San Mateo | |
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Nickname: Mountain Biking Capital of the Philippines | |
Motto(s): "San Mateo, Bayan Ko, Mahal Ko" (San Mateo, My Town, My Love) | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°41′49″N 121°07′19″E / 14.69694°N 121.12194°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Rizal |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 21 September 1571[1] |
Named for | St. Matthew the Apostle |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Bartolome N. Rivera (Liberal) |
• Vice Mayor | Jaime M. Roxas (PDP–Laban) |
• Representative | Jose Arturo Garcia Jr. (NPC) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 110,276 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 55.09 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] | |
• Total | 273,306 |
• Rank | 6 out of 1,489 Municipalities |
• Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 64,054 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.64 |
• Revenue | ₱ 797.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,836 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 833.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 752.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 1850 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
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 (Montalban) 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).