Welcome to the City of Mati, a part of the prosperous and peaceful Davao region. Bounded in the east by the great Pacific Ocean, scenic Mati embraces the majestic Pujada Bay. . .
Mati is a town in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. It is the capital of the said province. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 105,908 people in 21,293 households. Residents of Mati are called Matinians.
Looking for a place to SURF along white sandy beaches? Where else to go? but GO SOUTH to Mati City, Province of Davao Oriental. It is a blessing for me to experience nature at its best, as I am heading to this wonderful tourist destination... MATI.
History
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 of the 6th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 106th, 107th and 110th Infantry 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. It celebrated its' centennial in 2003.
Tourism
Dahican is one of the most popular destinations in Mati with clear waters and a 17-kilometer pure and fine white sand shore. Indeed, Mati is the best-kept secret of Davao Region. [www.kanakbai.com]. Masao is also very known.Tourists from Finland, Australia, USA, Japan and Korea have enjoyed the resort. Also, local tourists from Surigao and Davao abound in Mati to experience the totally different aura of Masao. There are a lot of places in Mati that are truly haven: Camp Jericho; Tourism Complex; Waniban Island; the sleeping dinosaur; the Pujada Island and a lot more. Pujada Bay has also been considered as among the richest bays in the South East Asia. There are 15,700 species of sea creatures that can be found in the Pujada Bay. Lobsters, Sea Cow or locally known as Dugong, hammerhead shark, blue whale, manta ray, and different kinds of turtles are just among the many sea animals that can be found in Mati. Scuba diving is also experienced here.
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.
This April 4, 2011 will be my official start in mati.... :)
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