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Davao Occidental

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Also known as Province of Davao Occidental, West Dávao, West Dabaw

province of the Philippines

Key facts

Country
Philippines
Region
Davao Region
Founded
28 October 2013
Capital and largest municipality
Malita
Governor
Franklin P. Bautista ( PFP )
Vice governor
Lorna Bautista-Bandigan ( Lakas )
Congressman
Claude P. Bautista ( Lakas )
Total
2,163.45 km (835.31 sq mi)
Rank
57th out of 82
Highest elevation mount latian
1,624 m (5,328 ft)
Density
146.802/km (380.214/sq mi)
Demonym s
West Davaoeño , West Dabawenyo , West Dabawnon , Oestedavaoeño
Municipalities
5 Don Marcelino Jose Abad Santos Malita Santa Maria Sarangani
Districts
Legislative district of Davao Occidental
Time zone
UTC+8 ( PHT )
Idd area code
+63 (0)82
Iso 3166 code
PH-DVO
Spoken languages
Cebuano Sangirese Sarangani Tagalog / Filipino English Indonesian

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Davao Occidental (Cebuano: Kasadpang Dabaw; Filipino: Kanluraning Davao), officially the Province of Davao Occidental (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Kasadpang Dabaw, Lalawigan sa Davao Occidental; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Kanluraning Davao, Lalawigan ng Davao Occidental), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the municipality of Malita, the most populous town in the province. To the east lies Davao Gulf. It also shares a maritime border with the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi to the south.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Davao Occidental” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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