Mati, Davao Oriental
Mati | |
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| City of Mati | |
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| Coordinates: 6°56′54″N 126°13′38″E / 6.9483°N 126.2272°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
Mati, officially the City of Mati (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mati; Filipino: Lungsod ng Mati / Siyudad ng Mati; Central Bikol: Syudad nin Mati), is a component city[1] and capital of the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines located on the southeasternmost side of Mindanao.
History
[edit]Mati comes from the Mandaya word Maa-ti, which refers to the town's creek that easily dries up even after heavy rain. Pioneer settlers were the Austronesian indigenous peoples Mandaya and Kalagan, and the Arabic-Indo-Malayan-influenced Maguindanao and Maranao.
Spanish period
[edit]Captain Prudencio Garcia, the pioneer political-military head in 1861, and his comrade Juan Nazareno founded the settlement of Mati and two other communities in Davao Oriental.[2]
American period
[edit]By October 29, 1903, Mati was declared a municipality by virtue of Act No. 21.[2] By 1907, Act No. 189 further reaffirmed the establishment of its local government. Francisco Rojas was the first appointed mayor while the first elected mayor was Patricio Cunanan in 1923. Mati became the capital of Davao Oriental in 1967.
Japanese occupation and World War II
[edit]The Japanese Imperial forces landed in town and occupied most of eastern Davao region in 1942. Mati was liberated in 1945 by the Allied Philippine Commonwealth troops of the 6th, 10th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 106th, 107th and 110th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the Davaoeño guerrilla units.
Contemporary Period
[edit]Mati celebrated the grand centennial of its founding as a town in 2003.[3]
Cityhood
[edit]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%).[4]
The Supreme Court declared the cityhood law of Mati and 15 other cities unconstitutional after a petition filed by the League of Cities of the Philippines in its ruling on November 18, 2008. On December 22, 2009, the cityhood law of Mati and 15 other municipalities regain its status as cities again after the court reversed its ruling on November 18, 2008. On August 23, 2010, the court reinstated its ruling on November 18, 2008, causing Mati and 15 cities to become regular municipalities. Finally, on February 15, 2011, Mati becomes a city again including the 15 municipalities declaring that the conversion to cityhood met all legal requirements.
After six years of legal battle, in its board resolution, the League of Cities of the Philippines acknowledged and recognized the cityhood of Mati and 15 other cities.
Barangays
[edit]Mati is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
In 1957, the barrio then known as Cabuaya was renamed to Dawan.[5]
- Badas
- Bobon
- Buso
- Cabuaya
- Central (City Proper)
- Culian
- Dahican
- Danao
- Dawan
- Don Enrique Lopez
- Don Martin Marundan
- Don Salvador Lopez, Sr.
- Langka
- Lawigan
- Libudon
- Luban
- Macambol
- Mamali
- Matiao
- Mayo
- Sainz
- Sanghay
- Tagabakid
- Tagbinonga
- Taguibo
- Tamisan
Climate
[edit]Mati features a tropical rainforest climate with copious amounts of rainfall throughout the course of the year. There is no pronounced dry season, but it has very pronounced maximum rain from May to July, with June being the wettest month of the year, experiencing 28 days of rain.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 1,365 | — |
| 1918 | 7,649 | +12.18% |
| 1939 | 10,200 | +1.38% |
| 1948 | 11,562 | +1.40% |
| 1960 | 23,479 | +6.08% |
| 1970 | 53,242 | +8.52% |
| 1975 | 73,125 | +6.57% |
| 1980 | 78,178 | +1.34% |
| 1990 | 93,023 | +1.75% |
| 1995 | 93,801 | +0.16% |
| 2000 | 105,908 | +2.64% |
| 2007 | 122,046 | +1.98% |
| 2010 | 126,143 | +1.21% |
| 2015 | 141,141 | +2.16% |
| 2020 | 147,547 | +0.88% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||
Ethnicity and Languages
[edit]Cebuano is the most widely spoken language and the corresponding ethnicity (which includes the Boholano subgroup) accounts for 71.55% of the total household population according to a 2000 census. Mandaya ranks second with 12.74%, followed by Kalagan with 6.87%. Most residents of Mati are descendants of migrants from the Visayas who came for employment opportunities in logging, mining, farming, fishing, trading and teaching.[10]
Economy
[edit]Main produce from the city is coconut.
References
[edit]- ^ "Philippine Standard Geographic Code". Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). December 31, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "History of Davao Oriental". Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "DECLARING 2003 AS THE CENTENNIAL YEAR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MATI, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL". May 9, 2003. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Sun.Star Davao - Mati now a city Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "An Act Changing the Name of the Barrio of Cabuaya, Municipality of Mati, Province of Davao, to Barrio Dawan". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Davao Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "About". Official Website of the City of Mati. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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