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Mati Location in the Philippines Coordinates: 6°57′11″N 126°12′58″ECoordinates: 6°57′11″N 126°12′58″E Country	 Philippines Region	Davao Region (Region XI) Province	Davao Oriental District	Second District of Davao Oriental Founded	1903 Barangays	26 Government - Mayor	Michelle N. Rabat (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) Area - Total	682.00 km2 (263.3 sq mi) Population (2000) - Total	105,908 - Density	155.3/km2 (402.2/sq mi) Time zone	PHT (UTC+8) Website	www.mati.gov.ph Mati City is the capital of the Mati province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. It is situated in Pujada Bay, around Mati River. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 105,908 people in 21,293 households. Residents of Mati are called Matinians. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 2.2 Environment 3 Cityscape 3.1 Architecture 3.2 Parks 3.3 Barangays 4 Culture and contemporary life 4.1 Entertainment and performing arts 4.2 Tourism 4.3 Media 4.4 Cuisine 4.6 Sports 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Government 8 Crime 9 Education 10 Transportation 11 Sister cities 12 See also 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links

1.History From ancient times, Mati was inhabited by the Mandayans - tribe or a population native to this area in eastern parts of Mindanao. Gradually, over the years, the mandayan population has been mixed with spanish, cebuanos, and other people. On 1942, the Japanese Occupation forces was landed in the town of Mati, Eastern Davao. On 1945, the liberation in the town of Mati, Eastern Davao was accompanied by the Allied Philippine Commonwealth troops, Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the Davaoeño guerrilla units against the Japanese Imperial forces until the end of World War II. The town of Mati, Davao Oriental was founded in 1903.

2. Geography 2.1 Climate 2.2 Environment 3 Cityscape 3.1 Architecture 3.2 Parks

4,2 Tourism The major tourist destinations are Dahican Beach, Masao and Gregorio Beach Resorts, Camp Jericho; Tourism Complex; Waniban Island; the sleeping dinosaur; the Pujada Island. Nowadays,skimming and surfing is one of the most favorite sports to Matinians because of the lovely wave in Dahican. Many tourits also got to Dahican Beach just to skim. The LUKOT also is known in Mati. It's from a sea creature and it taste good. Mati has a good road also, where others called it as BAGUIO ROAD because of its zigzag shape. So, come now to Mati and experience a lot of things which you never experinced before. [edit]Cityhood

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 to be known as City of Mati. Final tabulation showed Yes got 18,267 votes while No garnered only 846. There are 18,267 actual voters out of the 51,287 registered voters in 26 villages and 266 polling precincts during the June 18 plebiscite.[1] However, Mati recently lost its cityhood, along with 15 other cities, after the Supreme Court of the Philippines granted a petition filed by the League of Cities of the Philippines, and declared the cityhood law (RA 9389) which allowed the town to acquire its city status, unconstitutional. The said cities, the court ruled, did not meet the requirements for cityhood.[2] More than a year later, on December 22, 2009, acting on the appeal of the so-called "League of 16 Cities" (an informal group of the sixteen local government units whose cityhood status had been reversed), the Supreme Court reversed its earlier ruling as it ruled that "at the end of the day, the passage of the amendatory law (regarding the criteria for cityhood as set by Congress) is no different from the enactment of a law, i.e., the cityhood laws specifically exempting a particular political subdivision from the criteria earlier mentioned. Congress, in enacting the exempting law/s, effectively decreased the already codified indicators."[3] As such, the cityhood status of the said 16 LGUs is effectively restored. On August 27, 2010, Mati City in Davao Oriental is now plain old Mati again. It shares the fate of 15 other cities, after the Supreme Court reinstated a 2008 decision declaring as “unconstitutional" the cityhood laws converting 16 municipalities into cities.[4] A previous law required towns aspiring to become cities to earn at least P100 million annually, which none of the 16 did. Voting 7-6, with two justices not taking part, the SC reinstated its Nov. 18, 2008 decision declaring as unconstitutional the Republic Acts (RAs) converting 16 municipalities into cities again. [edit]Barangays

Mati is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Badas Bobon Buso Cabuaya Central (City Proper/Pob.) 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

8.Crime [edit]References

^ Sun.Star Davao - Mati now a city ^ http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/news/courtnews%20flash/2008/11/11180803.php ^ SC reverses self, upholds creation of 16 cities ^ http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2010/august/28/nation1.isx&d=2010/august/28 [edit]External links

http://www.pujadaisland.com Philippine Standard Geographic Code 2000 Philippine Census Information City of Mati Official Website Employment in Mati [show]v · d · eComponent local government units of Davao Oriental [show]v · d · e Provincial capital cities and municipalities of the Philippines Categories: Provincial capitals of the Philippines | Municipalities of Davao Oriental Accent