Matanog, officially the Municipality of Matanog, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,034 people.  Matanog was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 780 signed by then President Ferdinand Marcos on August 25, 1975. It was carved from the municipality of Parang. The town was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.