Davao City
Davao City
Dakbayan sa Dabaw (Cebuano) | |
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Highly urbanized city | |
Poblacion District skyline People's Park Davao Cathedral Davao City Hall | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Motto: "Life is Here"[6] | |
| Anthem: "Tayo'y Dabawenyo" ("We are Davaoeño") | |
Map of Davao Region particularly Davao del Sur with Davao City highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Davao City Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°04′N 125°36′E / 7.07°N 125.6°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao del Sur (geographically only) |
| District | 1st to 3rd districts |
| Founded |
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| Chartered | October 16, 1936 |
| Cityhood | March 1, 1937 |
| Highly urbanized city | December 22, 1979 |
| Founded by |
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| Barangays | 182 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Rodrigo Roa Duterte Sebastian “Baste” Z. Duterte (PDP-Laban) / (HTL) (acting) |
| • Vice Mayor | Rodrigo “Rigo” S. Duterte II (HTL) (acting) |
| • Representatives | List |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 1,006,592 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,909 m (9,544 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[11] | |
• Highly urbanized city | 1,848,947 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,232,958 |
| • Metro | 1,991,457 |
| • Metro density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 476,278 |
| Demonyms | |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product (GDP) | ₱595.7 billion (2023)[14] $10.7 billion (2024)[15] |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • HDI | 0.834 (Very High) |
| • Poverty incidence | 5.1 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 17,169 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 29,701 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 11,029 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 8,462 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) |
| • Water | Davao City Water District |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
| Spoken languages | Cebuano Filipino English Hiligaynon |
| Website | www |
Davao City, officially the City of Davao,[a] is a 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 respectively, and the most populous city in Mindanao, in Davao Region, and outside of Metro Manila.[17] According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,848,947 people.[11]
It is the largest city in the province of Davao del Sur both in population and land area wherein it is geographically situated 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 regional center of Davao Region and also the center of Metro Davao, the second 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. The region of Davao is home to Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines, which is highly visible in most parts of Davao City. The city is also nicknamed the "Durian Capital of the Philippines".
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- ^ Remo, Amy R. (April 6, 2019). "At the Peak of Davao City's great adventures". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Bautista, Debb (December 21, 2018). "Davao, Durian Capital of the Philippines". SunStar. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Davao City declared PH 'Chocolate Capital'". CNN Philippines. May 27, 2021. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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- ^ Opiana, Jecia Anne. "New logo for Davao Life Is Here unveiled". Edge Davao. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "Mayor – Message". Davaocity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ City of Davao | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Geographic coordinates of Davao City, Philippines".
- ^ a b "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region". Metro Manila, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Moreno Fernández, Francisco. Atlas de la lengua española en el mundo. p. 73.
- ^ "Cartas edificantes de la Provincia de Aragón". Imprenta y Encuadernación de San Jose. 1916. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "City of Davao Registers Fastest Economic Growth in 2023, Records More Than Half of Davao Region's PhP 1.02 Trillion GDP". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "PH₱55.686 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2023)". IMF. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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