{"id":38,"count":0,"description":"Matanao is a 4th-class municipality in Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines, founded on June\u202f17, 1957 . It spans about 202\u202fkm\u00b2, with elevations from 25\u202fm to 111\u202fm, and is home to around 60,493 residents as of the 2020 census.\r\n\r\nEconomy\r\nPrimarily a rice-farming municipality, with growing banana plantations (Cavendish, Lakatan) in barangays Manga, Dongan\u2011Pekong, and Saboy.\r\n\r\nLand use also includes corn, vegetables, and fruit cultivation.\r\n\r\nMatanao offers a blend of agricultural livelihoods, rich cultural diversity, and natural attractions\u2014from rice and banana fields to caves, waterfalls, and mountain resorts. With community-led eco-tourism initiatives, it\u2019s evolving into a mindful destination that values sustainability, local empowerment, and peaceful development.","link":"https:\/\/minsaad.junlasys.com\/index.php\/project-area\/matanao\/","name":"Matanao","slug":"matanao","taxonomy":"project-area","parent":16,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/minsaad.junlasys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-area\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/minsaad.junlasys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-area"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/minsaad.junlasys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/project-area"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minsaad.junlasys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-area\/16"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/minsaad.junlasys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sub-project?project-area=38"},{"href":"https:\/\/minsaad.junlasys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/po-group?project-area=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}