San Mateo
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| 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 / 16.88°N 121.58°E / 16.88; 121.58 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Isabela |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | March 17, 1946 |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Atty. Gregorio A. Pua |
| • Vice Mayor | Arvin M. Barangan |
| • Representative | Ian Paul L. Dy |
| • Councilor | Atty. Louella Marie R. Agcaoili, CPA |
| • Electorate | 41,424 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • 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]
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| • Total | 66,663 |
| • Rank | 7th out of 37 (inIsabela) |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,743 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue |  PHP 259,867,393.78 million (2.51%) (2020) |
| • Assets | PHP 702,284,153.48 million (7.10%) (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 265.7 million (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
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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 provinceofIsabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,663 people.[3]
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]
The town was 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 named for its founder, the late Don Mateo A. Cadeliña.[6]
On March 17, 1946, President Sergio Osmeña issued Executive Order No. 97, which established San Mateo as a formal municipality. According to the provisions of Executive Order No. 249 of the Office of the President of the Philippines, and based on the municipality's annual average income for CY 2004–2007 as certified by the Commission on Audit, and as implemented by Department of Finance Order No. 23–08 dated July 29, 2008, the municipality was reclassified from a second class municipality to first class municipality.[6]
On December 1, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo designated the Municipality as an Agro-Ecological Destination in Cagayan Valley Region as recommended by the Department of Agriculture due to its vast ecological and agricultural production areas, as well as being the recipient of the Galing Pook Award 2007 for the best local governance programs. On January 27, 2012, Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala designated the municipality as the Munggo Capital of the Philippines. This is in acknowledgment of local leaders' valuable efforts to promote munggo production, which is a high-value commercial commodity.'[7]
According to Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991, the municipality is responsible for coordinating and providing basic, regular, and direct services to its residents in order to promote social and economic development. As proof, the municipality of San Mateo received the Seal of Good Local Governance from 2015 to 2019 and again in 2022, the Department of Interior and Local Government's highest accreditation for performing local governments.[6]
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, 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 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Ilagan and 350 kilometres (220 mi) from Manila.
San Mateo is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| Climate data for San Mateo, Isabela | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
19 (66) |
17 (63) |
20 (68) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.2 (1.23) |
23 (0.9) |
27.7 (1.09) |
28.1 (1.11) |
113.5 (4.47) |
141.4 (5.57) |
176.4 (6.94) |
236.6 (9.31) |
224.9 (8.85) |
247.7 (9.75) |
222.9 (8.78) |
178 (7.0) |
1,651.4 (65) |
| Average rainy days | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 144 |
| Source: World Weather Online[9] | |||||||||||||
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.
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.
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[10][11][12][13] | ||
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.
The population is a combination of different ethnic group dominated by Ilocano speaking people which make Ilocano the common language used in the municipality.
Poverty incidence of San Mateo
2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
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.
As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the municipal government.
The municipality of San Mateo 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.
Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.
| Position | Name |
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| District Representative | Ian Paul L. Dy |
| Municipal Mayor | Gregorio A. Pua |
| Municipal Vice-Mayor | Arvin M. Barangan |
| Municipal Councilors | Atty. Louella Marie R. Agcaoili,CPA |
| Michael Angelo V. Ramones (Deceased) | |
| Agosto Gamboa | |
| Sherwyn Cadeliña | |
| Lailo Palomares | |
| Jonabel T. Paranas | |
| Atty. Eric P. Subia | |
| Santos Villamar |
| Barangay | Name |
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| Bacarreña | Ronaldo P. Cabacungan, Sr. |
| Bagong Sikat | Bagong Kapitan |
| Barangay 1 | Aristotle Visaya |
| Barangay 2 | Arnelyn Daynos |
| Barangay 3 | CMCM |
| Barangay 4 | Dating first Kagawad |
San Mateo, belonging to the third legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Ian Paul L. Dy.[24]
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
The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[25] The division office is a field office of the DepEdinCagayan Valley region.[26] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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Places adjacent to San Mateo, Isabela
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Ilagan (capital and largest city) | |
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