people, 10 per km², −3.30% a yearLibertad: 234 people, 167 per km², 2.05% a yearLigaya: 90 people, 11 per km², 1.10% a yearMabuligon Pob.: 1,391 people, 145 per km², −0.31% a yearMaduroto Pob.: 1,673 people, 240 per km², −0.61% a yearMahanud: 362 people, 320 per km², 8.87% a yearMahayag: 154 people, 45 per km², −0.61% a yearNagpapacao: 442 people, 402 per km², 2.55% a yearRizal: 173 people, 56 per km², −1.34% a yearSalvacion: 226 people, 181 per km², 4.51% a yearSan Isidro: 221 people, 25 per km², −3.28% a yearSanta Cruz: 220 people, 66 per km², 4.38% a yearBag-otan: 406 people, 195 per km², 9.99% a yearInubod: 213 people, 49 per km², −4.31% a yearSan Roque: 136 people, 15 per km², −8.50% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    7,708

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 14.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    26th

    of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 1 of every 100 people in Samar lived in Matuguinao in 2024 (0.96%)

  • Inside itSources

    20

    barangays

  • LandSources

    189.58 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Matuguinao's land would fill a square about 13.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 41 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per 2 hectares if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    1,745

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0806011000[4]Formerly 086011000
ZIP code
6708[12, 13, 14]

People

Matuguinao had 7,708 people in the 2024 census, up 14.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Matuguinao had the fewest people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 20Tagapul-An9,139
  2. 21San Sebastian9,110
  3. 22Almagro8,571
  4. 23Talalora8,530
  5. 24Pagsanghan8,145
  6. 25San Jose De Buan7,939
  7. 26Matuguinao7,708
All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 79 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Maduroto Pob.1,67322 in 100
  2. Mabuligon Pob.1,39118 in 100
  3. Barruz87411 in 100
  4. Nagpapacao4426 in 100
  5. Bag-otan4065 in 100
  6. Mahanud3625 in 100
  7. Deit2894 in 100
  8. Libertad2343 in 100
  9. Salvacion2263 in 100
  10. Angyap2233 in 100
See all 20 barangays of Matuguinao
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 37 of every 100 are children under 15 (37.4%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.5%)
  • About 4 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4935499436
5 - 9935476459
10 - 14887424463
15 - 19889453436
20 - 24724359365
25 - 29641350291
30 - 34426230196
35 - 39375180195
40 - 44321160161
45 - 49299161138
50 - 54261136125
55 - 5917910178
60 - 6419185106
65 - 691205466
70 - 74903951
75 - 79472522
80 years and over442321

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
7,708[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
1,745[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Samar, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
0.96%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
3,755 men, 3,609 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20247,708[1, 2]1.10% a year1,7454.3
2020as of May 1, 20207,364[1]0.22% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20157,288[1]1.48% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20106,746[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then6,589[31]2.88% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders5,361[31, 32]0.63% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then5,205[31]5.97% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then3,819[31]−2.70% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then5,020[31]4.95% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then3,942[31]12.42% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then2,198[31]1.87% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then1,818[31]———

Barangays

Matuguinao is made up of 20 barangays.
Barangays of Matuguinao. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Angyap2232.89%2.77% a yearabout 0.879 km²Rural
Bag-otan4065.27%9.99% a yearabout 2.08 km²Rural
Barruz87411.34%5.83% a yearabout 17.20 km²Rural
Camonoan1181.53%−4.02% a yearabout 269.78 km²Rural
Carolina1301.69%−3.53% a yearabout 6.62 km²Rural
Deit2893.75%2.57% a yearabout 6.25 km²Rural
Del Rosario1331.73%−3.30% a yearabout 13.10 km²Rural
Inubod2132.76%−4.31% a yearabout 4.34 km²Rural
Libertad2343.04%2.05% a yearabout 1.40 km²Rural
Ligaya901.17%1.10% a yearabout 8.21 km²Rural
Mabuligon Pob.1,39118.05%−0.31% a yearabout 9.62 km²Rural
Maduroto Pob.1,67321.7%−0.61% a yearabout 6.97 km²Rural
Mahanud3624.7%8.87% a yearabout 1.13 km²Rural
Mahayag1542%−0.61% a yearabout 3.41 km²Rural
Nagpapacao4425.73%2.55% a yearabout 1.10 km²Rural
Rizal1732.24%−1.34% a yearabout 3.11 km²Rural
Salvacion2262.93%4.51% a yearabout 1.25 km²Rural
San Isidro2212.87%−3.28% a yearabout 8.73 km²Rural
San Roque1361.76%−8.50% a yearabout 9.07 km²Rural
Santa Cruz2202.85%4.38% a yearabout 3.33 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Matuguinao covers 189.58 km² of land, 41 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 854 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
189.58 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
41 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.17193° N, 124.93752° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
10 m
Average
292 m
Highest
854 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[28]

  1. Las Navas River25.1 of 93.6 km
  2. Matuguinao River10.1 of 10.7 km
  3. Paye Creek3.8 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Capotoan850 m
  2. Mount Capoto-on555 m
  3. Mount Yaua545 m
  4. Mount Canyaba540 m
  5. Mount Bingo477 m
  6. Mount Sarauagheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[29]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Catbalogan, the nearest PAGASA station, 45 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,991 mm of rain on 181 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catbalogan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January296 mm1626.7 °C30.8 °C22.7 °C
February208 mm1227.0 °C31.4 °C22.6 °C
March191 mm1328.6 °C32.4 °C23.2 °C
April124 mm1128.8 °C33.5 °C24.1 °C
May179 mm1229.5 °C33.9 °C25.0 °C
June230 mm1529.2 °C33.4 °C25.0 °C
July292 mm1728.8 °C32.7 °C24.9 °C
August196 mm1229.1 °C32.9 °C25.3 °C
September280 mm1528.9 °C32.8 °C24.9 °C
October299 mm1928.4 °C32.3 °C24.4 °C
November293 mm1927.8 °C31.9 °C23.8 °C
December404 mm2027.3 °C31.2 °C23.4 °C
The year2,991 mm18128.4 °C32.4 °C24.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 43 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
42.6% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 43 of every 100 people in Matuguinao lived below the poverty line in 2021 (42.6%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 36.0% and 49.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 4government offices
  • 9schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1market

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Matuguinao. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Samar[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Aran Dela Cruz Boller[18]
    Vice mayor
    Cleofe Dela Cruz Belonio[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Aran Dela Cruz Boller[19]
    Vice mayor
    Cleofe Dela Cruz Belonio[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Aran Dela Cruz Boller[20]
    Vice mayor
    Cleofe Dela Cruz Belonio[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Melissa Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[21]
    Vice mayor
    Carmel Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Melissa Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[22]
    Vice mayor
    Salvador Baldonado Floquencio[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Melissa Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[23]
    Vice mayor
    Salvador Baldonado Floquencio[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Carlos Adel Dela Cruz[24]
    Vice mayor
    Aran Dela Cruz Boller[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Jocella Dy[25]
    Vice mayor
    Carlos Dela Cruz[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Josella M. Dy[26]
    Vice mayor
    Carlos A. Dela Cruz[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Matuguinao, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Aran Dela Cruz Boller[18]Cleofe Dela Cruz Belonio[18]
2022–2025Aran Dela Cruz Boller[19]Cleofe Dela Cruz Belonio[19]
2019–2022Aran Dela Cruz Boller[20]Cleofe Dela Cruz Belonio[20]
2016–2019Melissa Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[21]Carmel Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[21]
2013–2016Melissa Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[22]Salvador Baldonado Floquencio[22]
2010–2013Melissa Abrazaldo Dela Cruz[23]Salvador Baldonado Floquencio[23]
2007–2010Carlos Adel Dela Cruz[24]Aran Dela Cruz Boller[24]
2004–2007Jocella Dy[25]Carlos Dela Cruz[25]
2001–2004Josella M. Dy[26]Carlos A. Dela Cruz[26]

History & Identity

Its story

In 1967 Matuguinao (spelled Matuginao in the law) was still a municipal district of Samar, and Republic Act No. 4978 took three of its barrios (Muntalban, Balud and San Isidro) to help form the new Municipality of Silvino Lobos.[9]

Timeline

  1. 17 June 1967

    Republic Act No. 4978 was approved, creating Silvino Lobos partly out of barrios of the municipal district of Matuginao.[9]

Nearby

Matuguinao shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

Matuguinao beside Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Samar.

Matuguinao beside Samar
FigureMatuguinaoSamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary7,708[1, 2]806,17926th of 26
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary1.10% a year[1, 2]faster0.39% a year3rd of 26
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary41[6]less crowded14924th of 26
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary189.58 km²[6]5,414.68 km²11th of 26
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.3[1, 2]higher4.1not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower14.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catbalogan City, the capital of Samar
36.7 km south
Manila
504.7 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Silvino LobosNorthern Samar15.5 km northwest
  2. GandaraSamar16.1 km southwest
  3. Las NavasNorthern Samar16.9 km northeast
  4. San Jose De BuanSamar17.3 km southeast
  5. San JorgeSamar23.3 km south
  6. PambujanNorthern Samar24.6 km north

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