Davao del Sur
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| Region : | Davao region |
| Capital : | Digos City |
| Population : | 632,588 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 292 inhabitants per km² |
| Area : | 2,163.98 km² |
| PSGC : | 112400000 |
| Governor : | Claude Bautista |
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| - Highly urbanized cities | 1 |
| - provincial cities | 1 |
| - municipalities | 9 |
| - Barangays | 414 |
| - electoral districts | 1 |
| Location of the province in the Philippines | |
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Coordinates: 6 ° 50 ′ N , 125 ° 15 ′ E Davao del Sur is a province in the Philippines . It is located in the south of the island of Mindanao and politically belongs to District XI, Davao Region .
The capital of the province is Digos City , Davao City is an autonomous county-level city and is only assigned to the province for statistical purposes.
geography
The province of Davao del Sur stretches along the Gulf of Davao and the Sulawesi Sea in the south of the island of Mindanao , the coastline of the province has a length of 269 km.
To the north of the province lies the urban area of Davao City , in the west it borders on the provinces of Cotabato , Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato , in the south on Sarangani and Davao Occidental .
The topography of the province is mountainous except for the coastal strip and the area around Digos City and is determined in the west by ranges of hills and high mountain ranges. The largest rivers of Davao del Sur are the Padada-Mainit River in the northwestern part of the province, the Tagulayon-Sibulan River in the municipality of Sta. Cruz and the Digos River. The volcanic mountain range of 2,954 meters high Mount Apo is located in the northwest of the province. In the south of the province, the high and very rugged Malalag Mountains rise up to the coastline. The province covers an area of 2,164 km².
Demographics and language
According to the 2007 census, Davao del Sur has a population of 822,406, which puts the province in 8th place in the Philippines' population statistics.
The majority of the population of Davao del Sur, approx. 50.68%, belongs to the Cebuano ethnic group , followed by the Bisaya / Binisaya (9.75%). Behind are the ethnic groups of Tagakaolo (8.88%), Bilaan (8.65%), Manobo / Ate-Manobo (7.6%), Boholano (2.19%), Bagobo (1.9%), Hiligaynon (1.69%), Davaweño (1.33%) and the Ilocano (1.3%).
The main dialects are therefore Cebuano / Visayan and Tagalog . In addition, the native languages B'laan, Bagobo, Manobo, Tagakaolo and Muslim are represented in the province.
About 70% of the population is Roman Catholic, 10.34% are Protestant and Muslim (2.72%).
economy
The province lives mainly from agriculture and fishing. Most of the crops grown are maize , cassava , soybeans , bananas , mangos and durian , along with other high-quality crops .
The fishing grounds of the Gulf of Davao are rich and species-rich. From the coastal regions, the fishery supplies the entire province with the fruits of the sea and a wide variety of edible fish.
Tourism is another major economic factor that is increasing in importance.
Administrative division
Davao del Sur is politically divided into nine independently administered municipalities and one city. The communities are in turn subdivided into a total of 232 barangays (districts).
The province forms a congress district.
city
- Davao City , unofficial
- Digos City
Communities
climate
The province is characterized by short but pronounced dry and rainy periods. The average monthly rainfall is 190.2 mm. The rainiest months are June, July and August, the driest April and May.
The average temperature is between 27.72 ° C and 28.8 ° C, with a relative humidity between 78% and 86%. The hottest months are April and May, while June and July have the coolest temperatures.
The province lies outside the typhoon belt that grazes the north of the Philippines and is therefore largely protected from strong tropical storms.
history
The early inhabitants of Davao Province, a once large province that had occupied all of southeastern Mindanao , were the Bagobo Guianggas, who populated the area at the foot of Mount Apo . In addition, the B'laans lived in the Hagonoy Valley, the Manobos in Malita. Other simple ethnic groups spread over the huge, spacious area. With the second wave of Indonesians , the group of indigenous peoples from Southeast Asia came to the island.
Spanish influence took hold in the Davao region from 1848 when an expedition led by Don Jose Oyanguren reached the area in an effort to Christianize the settlements along the mangrove swamps of what is now the Bolton river side. Davao was ruled at that time by the Moro chief Datu Bago , who lived on the banks of the Davao River. After Oyanguren had defeated the fighters of Datu Bago, he gave the region the new name Nueva Guipozcoa in honor of his Spanish hometown and made himself the first governor of the area.
A few years after the American troops were summoned in around 1900, privately owned farms grew in the area, and transportation and communications facilities were improved, paving the way for the region's economic growth. When Davao was registered as a city on March 1, 1937, the entire region was still part of its urban area. It was not until May 8, 1967, with Republic Act No. 4867 that the province of Davao del Sur, together with the other provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental , was removed from the city area and made a province of its own. The province officially assumed its function on July 1, 1967. At that time the province consisted of ten municipalities with the municipality of Digos as the headquarters of the provincial administration.
In 2013, the Davao Occidental Province was separated from Davao del Sur.
Attractions
- The Mount Apo and Mount Apo Natural Park
- The Crocodile Park in Ma'a near Davao City
- The Philippine Eagle Research and Nature Center in Malaga
- The Tudaya Falls in Sta. Cruz
- The Pearl Farm on the Davao City coast