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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao is the main metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Church in southern Mindanao. It comprises the city of Davao, the Island Garden City of Samal and the municipality of Talaingod in Davao del Norte province; under its jurisdiction are the three suffragan dioceses of Digos, Tagum and Mati (the capital ...
Davao Gulf is a gulf situated in the southeastern portion of Mindanao in the Philippines. [1] It has an area of 5,200 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) or about 520,000 hectares. [2] Davao Gulf cuts into the island of Mindanao from the Philippine Sea. [3] It is surrounded by all five provinces in the Davao Region. [4] The largest island in the gulf is Samal ...
Poverty incidence of Davao Region 10 20 30 40 2006 30.64 2009 31.38 2012 30.74 2015 23.51 2018 19.07 2021 11.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority A view of Davao City as seen in July 2018 While the region's economy is predominantly agri-based, it is now developing into a center for agro-industrial business, trade and tourism. Its competitive advantage is in agri-industry as its products ...
Mindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / ⓘ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.
Rank Name Region Pop. Rank Name Region Pop. Davao City Zamboanga City: 1: Davao City: Davao Region: 1,776,949: 11: Panabo: Davao Region: 209,230 Cagayan de Oro ...
Davao City, an independent highly urbanized city in the Davao Region of Mindanao island, Philippines and Davao del Sur's largest city Metro Davao , the metropolitan area centered on Davao City Regions and provinces
Metro Davao, as a whole, is being served by Davao City's Francisco Bangoy International Airport. It is the largest and the most developed airport on the island of Mindanao. It comes second for having the longest runway on the island at 3,000 meters after that of General Santos International Airport.
Manila is the national capital and is the de facto capital of Luzon, though neighboring Quezon City, a former capital, has more inhabitants than Manila. Cebu, on the province and island of the same name, is the chief city of the Visayas. Mindanao's main city is Davao, towards its southeast.