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San Mateo (pronounced locally as /sænˈmäCHō/ not /sæn mə-tay-oh/ , Spanish for St. Matthew), officially the Municipality of San Mateo (Ilocano: Ili ti San Mateo; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Mateo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,663 people. [3]

San Mateo
Municipality
Municipality of San Mateo
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Nickname(s):  Munggo Capital of the Philippines Agro Ecological Destination in Cagayan Valley
Map of Isabela with San Mateo highlighted
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San Mateo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°53′N 121°35′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Isabela
District	3rd district
Founded	March 17, 1946
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Atty. Gregorio A. Pua
• Vice Mayor	Arvin M. Barangan
• Representative	Ian Paul L. Dy
• Electorate	41,424 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	120.60 km2 (46.56 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Lowest elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population  (66,663) [3]
• Total	66,663
• Rank	7th out of 37 (in Isabela)
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Households	16,743
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	10.66% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	PHP 259,867,393.78 million (2.51%) (2020)
• Assets	PHP 702,284,153.48 million (7.10%) (2020)
• Expenditure	₱265,686,137.97 (2020)
• Liabilities	PHP 369,072,314.62 million (19.59%) (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3318
PSGC	023132000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.sanmateo-isabela.gov.ph

San Mateo is one of the cleanest town in the region. The administrators encourage the people of the municipality to use paper bags instead of plastic bags in line with its claim as an "Agro-Ecological Town".[5]

According to the 2020 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index conducted by the National Competitiveness Council, San Mateo took the 141st spot among the first class and second class municipalities in the Philippines.

• 2015 44th
• 2016 99th
• 2017 123rd
• 2018 92nd
• 2019 72nd
• 2020 141st
• 2021 292nd

History

First named as "Marasat", it was a former barangay of Cauayan, then Santiago. It was called the Municipality of Yoshisawa under the government of the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War. After the liberation, it was finally created and named San Mateo by virtue of Presidential Executive Order No. 97 on March 17, 1946, by then President Sergio Osmeña. It was proclaimed as the Agro-Ecological Destination in Cagayan Valley by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1685 dated December 1, 2008. Then it was also proclaimed as the Munggo Capital[6] of the Philippines in the year 2008–2009.

MAYORS OF SAN MATEO, ISABELA

1942 Doroteo Barbero

1943 Estanislao Bueno

1946 Don Mateo Cadeliña

1946 - 1951 Cornelio Alipio

1951 - 1955 Don Mateo Cadeliña

1955 - 1960 Marcelo Santiago

1960 - 1962 Hermogenes Ramil

1962 - 1963 Braulio Lucas

1963 - 1986 Severo Lachica

1986 - 1998 Dr. Venancio Villarta

1998 - 2001 Feliciano Palomares

2001 - 2010 Roberto Agcaoili

2010 - 2019 Dra. Crispina Agcaoili

2019 - Present Atty. Gregorio Pua

Geography

San Mateo is situated in the Southwestern part of Isabela. It is bounded on the north by Aurora, on the northeast by Cabatuan, on the east by Cauayan City, on the east-southeast by Alicia, on the south by Ramon and on the west Alfonso Lista in the Province of Ifugao.

San Mateo is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Cabatuan, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Ramon along the national highway, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Alicia along the provincial road. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from the Santiago City and 24 kilometres (15 mi) away from the Cauayan City. It is 54 kilometres (34 mi) south of Ilagan, capital city of Isabela on the national highway and approximately 6+1⁄2 hours trip to Manila with a distance of 350 kilometres (220 mi). It has a total area of approximately 12,059.83 hectares.

Barangays

San Mateo is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. [7] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

The climate of San Mateo falls under third type. This type of climate is characterized by no pronounced maximum rain period with a short dry season lasting from one to three months. Rainfall starts in July and continues through December with either October or November as the peak of the rainy season.

As per data gathered from the ISU PAG-ASA PCARRD AGROMET Station, Echague, Isabela, the average monthly rainfall for 2011 was 238.20mm with the highest recorded at 558.20mm in September and at least in March with 32.6mm. The highest recorded temperature was its peak in May at 34.40C during the summer season and the lowest at 26.10C in January. However the average temperature for the same period was 30.70C.

Land Classification and Uses

The soil type of San Mateo is 49.89% Santa Rita Clay Loam which is suited for lowland crops like rice, tobacco and mungo. Other soil types are Bago Series (26.04%), San Manuel Series (9.87%), Peñaranda (2.31%), Agustin Series (7.95%) and River Wash Gravel (3.95%).

The existing land uses of the municipality are as follows:

The long and mighty Magat River, the biggest tributary of the Cagayan River lies in the vast plains devoted to agriculture in the area.

The Tao-Tao River and the four (4) creeks found in the municipality named Porvida, Gaddanan, Macañao and Balaobao are likewise tapped to supply water to elevated portions of agricultural lands through the use of water pumps.

Topography

The terrain of the municipality is basically plain with 98% of the total land area under 0-2 percent slope category and only 2% of the total area is under the 2.3-5 percent slope category. The excellent topography of the municipality has made irrigation by gravity method applicable in flooding of rice paddies.

Demographics

Population census of San Mateo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	13,622	—
1960	24,402	+4.98%
1970	29,604	+1.95%
1975	34,546	+3.14%
1980	41,152	+3.56%
1990	48,461	+1.65%
1995	48,861	+0.15%
2000	55,068	+2.60%
2007	57,885	+0.69%
2010	60,792	+1.80%
2015	64,505	+1.14%
2020	66,663	+0.65%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Mateo, Isabela, was 66,663 people, [3] with a density of 550 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,400 inhabitants per square mile.

Language

The population is a combination of different ethnic group dominated by Ilocano speaking people which make Ilocano the common language used in the municipality.

Economy

Culture

• March 17 - Town Fiesta
• 1st week of May - Munggo Festival

Government

Local government

The municipality is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2022–2025)[20]

Position	Name
Congressman	Ian Paul L. Dy
Mayor	Atty. Gregorio A. Pua
Vice-Mayor	Arvin M. Barangan
Councilors	Atty. Louella Marie R. Agcaoili
	Michael Angelo V. Ramones
	Agosto Gamboa
	Sherwyn Cadeliña
	Lailo Palomares
	Jonabel T. Paranas
	Atty. Eric P. Subia
	Santos Villamar

Congress representation

San Mateo, belonging to the third legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Ian Paul L. Dy.

Healthcare

• BBCSS Pediatric Medical And Surgical Clinic
• Juvelo Family Clinic
• New Samaritan Medical And Pediatric Clinic
• Piedad Medical Clinic
• Ricafort Clinic
• San Mateo Integrated Community Hospital
• San Mateo Kidney Care and Dialysis Center
• San Mateo Multicare Hospital
• San Mateo Rural Health Unit

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[21] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[22] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Colleges and Universities

• Isabela State University (San Mateo Campus)
• Eveland Christian College
• Cagayan Valley Automotive and Technical School Inc.

High school

• Eveland Christian College
• La Salette Of San Mateo, Inc.
• Salinungan National High School
• San Mateo General Comprehensive High School
• San Mateo National High School
• San Mateo Vocational Industrial High School

Elementary

References

External links

• Official website
• San Mateo at the Isabela Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

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San Mateo (Filipino: Bayan ng San Mateo) ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Isabela, Verwaltungsregion II, Cagayan Valley. Sie hat 64.505 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015), die in 33 Barangays lebten. Sie wird als Gemeinde der ersten Einkommensklasse auf den Philippinen und als teilweise urbanisiert eingestuft.

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