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Davao del Norte

Coordinates:7°21′N125°42′E/ 7.35°N 125.7°E/7.35; 125.7
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Davao del Norte
Province
Province of Davao del Norte
(from top: left to right)Kaputian Island,Tagum City,Bigiw boats in Samal,Davao Gulf,Panabo CityandSamal Island.
Flag of Davao del Norte
Flag
Official seal of Davao del Norte
Seal
Etymology:Davao del Norte(i.e., "Northern Davao" )
Nickname:
"Banana Capital of the Philippines"
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Map
Coordinates:7°21′N125°42′E/ 7.35°N 125.7°E/7.35; 125.7
CountryPhilippines
RegionDavao Region
FoundedMay 8, 1967
Capital
and largest city		Tagum
Government
•GovernorEdwin I. Jubahib(PFP)
•Vice GovernorDe Carlo L. Uy[a](Independent)
•LegislatureDavao del Norte Provincial Board
Area
[2]
• Total3,422.61 km2(1,321.48 sq mi)
• Rank39th out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Masimalon)
1,115 m (3,658 ft)
Population
(2020 census)[3]
• Total1,125,057
• Rank25th out of 81
• Density330/km2(850/sq mi)
• Rank24th out of 81
DemonymNorthern Davaoeño
Divisions
•Independent cities0
•Component cities
3
•Municipalities
8
•Barangays223
•DistrictsLegislative districts of Davao del Norte
Time zoneUTC+8(PHT)
ZIP code
8100–8178
IDD : area code +63 (0)84
ISO 3166 codePH-DAV
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
Websitewww.davaodelnorte.gov.ph

Davao del Norte(Cebuano:Amihanang Dabaw;Filipino:Hilagang Davao), officially theProvince of Davao del Norte(Cebuano:Lalawigan sa Amihanang Dabaw, Lalawigan sa Davao del Norte;Filipino:Lalawigan ng Hilagang Davao, Lalawigan ng Davao del Norte), is aprovincein thePhilippineslocated in theDavao RegioninMindanao.Its capital and largest city isTagum.The province also includesSamal Islandto the south inDavao Gulf.

Before 1967, the five provinces—Davao de Oro,Davao del Norte,Davao del Sur,Davao Occidental,Davao Oriental—and Guipuzcoa were administered as a single province namedDavao,a provincial district of theDepartment of Mindanao and Sulu.The present-dayDavao Regionis coterminous with this former province.

Davao del Norte is also known as "The Banana Capital of the Philippines."

History

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Further information:Davao (province)

Davao del Norte andDavao de Oro(Compostela Valley) by R.A. 8470, January 30, 1998, together withDavao Oriental,andDavao OccidentalfromDavao del Surby R.A. 10360, July 23, 2013, used to be a whole province simply known asDavaoRegion. This original province was split into three: Davao del Norte,Davao Oriental,andDavao del SurwhenRepublic ActNo. 4867(authored by Representative Lorenzo S. Sarmiento, Sr.) was signed into law on May 8, 1967, by PresidentFerdinand Marcos.[4]

Davao del Norte originally comprised thirteenmunicipalities:Asuncion,Babak (now inSamal),Compostela,Kapalong,Mabini,Mawab,Monkayo,Nabunturan,Panabo,Pantukan,Samal,Santo TomasandTagum.On May 6, 1970, six more municipalities were created:Carmen,Kaputian (now in Samal),Maco,Montevista,New Bataan,andNew Corella.

The passage ofRepublic Act No. 6430on June 17, 1972, changed the name of the province fromDavao del NortetoDavao.[5]

By 1996, Davao had a total of twenty-two municipalities with the creation of San Vicente (nowLaak) in 1979,[6]Maragusanin 1988,[7][8]andTalaingodin 1991.[9]

On January 31, 1998, PresidentFidel V. RamossignedRepublic Act No. 8470,which split the province into two, creating the province ofDavao de Oro(Compostela Valley).[10]In the meantime, Davao was renamed back to Davao del Norte. Together with the creation of the new province, twocitiesand onemunicipalitywere created: the municipality of Tagum, capital of Davao del Norte, was converted into a city (R.A. 8472);[11]Samal, Babak, and Kaputian were joined into the city ofSamal(R.A. 8471);[12]and the municipality ofBraulio E. Dujaliwas created out of severalbarangaysin Panabo and Carmen (R.A. 8473).[13]The province then had 8 municipalities and 2 cities.

Republic Act No. 9015,signed into law on March 5, 2001, by PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo,converted the municipality of Panabo into a city.[14]Republic Act No. 9265,approved on March 15, 2004, created the municipality ofSan Isidrofrom Asuncion and Kapalong.[15]

Geography

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Davao del Norte covers a total area of 3,426.97 square kilometres (1,323.16 sq mi)[16]occupying the north-central section of theDavao Region.The province bordersAgusan del Surto the north,Bukidnonto the west,Davao de Oroto the east, andDavao Cityto the south.

Samalis the only municipality or city in the province not situated on Mindanao island. The city covers the entire Samal and Talikud Islands withinDavao Gulf.

Administrative divisions

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Davao del Norte comprises eightmunicipalitiesand threecities.

Political map of Davao del Norte

Demographics

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Population census of Davao del Norte
YearPop.±% p.a.
19039,554—
191810,641+0.72%
193939,301+6.42%
194864,484+5.66%
1960160,059+7.87%
1970257,712+4.87%
1975354,404+6.60%
1980405,663+2.74%
1990590,015+3.82%
1995671,333+2.45%
2000743,811+2.22%
2007847,440+1.82%
2010945,764+4.08%
20151,016,332+1.38%
20201,125,057+2.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][18][19]

Davao del Norte had a population of 1,125,057 in the 2020 census.[3]The population density was297/km2(768/sq mi). The main languages spoken areCebuanoandDavawenyowhileEnglishandFilipinoare also widely spoken.

Indigenous groups

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Talaingodis the home of many Indigenous groups in Davao del Norte, with most of themLumadsandAetas.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Davao del Norte

10
20
30
40
2006
31.73
2009
31.96
2012
33.43
2015
31.02
2018
13.44
2021
7.30

Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

Davao del Norte is a primarilyagricultural,but also engages inmining,forestry,andcommercial fishing.

The principal crops of the province includerice,maize,banana,coconut,abacá,ramie,coffee,and a variety offruitandroot crops.Davao del Norte is the country's leading producer of bananas, with many plantations run by multinationalsDoleandDel Monte,and local producers such as Lapanday, TADECO, and Marsman. Davao del Norte is also one of Mindanao's leading producer of rice.

Davao Gulf, to the south of the province, provides a living for many fisherfolk. Some of the fish products include brackish watermilkfish,tilapia,shrimp,andcrab;and freshwatercatfishandtilapia.

Davao del Norte is a major producer ofgold,and its mining resources includesilica,silver,copper,and elementalsulfur.Small-scale gold mining activities thrive in several areas. There are also numerous active quarries of commercial quantities of gravel, sand, and pebbles for construction.

Tourism is also a major part of the economy of Davao del Norte. There are a lot of beaches on Samal Island, the most famous of which is Pearl Farm Beach Resort. Banana Beach Resort is the most famous beach outside of Samal Island.

Commerce is also a major part of the economy of Davao del Norte. There are lot of shopping malls in Tagum.

Notes

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  1. ^Uy as vice governor serves as an acting governor while Jubahib serves his 60-day preventative suspension effective April 11, 2024.[1]

References

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  2. ^"List of Provinces".PSGC Interactive.Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived fromthe originalon January 17, 2013.RetrievedApril 24,2014.
  3. ^abcCensus of Population (2020)."Region XI (Davao Region)".Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay.Philippine Statistics Authority.RetrievedJuly 8,2021.
  4. ^"Republic Act No. 4867 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental".Republic Acts.Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  5. ^"Republic Act No. 6430 - An Act Changing the Name of the Province of Davao del Norte to Province of Davao".Republic Acts.Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  6. ^"Batas Pambansa Blg. 23; An Act Creating the Municipality of San Vicente in the Province of Davao del Norte".The Corpus Juris.April 4, 1979.RetrievedMarch 19,2016.
  7. ^"Presidential Decree No. 1247; Creating the Municipality of San Mariano in the Province of Davao".Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.Malacañang, Manila, Philippines. November 25, 1977.RetrievedMarch 19,2016.
  8. ^"Republic Act No. 6678; An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of San Mariano in the First District of the Province of Davao del Norte to Municipality of Maragusan".Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.Congress of the Philippines. October 12, 1988.RetrievedMarch 19,2016.
  9. ^"Republic Act No. 7081; An Act Creating the Municipality of Talaingod in the Province of Davao".Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.July 29, 1991.RetrievedJanuary 28,2016.
  10. ^"Republic Act No. 8470 - An Act Creating the Province of Compostela Valley from the Province of Davao del Norte, and for Other Purposes".Republic Acts.Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  11. ^"Republic Act No. 8472 - An Act Converting the Municipality of Tagum, Davao Province, Into a Component City to be Known as the City of Tagum".Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.RetrievedDecember 16,2015.
  12. ^"Republic Act No. 8471 - An Act Constituting the Three Municipalities of Babak, Samal and Kaputian of Samal Island, Province of Davao, Into a Component City to be Known as the Island Garden City of Samal".Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.RetrievedDecember 16,2015.
  13. ^"Republic Act No. 8473 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Braulio E. Dujali in the Province of Davao, and for Other Purposes".Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.RetrievedDecember 16,2015.
  14. ^"Republic Act No. 9015; An Act Converting the Municipality of Panabo, Province of Davao del Norte Into a Component City to be Known as the City of Panabo".Chan Robles Virtual Law Library.RetrievedDecember 16,2015.
  15. ^"Republic Act No. 9265; An Act Creating the Municipality of San Isidro in the Province of Davao del Norte".The LawPhil Project.RetrievedDecember 16,2015.
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  19. ^"Philippines Census Of Population of all LGUs 1903-2007".archive.org.Philippine Statistics Authority.RetrievedMarch 11,2017.
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  24. ^"Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015".Philippine Statistics Authority. August 27, 2016.
  25. ^"Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015".Philippine Statistics Authority. August 27, 2016.
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