San Mateo, Rizal

San Mateo
San Mateo Municipal Hall along General Luna Avenue
San Mateo Municipal Hall along General Luna Avenue
Flag of San Mateo
Official seal of San Mateo
Nickname: 
Mountain Biking Capital of the Philippines
Motto(s): 
"San Mateo, Bayan Ko, Mahal Ko"
(San Mateo, My Town, My Love)
Map of Rizal with San Mateo highlighted
Map of Rizal with San Mateo highlighted
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San Mateo is located in Philippines
San Mateo
San Mateo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°41′49″N 121°07′19″E / 14.69694°N 121.12194°E / 14.69694; 121.12194
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceRizal
District 3rd district
Founded21 September 1571[1]
Named forSt. Matthew the Apostle
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBartolome N. Rivera (Liberal)
 • Vice MayorJaime M. Roxas (PDP–Laban)
 • RepresentativeJose Arturo Garcia Jr. (NPC)
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate110,276 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total55.09 km2 (21.27 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Highest elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Lowest elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total273,306
 • Rank6 out of 1,489 Municipalities
 • Density5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
 • Households
64,054
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
4.22
% (2018)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 797.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,836 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 833.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 752.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
1850
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)2
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.sanmateo.gov.ph

San Mateo, officially the Municipality of San Mateo (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Mateo), is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 273,306.

It is bordered by Quezon City to the west, Marikina and Antipolo to the south, and by the Municipality of Rodriguez to the north. San Mateo is approximately 24 kilometers (15 mi) east of Manila and 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) north of Antipolo, the provincial capital of Rizal.

Conurbated to the urban agglomeration of the Greater Manila Area, San Mateo is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Rizal Province, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Provincial Government of Rizal. It is a commuter hub to Metro Manila.

San Mateo is the home of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Aranzazu (Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu).

  1. ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 540, s. 2018 (25 July 2018), Declaring Friday, 21 September 2018, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of San Mateo, Province of Rizal, retrieved August 8, 2022
  2. ^ Municipality of San Mateo | (DILG)
  3. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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