Banaybanay is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,714 people in 6,448 households. A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Barangays
Banaybanay is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. A barangay also known as barrio (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village,barrio, district, ward or town. ...
Davao's claim to culinary fame is grilled "bariles" (tuna) jaw dipped in soy sauce and "kalamansi" (native lemon).
Banaybanay is the "Rice Bowl of the East Coast." Its Chinese Cemetery with multicolored tombs, along the highway from Davao City, is a tourist attraction.
Davao City is located in Davao del Sur Province which is bounded on the north by DavaoProvince, on the east by Davao Gulf, on the west by Cotabato Province, and on the south by the Mindanao Sea.