Monkayo

Also known as Babag

Monkayo, officially the Municipality of Monkayo (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,937 people, making it the most populous town in the province.

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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Davao Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.nickname: Gold Ore Hub of Davao de Oro
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: September 14, 1954
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Monkayo
Population: 96405
Area: 609.61
Elevation: 100
Official website: monkayo.gov.ph
Households: 23521
Dialing code: 87

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postal code: 8805
inception: 1954-09-14
poverty incidence: 23.31
electorate: 67089
Commons category: Monkayo
total assets: 1800204869.76
total expenditure: 483599047.37
total liabilities: 395472099.46
fiscal/tax revenue: 579410341.63

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Etymology
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Monkayo is an agricultural town, with vast tracts of land planted to rice and banana. The municipality is also host to the gold-rich barangay of Mount Diwata, popularly known as "Diwalwal" (which in the local dialect means one's tongue is hanging out due to exhaustion), a 1,000-meter high range known for its rich gold ore deposit.