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Municipality in Isabela, Philippines

San Mateo (pronounced locally as /sænˈmäCHō/ not /sæn mə tay oh/ , Spanish for St. Matthew), officially the Municipality of 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. 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".

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 of the Philippines in the year 2008–2009.

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 from Ilagan and from Manila.

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 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.

In the 2020 census, the population of San Mateo, Isabela, was 66,663 people, with a density of .

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

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.

+ Members of the San Mateo Municipal Council(2022–2025) Position Name 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

+ Members of the Liga ng mga Barangay(2022–2025) Barangay Name 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.

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