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Davao City

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Also known as City of Davao

city of the Philippines

AI overview

Davao City is a major urban center located in the Philippines, situated on the island of Mindanao. It is one of the country's most important cities and serves as an economic and cultural hub for the region.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lungsod ng Dabaw
Demonym
davaense
Located in
Davao Region
Population
1848947
Area
2443.61
Elevation
13
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Head of government
Sebastian Duterte
Capital of
Davao Region
Shares border with
Santa Cruz
Official website
www.davaocity.gov.ph
Image
Victoria Plaza Davao.JPG
Households
476278
Dialing code
82
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language used
Klata
office held by head of government
Mayor of Davao City
topic's main category
Category:Davao City
category of associated people
Category:People from Davao City
twinned administrative body
Keelung
Commons category
Davao City
postal code
8000
category for people born here
Q27069201
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
inception
1848-06-29
poverty incidence
5.10
electorate
1006592
total assets
29701383153.38
fiscal/tax revenue
17169475562.05
total expenditure
11028512712.58
total liabilities
8462149874.28
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Encyclopedic overview

Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km (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. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,848,947 people.

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.

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