SITE ANALYSIS

BRIEF HISTORY
It began when six tribes settling in the vast lands of Davao, lived together in harmony. “Davao”
is the result of blending the three words “Dabo”,”Duhwow”, and “Davoh”, which the three
Bagobo subgroups, Tagabawa, Guiangan, and Obo, named the Davao River. The river became
the primary venue for trade in the region, where locals and Chinese traders meet. 1848 – During
the Age of Exploration, the Spanish reached the Davao soil in 1848. Datu Bago, a local chieftain
defended the land against the Spanish expansion. He led a fierce battle against the Spanish
colonizers headed by Don Jose Oyanguren. Don Jose Oyanguren brought trading and Christian
influence to the people living in the island. After long rule over the Philppines, Spain lost to the
United States during the war 1898.

The Americans then moved to rule the country. The Americans discovered how good the land is
in Davao. They built roads, bridges, telephone lines, school buildings, and mass-produced
coconut and abaca. On March 16, 1936, Davao assembly man, Romualdo C. Quimpo, filed the
Commonwealth Act. No. 51, an act creating the Chartered city of Davao. This was signed by
President Manuel L. Quezon on October 16, 1936. Davao City shall then be governed by a
Mayor as an independent city. Despite the devastation brough by the Japanese war (1941), the
government was re-established. Over the years, Davao advanced in technology, infrastructure,
tourism, and business. Growth was evident in Davao City which led its recognition all over the
Philippines and the world. Today, Davao is one of the highly urbanized cities in the Philippines.
It continues to grow as a premier city in different fields and remains to be safe home for
Dabawenyos and for all.

https://www.davaocity.gov.ph/know-davao-city/history/

LAND AREA AND POPULATION

Davao City is a coastal highly urbanized city in the Davao Region. Although administratively
independent due to its distinction as highly urbanized city, Davao City is commonly grouped with
the province of Davao del Sur. The city also serves as the regional center of the Davao Region.

The city has a land area of 2,443.61 square kilometers or 943.48 square miles. Its population as
determined by the 2020 Census was 1,776,949. This represented 33.89% of the total population
of the Davao Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 727
inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,883 inhabitants per square mile.

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SUN PATH
HAZARD/S
1) Flooding - Fluvial landforms are areas that are naturally prone to flooding. Detailed
analysis and study, however, are needed to further subdivide the fluvial landform into
various susceptibility and vulnerability classes. The areas delineated with high
susceptibility to flooding correspond to approximately 30–50-year floods. Flooding
occurring outside the delineated flood prone areas could be mainly man-induced
resulting to excessive overland flow or runoff.
2) Mass Movement - Four (4) factors such as soil class, slope, presence of landslide and
landslide potential were considered in the delineation of the landslide susceptibility
classes. Areas, which are naturally susceptible to mass movements, are the
denudational landforms. However, based on landslide mapping and inventory, mass
movements were also noted in other areas that are moderately deep to deeply incised
valleys of volcanic landform, structural-denudational landform, and karst landform.
3) Erosion - The rate of erosion is controlled by slope, climate, nature of bedrock,
vegetation cover and human intervention. The delineated erosion susceptibility classes
for the study area considered the natural factors particularly the slope, soil, and
underlying lithology. The present land use and cultivation/farming practices also result to
induced erosion.
4) Earthquake-induced hazards (seismicity, liquefaction) - Liquefaction is a geohazard that
results from seismicity/earthquake. It is the granular material in solid state, which
behaves and deforms like a liquid because of increased porewater pressure due to
earthquake shaking. Generally, areas belonging to the fluvial landforms are the most
susceptible to liquefaction being overlain by alluvial deposits, where the 4 factors of
mass movement could be present.
5) Volcanism - Mountains Sibulan, Talomo and Apo are located within the City’s volcanic
complex. Both Mt. Sibulan and Mt. Talomo are classified as non-active cones while Mt.
Apo is considered as potentially active, according to the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology.

TOPOGRAPHY
Topography A substantial part of Davao City is characterized by extensive mountain ranges with
uneven distribution of plateaus and lowlands. The mountain range, which delimits the western
boundary of the City, extends up to South Cotabato. This mountain range tends the Mt. Apo, the
country’s highest peak, located at the boundaries of North Cotabato, Davao del Sur and Davao
City. Mt. Apo has an elevation of about 10.31 feet (3,144 meters) above sea level. It is
considered as a semi-active volcano. The large, contiguous lowland areas of Davao City are
coastal plains and valleys extending inland as gently rising valleys. These areas are found in the
eastern part of the City, particularly in Paquibato District, which is an extension of the vast
lowlands at the head of Davao Gulf. The other substantial lowland areas are located in the
southeastern part of the City along the western coast of the Gulf, and are situated in the districts
of Bunawan, Buhangin, Agdao, Poblacion, Talomo, and Toril.
These lowland areas are level to nearly land with slopes ranging from zero to three percent.
These are generally composed of recent alluvium consisting of clay, silt and some sand and
gravel. The entire land area of Davao City is drained towards Davao Gulf. Davao River with
numerous tributaries is the main drainage system of the City. Davao River originates from
Bukidnon Province, flows towards the south meandering along the central part and finally flows
eastward emptying into the Gulf at the southern periphery of the City Proper. The secondary
drainage system of the City is the Talomo River, which is the drainage outlet of the eastern
slopes of Mt. Apo. Other major drainage system includes the Lipadas River, Matina River,
Lasang River and Sibulan River.

ROAD NETWORKS
SUN PATH
WEATHER
HUMIDITY
SOIL TYPE

The soil of Region XI can be classified into the following groups: inceptisols, alfisols and ultisols.
These are generally loam and clay types. The region’s soil is dominated by inceptisols. The
alfisols and ultisols are found in depths beyond 100 feet. 

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SLOPE

WATER KINEME
MICRO ANALYSIS
MACRO ANALYSIS
CLIMATE CONCERN
NATURAL LIGHTING
(SWOT)