Davao City

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Davao City

Dakbayan sa Dabaw

Highly urbanized city

City of Davao, Lungsod ng Dabaw

Davao City skyline 01.jpg

Official seal of Davao City

Seal

Nickname(s):

"King City of the South"[1]

"Crown Jewel of Mindanao"[2]

"Durian Capital of the Philippines"[3]

"Chocolate Capital of the Philippines"[4]

Motto(s): Life is Here[5]

Anthem: Tayo'y Dabawenyo (We are Davaeño)

Map of Davao Region with Davao City highlighted

Map of Davao Region with Davao City highlighted

OpenStreetMap

Davao City is located in PhilippinesDavao CityDavao City

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 7°04′N 125°36′ECoordinates: 7°04′N 125°36′E

CountryPhilippines

Region Davao Region

Province Davao del Sur (geographically only)

District 1st to 3rd Districts of Davao City

Founded 29 June 1848

Chartered 16 October 1936

Cityhood 16 March 1937

Highly urbanized city 22 December 1979

Founded by Don José Cruz de Oyanguren of Guipuzcoa, Spain

Barangays 182 (see Barangays)

Government[6]  [7]

• Type Sangguniang Panlungsod

• Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio

• Vice Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte

• Representative

List

• Electorate 984,604 voters (2019)

Area[8]

• Highly urbanized city 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi)

• Urban 293.78 km2 (113.43 sq mi)

• Metro 3,964.95 km2 (1,530.88 sq mi)

Area rank 1st

Elevation[9] 13 m (43 ft)

Highest elevation 2,909 m (9,544 ft)

Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)

Population (2020 census)[10]

• Highly urbanized city 1,776,949

• Rank 3rd

• Density 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)

• Metro 2,770,671

• Metro density 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

• Households 400,675

Demonyms

Davaeño, (Spanish)[11]
Davaense (Spanish)[12]

Economy

• Income class 1st city income class

• Poverty incidence 9.20% (2015)[13]

• Revenue ₱11,117,585,998.13 (2020)[14]

• Assets ₱23,664,385,225.91 (2020)[14]

Service provider

• Electricity Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC)

Time zone UTC+8 (PST)

ZIP code

8000

PSGC

112402000

IDD : area code  +63 (0)82

Climate type tropical rainforest climate

Spoken languages Cebuano, English, and Native Davaoeño

Website www.davaocity.gov.ph

Davao City, officially the City of Davao, Lungsod ng Dabaw (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw; Tagalog:
Lungsod ng Davao), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a
total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of
land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, and the
most populous in Mindanao. [15] As of 2020, the city has a total population of 1,776,949 people.[10]

It is geographically situated in the province of Davao del Sur and grouped under the province by the
Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. The city
is divided into three congressional districts, which are subdivided into 11 administrative districts with a
total of 182 barangays.

Davao City is the center of Metro Davao, the third-most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines.
The city serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao, and the regional center of
Davao Region. Davao is home to Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines. The city is also
nicknamed the "Durian Capital of the Philippines" and "Chocolate Capital of the Philippines".
Contents

1 Etymology

2 History

2.1 Spanish era

2.2 During the Philippine Revolution

2.3 American period

2.3.1 Second World War

2.4 Postwar growth

2.5 Social unrest, martial law, and the 1980s

3 Geography

3.1 Topography

3.2 Climate

3.3 Flora and fauna

3.4 Geology

4 Demographics

4.1 Ethnicities

4.2 Languages

4.3 Religion

5 Economy

5.1 Industry

5.2 Commerce

6 Culture and heritage

6.1 Foreign influence

6.2 Heritage

6.3 Cuisine

7 Tourism

8 Government
8.1 Barangays

9 Transportation

9.1 Land

9.2 Sea

9.3 Air

10 Utilities

11 Health care

12 Law and order

12.1 Davao Death Squad

13 Sports

14 Education

15 Media

16 Foreign relations

17 Sister towns and cities

18 Notable people

19 See also

20 References

21 External links

Etymology

The region's name is derived from its Bagobo origins. The Bagobos were indigenous to the Philippines.
The word davao came from the phonetic blending of three Bagobo subgroups' names for the Davao
River, a major waterway emptying into the Davao Gulf near the city. The aboriginal Obos, who inhabit
the hinterlands of the region, called the river Davah (with a gentle vowel ending, although later
pronunciation is with a hard v or b); the Clatta (or Giangan/Diangan) called it Dawaw, and the
Tagabawas called it Dabo. To the Obos, davah also means "a place beyond the high grounds" (alluding to
settlements at the mouth of the river surrounded by high, rolling hills).[16][17]

History