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Davao City (Metro Davao) Lungsod ng Dabaw Dakbayan sa Dabaw Metro Davao
Seal
Motto: "Love, Peace, and Progress"
Map of Davao Region showing the location of Davao City Coordinates: 7° 30' N, 126° E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region (Region XI)
Province	None
Districts	1st to 3rd Districts of Davao City
Barangays	184
Incorporated (town)	1848
Incorporated (city)	October 16, 1936
Government
- Mayor	Rodrigo Duterte (Hugpong/PDP-Laban) (2007-2010)
- Vice Mayor	Sara Duterte (Hugpong/PDP-Laban) (2007-2010)
Area
- Total	2,444 km² (943.6 sq mi)
Elevation	22.3 m (73 ft)
Population (2005 (est.))
- Total	1,725,355
- Density	543/km² (1,406.4/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	082
Website: ''www.davaocity.gov.ph

The City of Davao The Premier City of The South, The City in Bloom, The City of Royalties (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is the largest city on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is the country's largest city in terms of land area, occupying 2,444 square kilometers. Its international airport and seaport are among the busiest cargo hubs in the southern Philippines. Davao City is also one of several cities in the Philippines that are independent of any province, though it is usually grouped with Davao del Sur for statistical purposes. The city is also the regional center for Davao Region (Region XI). Davao City has a population of 1,725,355 people (2005 estimate) in 240,057 households (2000 census). Metro Davao can also be dubbed as The City of Royalties or The Royal City, because of the presence of the kings and queens of the nature present in Davao. The Queen of Philippine Orchids which is Waling-waling, the King of Exotic Fruits, which is Durian, The King and Grandfather of Philippine mountains, Mt. Apo, the Philippine Eagle which is the largest eagle in the world and the King of Philippine skies,and the City itself which is the Biggest City in the Philippines in terms of land area. The country's biggest party address-The Venue, is also located in this metro city. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Ph_seal_davaocity. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Ph_locator_davao_del_sur_davao. ... Davao redirects here. ... Davao redirects here. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Congressional Districts of Davao City, namely the first, second and third districts are the representations of the City of Davao in the Philippine House of Representatives. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... The following is the list of the 182 barangays of Davao City, Philippines, arranged according to the 3 legislative districts and 11 administrative districts Davao City is divided into: // No. ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rodrigo Roa Duterte[1] (b. ... The Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (Philippines Democratic Party-National Struggle) is a political party in the Philippines. ... The Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (Philippines Democratic Party-National Struggle) is a political party in the Philippines. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Philippine Standard Time (PST) is the name used in the Philippines to describe its location among the worlds time zones. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Cebuano, also known as Sinugboanon, is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20,000,000 people (according to Ethnologue). ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ... Francisco Bangoy International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Francisco Bangoy), also called Davao International Airport (DIA) (IATA: DVO, ICAO: RPMD), is the main airport serving Davao City in the Philippines. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. ... Davao redirects here. ...

In recent years, the sprawling urban METROPOLIS of Davao has emerged as the business, investment and tourism hub for the entire southern Philippines. The city boasts of some of the finest beaches and mountain resorts in the country, and proximity to the Philippines’ most captivating diving spots as well as its highest peak, Mount Apo. Mount Apo is the highest mountain in the Philippines and overlooks Davao City,it is actually located at north cotabato you can find trails via kidapawan city a few kilometres to the northeast. ...

Asiaweek ranked Metro Davao among the 20 most livable cities in Asia, above Metro Manila and Metro Cebu and the number one as the most livable city in the country. Foreign Direct Investment Magazine conducted a study which named Davao City as the 10th "Asian City of the Future". Asiaweek, the English edition, was a news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. ...

Metropolitan Davao

The Metropolitan Davao is one of the three recognized Metro areas in the philippines together with Metro Manila and Metro Cebu. Metro Davao comprises the following cities and municipalities: Davao City, Tagum City, Panabo City, Island Garden City of Samal, Digos City, and the Municipalities of Carmen and Sta. Cruz.

History

Local historians claim that the word davao came from the phonetic blending of the word of three Bagobo subgroups when referring to Davao River, an essential waterway which empties itself into Davao Gulf near the city. The aboriginal Obos who inhabit the hinterlands of the region called the river, Davoh; the Clatta or Guiangans called it Duhwow, or Davau, and the Tagabawa Bagobos, Dabu. To the Obos, the word davoh also means a place "beyond the high grounds", alluding to the settlements located at the mouth of Davao River which were surrounded by high rolling hills. When asked where they were going, the usual reply is davoh, while pointing towards the direction of the town. Duhwow also refers to a trading settlement where they barter their forest goods in exchange for salt or other commodities. Phonetic (pho-NET-ic) is a nationwide voicemail-to-text messaging service available for most digital mobile phones in which a subscriber is provided a custom voice mailbox for the purpose of receiving all incoming voice messages as actual transcribed text for reading via short messaging (also known as SMS... The Davao River catchment is the third largest river catchment on the Southern Philippines Island of Mindanao. ... The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition, but can be used about any ethnic group who inhabit the geographic region with which they have the earliest historical connection. ... This is a list of the major and minor Locations ordered by region (after the events of Third Great War) in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of video games and books are set. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. ...

Spanish influence was hardly felt in the Davao until 1848, when an expedition led by Don Jose Oyanguren came to establish a Christian settlement in an area of mangrove swamps that is now Bolton Riverside. Davao was then ruled by a Moro chieftain, Datu Bago, who held his settlement at the banks of Davao River (once called Tagloc River by the Bagobos). After Uyanguren defeated Datu Bago, he renamed the region Nueva Guipozcoa, in honor of his home in Spain, and became its first governor. Oyanguren's efforts to develop the area, however, did not prosper.

A few years after the American forces landed in 1900, private farm ownership grew and transportation and communication facilities were improved, thus paving the way for the region's economic growth.

A Japanese entrepreneur named Kichisaburo Ohta was granted permission to exploit vast territories which he transformed into abacá and coconut plantations. The first wave of Japanese plantation workers came onto its shores in 1903, creating a Little Japan. They had their own school, newspapers, an embassy, and even a Shinto Shrine. On the whole, they established extensive abaca plantations around the shores of Davao Gulf and developed large-scale commercial interests such as copra, timber, fishing and import-export trading. Filipinos learned the techniques of improved cultivation from the Japanese so that ultimately, agriculture became the lifeblood of the province's economic prosperity. Binomial name Musa textilis Née Abacá, from Spanish abacá, pronounced (ah buh KAH), (Musa textilis) is a species of banana native to the Philippines, grown widely as well in Borneo and Sumatra. ... For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Reading the newspaper: Brookgreen Gardens in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... Shinto ) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ...

Davao was formally inaugurated as a chartered city on March 1, 1937 by President Manuel L. Quezon. Thirty years later, Davao was subdivided into three independent provinces, namely Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. Over the years, Davao has become an ethnic melting pot as it continues to draw migrants from all over the country, lured by the prospects of striking it rich in the country's third largest city. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Incorporated town. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (b. ... Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. ... Davao, formerly Davao del Norte, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. ... Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. ... Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. ...

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In 1942, the Japanese troops occupied in Davao city.

In 1945, beginning the American and the Philippine Commonwealth forces liberated in Davao city attack by the Japanese forces during World War II. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Geography

Mt. Apo overlooks Davao City.

The land area of Davao City is 2,443.61 square kilometers. In terms of land area, it is considered as one of the largest cities in the world. It is divided into 3 congressional districts, which are further divided into 11 administrative districts containing a total of 184 barangays. Image File history File links MountApo1. ... Image File history File links MountApo1. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This is a list of the worlds largest cities in terms of their surface area. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...

Western Davao with Mt. Apo in the background.

Almost 50% of its total land area is classified as timberland or forest. Agriculture utilizes about 43%. This is reflective of the fact that agriculture is still the largest economic sector. Big plantations that produce banana, pineapple, coffee, and coconut eat up a large chunk of the total land area. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Timberland has several meanings: Timberland a village in Lincolnshire. ... This article is about a community of trees. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Pineapple (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Coffee (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). ...

Location

Approximately 588 statute miles southeast of Manila and 241 statute miles to Cebu City.

Traveling by sea, its location from Manila and Cebu is 971 and 593 nautical miles respectively.

It is the capital of the Davao Region and is the biggest urban Market in the growth polygon called BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area)

Presently, built-up areas used for residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial purposes represent about 10% of the total land area. Under the approved land use plan built-up and settlement area will cover 15% of the total area while agricultural will be maximized with 67.19%. The remaining 17.68 will be devoted for forest and conservation.

Weather

Davao City is typhoon-free. The city enjoys a weather that remains balmy all year round. It is characterized by a uniform distribution of rainfall, temperature, humidity, and air pressure. It has no pronounced wet or dry season. Weather predictability makes it highly conducive to agricultural production. Temperature ranges from 20 to 32 degrees Celsius and average rainfall is up to 2,000 mm yearly. Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004. ... In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ... For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). ... The term humidity is usually taken in daily language to refer to relative humidity. ... Air pressure can refer to: Atmospheric pressure, the pressure of air environmentally Pressure of air in a system Category: ... For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). ...

Infrastructure

NCCC Mall of Davao, Mac Arthur and Maa Roads, Matina

The presence of basic infrastructure within the city such as airport, seaports, roads, bridges, telecommunications, condominiums, malls and first class hotels has sustained the economic growth in the last 10 years. Due to the city’s unprecedented growth, a clamor for higher capacity infrastructures resulted to a number of modernization projects now ongoing to meet the demands of the new millennium. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... This page is related to transport; you may be looking for the 2002 Bollywood movie Road. ... This article is about the edifice (including an index to articles on specific bridge types). ... Copy of the original phone of Alexander Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the assisted transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... There are two meanings of condominium In international law, a condominium is a territory in which two sovereign powers have equal rights. ... A shopping mall (or simply mall), shopping center, or shopping arcade is a building or set of buildings that contain stores and have interconnecting walkways that make it easy for people to walk from store to store. ...

The Francisco Bangoy International Airport (Davao International Airport) is the busiest airport in Mindanao. Expansion and modernization began in 1998. Today, the new DIA (opened in December 2003) has begun accommodating wider-bodied jets such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A330. Francisco Bangoy International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Francisco Bangoy), also called Davao International Airport (DIA) (IATA: DVO, ICAO: RPMD), is the main airport serving Davao City in the Philippines. ... The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. ...

Pryce Business Park, located in Bajada, Metro Davao

Construction of more roads and bridges are also underway. The construction of the City’s third major road - the Buhangin underpass was completed in the 1st quarter of 2003. A Traffic Management and Computerization Scheme was also implemented. Davao City is ranked no. 5 among cities in Asia with better traffic flow based on vehicles per kilometer of city road. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

Davao City has 2 government international seaports in (the Sasa Wharf and the Sta. Ana Wharf) and 9 privately owned ports. The City Government is currently in the process of taking over the management of the seaports to modernize facilities, such as 3 big modern quayside cranes and expand capacity. In addition, the Toril international Fish Port Complex accommodates small and large-scale fishing activities as well as provide among others cold-storage facilities.

Communication links within the key business areas are adequate. With the deregulation and privatization policies of the Philippine government, the number of telecommunications player is projected to increase as well as offer affordable telecommunications services to subscribers/clienteles.

People's Park

On December 15, 2007, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte led local officials in opening the P 72-M People’s Park (old PTA Ground) in Davao City, which features a mini-forest and large sculptures representing indigenous groups in Southern Mindanao.^[1] is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Rodrigo Roa Duterte[1] (b. ... Davao Region, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. ...

A full size replica of Michelangelo's David can be found in the same waterfront area as Queensland Lodge, which ironically is a short time motel where couples can get a room for as short as 3 hours. The statue is painted in gold with a fountain at its base and a long narrow 50 meter decorative pool in front of the statue. The area is privately maintained by the owner of Queensland Lodge as a public park, known to locals as Seawall. On Saturday nights, weather permitting, the whole area is filled with hundreds of people drinking from the trunks of their cars with David glowing in the background. The statue sparked much controversy because of the naked depiction and criticism as a marketing ploy for the lodge. The Statue of David, sculpted from 1501 to 1504, is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture and one of Michelangelos two greatest works of sculpture, along with the Pietà. It is the statue of the young Israelite king David alone that almost certainly holds the title of the most recognizable...

Accessibility

Inside the Davao International Airport

Davao City is very accessible and is the gateway to the BIMP-EAGA. It has regular air, sea, and land linkages to major points in the country and overseas. It is one (1) hour and 40 minutes away from Manila (the country’s capital) by plane and only 50 minutes away from Cebu City. It has daily flights to Singapore - serviced by Silk Air and Cebu Pacific Air, twice weekly flights to Manado, Indonesia, and thrice weekly flights to Hong Kong. The city can also be accessed by plane from Zamboanga City and Iloilo City while Cagayan de Oro City in Northern Mindanao is linked to the city by the scenic BUDA or Bukidnon-Davao Highway. Its international seaport served as an important shipping hub for both cargo and passenger vessels. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 449 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (460 × 614 pixel, file size: 242 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 449 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (460 × 614 pixel, file size: 242 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Map of Cebu showing the location of Cebu City Coordinates: 10°17 N 123°54 E Country Region Province Cebu (capital) Districts 1st and 2nd districts of Cebu City Barangays 80 Incorporated (town) 1565 Incorporated (city) February 24, 1937 Government  - Mayor Tomas D.R. Osmeña (BO-PK/Lakas... Silkair is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and is based in Singapore. ... Cebu Pacific is one of the newest airline companies operating in the Philippines following the deregulation of the airline industry in 1994 and is the countrys second largest airline after Philippine Airlines. ... Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. ... The City of Zamboanga (Spanish/Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Zamboanga; Filipino: Lungsod ng Zamboanga; Bahasa Sug: Daira Sambuwangan; Sinama and Banguingui: Lahat Sambowangan) is a first class, highly urbanized city on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. ... Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City Coordinates: 10. ... , Nickname: Map of Misamis Oriental showing the location of Cagayan de Oro City Country Region Province Misamis Oriental (capital) Districts 1st and 2nd districts of Cagayan de Oro City Barangays 80 Incorporated (town) 1871 Incorporated (city) June 15, 1950 Government  - Mayor Constantino Jaraula (Lakas-CMD)  - Vice Mayor Vicente Emano (Lakas...

Government

Main article: Districts of Davao City

Unique to the local government set-up of the city is the designation of a deputy mayor by the city mayor. Although an appointed official only, the deputy mayor serves as a direct link to the city mayor, especially for people living outside the city proper. The deputy mayor also serves as the city mayor's representative in community events. The functions of the position are considered complementary to the functions of the city vice-mayor, given the large territorial jurisdiction of the city. The following is the list of the 182 barangays of Davao City, Philippines, arranged according to the 3 legislative districts and 11 administrative districts Davao City is divided into: // No. ...

The city is politically subdivided into 184 barangays. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...

The current mayor of Davao City is Rodrigo Duterte, a former government prosecutor and congressman. He is assisted by city vice-mayor Sara Duterte, his daughter. Rodrigo Roa Duterte[1] (b. ... The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries adopting the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ...

The City Government of Davao is now proposing to add two more Congressional Districts.

Government officials

Security and Civil Defense

The city government has invested millions of pesos to ensure the security of people living and working in Davao City. Aside from the usual forces of the Philippine National Police, a special military task force has been formed to insulate the city from terrorist attacks and other forms of criminality. The Task Force Davao, as it is named, is affiliated with the Philippine Army and is headed by an army colonel. ISO 4217 Code PHP User(s) Philippines Inflation 2. ... The PNP seal The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The Philippine Army (PA) is the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ...

The city government also maintains a 24-hour emergency response system patterned after the 9-1-1 systems in Canada and the United States. People can dial the 911 number to report emergencies and criminal incidents. This article is about the emergency telephone number. ...

A curfew is also observed in the city. All business establishments, in particular bars and discos, are mandated by a city ordinance to close at 2:00 AM. Also, motorcycle drivers with no helmets and motorists with defective lights are not allowed to enter or drive in the city. Regular checkpoints in key parts of Davao City and at the city boundaries are conducted 24 hours to ensure the strict implementation of traffic rules. This article is about the restrictions and constraints of particular movements. ... Bars or bars can mean: The plural of bar. ... Disco is an up-tempo style of dance music (generally between 110 and 136 beats per minute) that originated in the early 1970s, mainly from funk and soul music, popular with audiences in larger cities all over the world, and derives its name from the French word discothèque (meaning... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... A saved game is a piece of digitally stored information about the progress of a player in a computer or video game. ...

The use of fireworks and other similar pyrotechnics, as well as smoking, is strictly prohibited in the city. Violators are made to pay hefty fines, perform community service, serve jail time, or a combination of the three. Littering is also prohibited. For other uses, see Fireworks (disambiguation). ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...

Foreign relations

The influx of foreign visitors and the presence of expatriates and migrants in the city have prompted the governments of Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia and the United States to open consular offices in the city. An expatriate (in abbreviated form expat) is someone temporarily or permanently in a country and culture other than that of their upbringing and/or legal residence. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ...

The US Embassy in the Philippines opened a virtual consulate where inquiries regarding visa issuances, foreign relations concerns and travel to the United States can be made on the Internet by e-mail and chat. The virtual consulate website [1] is maintained in coordination with Ateneo de Davao University. Entry visa valid in Schengen treaty countries. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chat room. ... The Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) is a private Catholic university founded administered by the by Jesuit priests in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines in 1948 . ...

Demographics

Bisaya is the most widely spoken language in the city, while the national language based on Tagalog comes a distant second. Japanese is spoken by the Japanese Filipino community and Chinese is spoken by the Chinese Filipino population. This fusion though is not generally held acceptable in any formal level. English is the medium of instruction in schools and is widely understood and spoken especially in the business community. Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The most dominant group is the Roman Catholic at 83.83%, other Christian groups comprise 15% and the remaining 1.17% belongs to other non-Christian faiths (Islam, Buddhism, etc). The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... A statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa, India. ...

Health

The average life expectancy of Davaoeños is 70 for females and 65 for males. There are about 31 hospitals with a total of 1,963 beds in Davao City. Very affordable medical services are made available to poor residents through the Davao Medical Center, which has the most hospitals beds at 600. This article is about the measure of remaining life. ... Female is a sex that denotes an animal which produces egg cells in order to reproduce. ... The word male has the following meanings: In biology, it refers to one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the female is the other half. ... A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians and nurses. ...

Davao Medical Center

On the other hand, hospitals such as the *Davao Doctors Hospital, San Pedro Hospital, *Brokenshire Memorial Hospital, Ricardo Limso Medical Center, and *Davao Medical Center are training hospitals that also offer specialized medical care services. Davao Regional Hospital in neighboring Tagum City, also offers the same quality specialized physician training and health services. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Psychiatric hospitals, psychotherapy clinics and counselling centers are also found in the city, directed and manned by internationally-trained counselors, psychologists, psychometricians and psychiatrists. Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: Wikipedia is not a repository of links If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... A psychologist is a researcher and/or a practitioner of psychology. ... For the parapsychology phenomenon of distance knowledge, see psychometry. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ...

In Davao City, there are currently six large tertiary hospitals: *Davao Doctors Hospital, San Pedro Hospital, *Brokenshire Memorial Hospital, *Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital, Ricardo Limso Medical Center, and *Davao Medical Center.

Education

The government provides free education at the primary (grade school) and secondary (high school) levels. Government scholars from all over the island enjoy free college education in state-run universities such as the University of the Philippines Mindanao and the University of SouthEastern Philippines. The literacy rate of the country is 93.9%. Davao City on the other hand has a higher literacy rate at 98.05%. Literacy is the ability to use text to communicate across space and time. ...

The city has contributed much to the country’s ever increasing pool of masters and doctorate degree holders helping the Philippines gain the distinction of having one of the highest numbers of Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduates in the world. Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

The city is considered the Center for Learning and Education in Mindanao Island. Currently, it has 1 division office, 374 elementary schools, 65 secondary schools, and 46 colleges and universities. These are some of the known colleges and universities in Davao. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... High School also refers to the highest form of classical riding, High School Dressage. ... A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellow and still are in some places. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...

DepEd Division of Davao City

• Department of Education of the Davao City Division, Palma Gil St., DepEd Compound, Brgy. 4-A

DepEd Division Officials

Public of Secondary Schools:

• A. Navarro NHS
• Baguio HS Of Agriculture
• Baguio NSAT
• Baguio NSAT - Gumalang HS
• Bernardo Carpio BHS
• Bernardo Carpio BHS - Cabantian HS
• Biao NHS
• Biao NHS - Talandang HS Annex
• Binowang NHS
• Binugao NHS
• Binugao NHS - Baracatan HS
• Bosque HS
• Buda NHS
• Calinan NHS
• Calinan NHS - Wangan Nat'l. Agr'l. Sch.
• Crossing Bayabas NHS
• Crossing Bayabas NHS - E. B. Lopez Mem. NHS
• Dacudao NHS
• Daniel R. Aguinaldo NHS (Matina NHS)
• Davao City NHS
• Dona Carmen Denia NHS
• Dona Carmen Denia NHS - J. V. Ferriols HS
• Davao City Special National High School
• Erico T. Nograles NHS
• F. Bangoy NHS
• F. Bangoy NHS - Dr. S. Dacudao NHS Annex
• F. Bustamante NHS
• Gregorio Tajo, Sr. NHS
• Indangan NHS
• Lamanan NHS
• Lamanan NHS - Saloy HS
• Los Amigos NHS
• Lower Tamugan NHS
• Ma-a NHS
• Mabini NHS
• Mabini NHS - Catalunan Grande Annex
• Mabini NHS - Gov. Duterte Annex
• Malabog NHS
• Mandug NHS (Pablo Lorenzo NHS)
• Marilog HS Of Agriculture
• Marilog NHS
• Marilog NHS - Malamba HS Annex
• Marilog NHS - Marahan NHS
• Mintal NCHS
• Mintal NCHS - Sto. Nino HS
• Mintal NCHS - Tugbok HS
• Optaciano Hilay NHS
• Paquibato NHS
• Paquibato NHS - Panaga NHS
• San Juan NHS
• Sirib NHS
• Sta. Ana NHS
• Tagakpan NHS
• Tagakpan NHS - Guinga NHS
• Talomo NHS
• Telesforo S. Singson NHS
• Toril NHS
• Waan NHS

Universities and colleges

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Shopping centers

Media

Aside from the 24 national daily newspapers available, Davao City also has 20 local newspapers, 8 broadcast TV stations, 14 AM-band radio stations, and 22 FM-band radio stations. These numbers reflect the extent of press freedom being enjoyed by the print and broadcast media as well as provide wide range of choice for residents and visitors alike. Reading the newspaper: Brookgreen Gardens in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. ... A television station is a type of radio station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using Amplitude Modulation. ... FM broadcasting is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation (FM) to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public speech often through a state constitution for its citizens, and associations of individuals extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ...

AM Radio Stations

• DXOW Radyo Pilipino 981 kHz owned by Radyo Pilipino Broadcasting System
• DXFE 1197 khz owned by Far East Broadcasting Company
• DXGM 1125 kHz Super Radyo Davao owned by GMA Network
• DXED 1224 kHz owned by Eagle Broadcasting Company
• DZRH 1260 khz relay station of Manila Broadcasting Company
• DXAB 1296 kHz Abante Bisaya owned by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
• DXRR 1017 kHz Radyo Rapido owned by Kalayaan Broadcasting System
• DXAQ 1404 kHz Sonshine Radio owned by ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network
• DXDC 621 khz RMN Davao owned by Radio Mindanao Network
• DXMF 576 kHz Bombo Radyo Davao owned by Consolidated Broadcasting System
• DXGO 855 kHz Aksyon Radio Davao owned by Manila Broadcasting Company
• DXIP 900 kHz El-Nuevo Bantay Radyo Davao owned by El Nuevo Broadcasting Corporation
• DXRD 711 kHz Sonshine Radio Davao owned by ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network
• DXUM Radyo Ukay 819 kHz owned by University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network

FM Radio Stations

• DXDR Energy FM 88.3 mHz owned by Ultrasonic Broadcasting System
• DXBE Killer Bee 89.1 mHz owned by SBS Radio Network
• DXGN The Good News Radio 89.9 mHz owned by Catholic Welfare Organization
• DXBM Love Radio 90.7mhz owned by Cebu Broadcasting Company
• DXWT Wild FM 92.3 mHz owned by University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network
• DXAC Crossover 93.1 mHz owned by Golden Broadcast Professionals
• DXXL I FM 93.9 mhz owned by Radio Mindanao Network
• DXLL Mellow Touch 94.7 mHz owned by FBS Broadcasting Network
• DXKR W Rock 95.5 mHz owned by Exodus Broadcasting Network
• DXFX Star FM 96.3 mHz owned by Consolidated Broadcasting System
• DXUR Ultimate Radio 97.1 mHz owned by Swara Sug Media
• DXSS Mom's Radio 97.9 mHz owned by Southern Broadcasting Network
• DXQM Home Radio 98.7 mhz owned by Aliw Broadcasting Corporation
• DXCT Monster Radio 99.5 mHz owned by Audiovisual Communications Inc.
• DXDJ Hit Radio 100.3 mHz owned by Rajah Broadcasting System
• DXRR MOR For Life 101.1 mHz owned by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
• DXRV Wow FM 103.5 mhz owned by RGMA Network Inc.
• DXMA The Edge Radio 104.3 mHz owned by Century Commercial Marketing Center, Inc.
• DXYS Yes FM 105.1 mHz owned by Manila Broadcasting Company
• DXMX Mix FM 105.9 mhz owned by Omarco Broadcasting Corporation
• DXET Dream FM 106.7 mHz owned by Associated Broadcasting Corporation
• DXNU The Home of New Rock 107.5 owned by Progressive Broadcasting Corporation

TV Stations

• ABC TV Channel 2
• ABS-CBN Channel 4
• GMA Channel 5
• SBN DXSS-TV Channel 7 owned by Southern Broadcasting Network
• NBN Channel 11
• studio23 Channel 21
• QTV Channel 27
• Sonshine TV ACQ DXAQ Channel 43

Cable Television Companies

• Davao Cable World Network, Inc.
• Home Channel Cable Network, Inc.
• Sun Cable Systems Inc.

Print Media

• Edge Davao Business Weekly
• Mindanao Times
• Davao Catholic Herald
• [Sun Star Davao]
• SuperBalita Davao
• The Mindanao Daily Mirror
• The Philippine Daily Fiscalizer (Only Davao based newspaper circulated nationally)

Mindanao Times is the oldest newspaper in Mindanao, southern part of the Philippines. ...

Sister Cities

There are 6 sister cities in Davao as designated in Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

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See also

• Silicon Gulf

Silicon Gulf seal Silicon Gulf is a nickname for Davao City and extends to the Davao Region, at Southern Mindanao, Philippines. ...

External links

• Official City Government Website
• Davao City Map and Directory

References