Davao Region - Citizendia

(Eastern Mindanao) Region XI
DAVAO REGION
Divisions

Regional center	Davao City
Population	3,676,163
– Density	186. The City of Davao ( Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is the largest city on the island of 9 per km²
Area	19,671. 83 km²
– Provinces	4
– Cities	6
– Municipalities	44
– Barangays	1,160
– Cong. districts	11
Languages	Cebuano, Davaoeño dialect of Chabacano, Mandayan, Dibabawon, Mansakan, Manobo, Tagalog, Ilokano, others

Davao Region, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines "Cebuano" redirects here For the inhabitants of Cebu see Cebuano people Cebuano (Cebuano Sinugbuanon, "language Chavacano (as a proper noun and a derivative of the Spanish adjective " chabacano " and as it is generally accepted in literature the broadcast media Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. To view the Ilokano edition of this Wikipedia article select from the in other languages section to the side of this page In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost Island in the Philippines. Davao Region consists of four provinces, namely: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. Compostela Valley is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Davao del Norte, and once known simply as Davao, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. The region encloses the Davao Gulf and its regional center is Davao City. Davao Gulf is a gulf found in Mindanao in the Philippines. Davao Gulf cuts into the island of Mindanao from Celebes Sea. The City of Davao ( Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is the largest city on the island of Davao is the Hispanicized pronunciation of daba-daba, the Bagobo word for "fire" (the Cebuano translation is "kayo").

Region XI was originally called Southern Mindanao, and in addition to the three Davao provinces also included Surigao del Sur and South Cotabato. Surigao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. South Cotabato is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. At that time, Compostela Valley was still part of Davao del Norte. Republic Act No. 7225, ratified on March 16, 1992, created the province of Sarangani from South Cotabato. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sarangani is a province of the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao. Then, Republic Act No. 7901, signed on February 3, 1995, by President Fidel V. Ramos transferred Surigao del Sur into the newly created region of Caraga (Region XIII). Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Fidel Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928) was the 12th President of the Philippines. For the municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, see Caraga Davao Oriental Caraga is an administrative region Finally, on September 19, 2001, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Executive Order No. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. 36 reorganized the regions and provinces in Mindanao. This moved South Cotabato and Sarangani to SOCCSKSARGEN region and renamed Southern Mindanao as Davao Region. SoCCSKSarGen is a region of the Philippines, located in central Mindanao, and is officially designated as Region XII.

This region also bears the nickname Silicon Gulf. Silicon Gulf is a Nickname for Davao City and extends to the Davao Region, at Southern Mindanao Philippines.

CULTURAL GROUPS The region is an in-migration area, with a mixture of migrants, which include Cebuanos (making up the majority), Ilonggos and Ilocanos. Its ethnic groups include Manobos, Bagobos, Maiisakas, Maguindanon, T’boli, Tirurays and Muslims.

CLIMATE The region has a generally uniform distribution of rainfall through the year. It lies outside the typhoon belt.

NATURAL RESOURCES Aside from its forestland and fertile fields, Southern Mindanao has mineral resources of chrornite, iron, nickel, and manganese, gold, copper and other non-metallic minerals. Five of the major fishing grounds of the Philippines are located in the region.

ECONOMY While the region’s economy is predominantly agri-based. it is now developing into a center for agro-industrial business, trade and tourism. Its competitive advantage is in agri-industry as its products, bananas, pineapples, fresh asparagus, and fish products are exported abroad. The region can be a vital link to markets in other parts of Mindanao, Brunei Darussalam and parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.

There is a gradual shift to industrialization as shown with industry’s growth rate of 8. 1% in 1996. Other economic activities are mining, fishery, forestry and agriculture.

FACILITIES The region’s principal ports are the Sasa International Seaport in Sasa, Sta. Ana Pier in the Chinatown District, Panabo Seaport in Davao del Norte, and Mati Seaport in Davao Oriental. Infrastructure developments in the cities within the region are considered excellent.

The airport in Davao City is the largest and most developed in Mindanao. The region is accessible by land, air and sea. The region has adequate communications facilities, reliable power and an abundant water supply.

Political Divisions

Davao Region is subdivided into 4 provinces and Davao City. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. The City of Davao ( Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is the largest city on the island of

Political map of Davao Region

Province/City	Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of density (per km²)
Compostela Valley	Nabunturan	580,244	4,666. Compostela Valley is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Nabunturan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines. 93	124. 3
Davao del Norte	Tagum City	743,811	3,462. Davao del Norte, and once known simply as Davao, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Tagum City (Dakbayan sa Tagum/Siyudad sa Tagum is a 1st class city in the 1st congressional district of the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines 82	214. 8
Davao del Sur	Digos City	758,801	3,934. Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Digos City is a 2nd class partially urbanized component city at present in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. 01	192. 9
Davao Oriental	Mati City	446,191	5,164. Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. The City of Mati is a city in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. 46	86. 4

Davao City	—	1,147,116	2,443. The City of Davao ( Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is the largest city on the island of 61	469. 4

Component Cities

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Digos City is a 2nd class partially urbanized component city at present in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. The Island Garden City of Samal is a 2nd class city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. Davao del Norte, and once known simply as Davao, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. The City of Panabo ( Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Panabo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Panabo) is a 4th class city near Davao City in the Davao del Norte, and once known simply as Davao, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Tagum City (Dakbayan sa Tagum/Siyudad sa Tagum is a 1st class city in the 1st congressional district of the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines Davao del Norte, and once known simply as Davao, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. The City of Mati is a city in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao.

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