San Mateo, Rizal
San Mateo (Filipino: Bayan ng San Mateo) is a first class urban municipality in Rizal Province, Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, San Mateo is one of 13 municipalities and a capital city that make up the Province of Rizal. It is also part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway, that is composed of Region 3, Region 4-A (CALABARZON) and the nearby National Capital Region (NCR).
San Mateo is located along the western border of Rizal Province, it is bordered on the west by Quezon City, to the south by Marikina City and Antipolo City, the capital of Rizal Province, and to the north by Rodriguez (Montalban) also in Rizal province. It is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) away from Manila and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Pasig City, the former town capital of Rizal.
According to the 2007 Philippine census, San Mateo has population of 184,860 inhabitants, or 8.09% of the total population 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.
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