Why visit Mati
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 44 places to eat, 26 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Don Paco Rocamora Golf & Country Club.
Weather in Mati
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About Mati
Mati, officially the City of Mati (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mati; Filipino: Lungsod ng Mati / Siyudad ng Mati), is a component city and capital of the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, located on the southeasternmost side of Mindanao and is part of Metropolitan Davao, the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines, and its managing entity, the MDDA. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 147,547 people making it the most populous in the province.
From the Wikipedia article Mati, Davao Oriental (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Mati on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Don Paco Rocamora Golf & Country Club
Golf course · 6.4 km
Rocamora Road, Mati City
sunrise-sunset
Restaurants and cafes44
Farmer’s Native Chicken Barbecue
Restaurant · Asian, Barbecue, Chicken · 1.3 km
Rizal Extension
Mo-Su 09:00-19:00
Overflow Coffee Nook
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 5.2 km
B3 L1, Mati City
Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su off
The Colonel's Coffee
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Chinese, Sandwich, Beer · 6.5 km
Rocamora Road, Mati City
Mo-Su 07:00-20:30
Cafe Oriental
Restaurant · 3.0 km
President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway, Mati
32 more on the map.
History
Mati comes from the Mandaya word Maa-ti, which refers to the town's creek that easily dries up even after heavy rain. Pioneer settlers were the Austronesian indigenous peoples Mandaya and Kalagan, and the Arabic-Indo-Malayan-influenced Maguindanao and Maranao.
From the History section of Mati, Davao Oriental on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay26
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging22
RM Petrol
Gas station · 3.6 km
President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway, Mati City
Schools, colleges and libraries82
Dugmanon Elementary School
School · 14.6 km
Surigao — Davao Coastal Road, San Isidro
Rabat Rocamora Mati Central School Special Education Center
School
Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, Mati City
Rabat-Rocamora Mati Central Elementary School Ⅰ
School
Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, Mati City
Healthcare10
Saint Camillus Hospital of Mati Foundation
Hospital · 1.6 km
President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway
Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center
Hospital · 3.1 km
President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway
Medway Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 4.7 km
President Diosdado P. Macapagal Highway, Mati
Map of Mati
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mati Airport (MXI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 km away.
- Lupon 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Samal 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Maco 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Davao 68 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Panabo 71 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Carmen 72 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nabunturan 78 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Compostela 81 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- New Corella 83 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Malita 90 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Capitol Hill Mati, StöttOblött, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Baygon Shelves Section SM Savemore Mati City Philippines, NepgearMahoNickel22H2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View of sleeping dinosaur island mati davao oriental, Michael E. Peligro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baygon Shelves in Philippines circa 2025, NepgearMahoNickel22H2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dracaena trifasciata 120738827, Greg III Espera, CC BY 4.0
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