REGION XI- DAVAO REGION

An Overview
Davao Region, formerly calledSouthern Mindanao(Filipino:Timog
Mindanao)
Davao Region has an aggregate land area of:
31,692.75 km2

Location:

North: Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte

East: Davao Gulf and The Celebes Sea
West: Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, North Cotabato and
Sultan Kudarat

Etymology
Many historians believe that the nameDavaois the mixture of the
three names that three different tribes.
TheManobos, an aboriginal tribe, referred to the Davao River
as Davohoho.
TheBagobos, referred to the river asDavohaha, which means
"fire
TheGuiangantribe, called the river asDuhwow.

Administrative divisions
ProvinceorHUC

Capital

Population(2010)

Area
km2

Davao Oriental

Mati

Davao Occidental

Density
sq mi

/km2

Cities

Muni.

Bgy.

/sq mi

11.4%

558,958

5,679.64

2,192.92

98

250 1

10

183

Malita

6.5%

316,342

2,163.45

835.31

150

390 0

105

Davao del Sur

Digos

12.9%

632,588

2,163.98

835.52

290

750 1

232

Davao del Norte

Tagum

20.8%

1,016,332

3,426.97

1,323.16

300

780 3

223

33.4%

1,632,991

2,443.61

943.48

670

1,700

182

15.0%

736,107

4,479.77

1,729.65

160

410 0

11

237

4,893,318

20,357.4
2

7,860.04

240

620

Davao City
Compostela Valley
Total

Nabunturan

43

1,162

Demographics
Population census of Davao Region
Year

Pop.

1990

2,933,743

2000

3,676,163

+25.3%

2010

4,468,563

+21.6%

2015

4,893,318

+9.5%

Source: National Statistics Office

The People
Major Dialects:
Cebuano and Hiligaynon
Minor Dialects:
Blaan
Waray
Maguindanao
Tagalog
Manobo
Mandaya