[3] In 1957 the barrios of Santo Rosario, Santa Rosa, Balagtas, San Vicente and Mabini were separated from the municipality of Palompon and constituted into Matag-ob.

[5] Matag-ob is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.

In the 2020 census, the population of Matag-ob was 17,522 people,[3] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty Incidence of Matag-ob Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

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