Mati
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city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Davao Oriental
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Davao Region
- Province
- Davao Oriental
- District
- 2nd district
- Established
- October 29, 1903
- Cityhood
- June 16, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010)
- Affirmed cityhood
- February 15, 2011
- Barangays
- 26 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Mayo Z. Almario ( Lakas-CMD )
- Representative
- Cheeno Miguel Diez Almario ( Lakas–CMD )
- Total
- 588.63 km (227.27 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 98 m (322 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 2,320 m (7,610 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Density
- 252.57/km (654.16/sq mi)
- Households
- 35,137
- Demonym
- Matinians
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Encyclopedic overview
Mati, officially the City of Mati (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mati; Filipino: Lungsod ng Mati / Siyudad ng Mati), is a component city and capital of the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, located on the southeasternmost side of Mindanao and is part of Metropolitan Davao, the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines, and its managing entity, the MDDA. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 147,547 people making it the most populous in the province.
Mati has three bays, namely Pujada, Mayo, and Balete. These bays were listed as "one" of the world’s most beautiful bays, a combined distinction for all three bays in the same city, by the association of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World (Les Plus Belles Baies du Monde) in 2022, hence the nickname 'The City of Beautiful Bays'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mati” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.