Matuguinao  ', officially the ', is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people. Matuguinao were named as a municipal district of Gandara in the year 1948 to 1960 and were converted into a municipality in 1965. Matuguinao or "Matugnaw" is a word that literally means cold. Matuguinao is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.