DAVAO REGIONRegion 11: One Province at a Time

DAVAO DEL NORTE

Davao del NorteGEOGRAPHY Boundaries

◦North: Agusan del Sur◦South: Davao City,

Davao Gulf◦East: Compostela Valley◦West: Bukidnon

Davao del NorteBASICS3,463 square kmCapital: Tagum8 municipalities, 3 cities

◦Island Garden City of Samal

Davao del NorteINDUSTRIESMinerals

◦Marble, limestone, guanoPaddy riceCornCoconutBananas

◦Leading producer of Cavendish banana in the country (Banana Capital of the Philippines)

◦Banana chip processing industry

Davao del NorteINDUSTRIESSmall-scale gold miningFish from Davao Gulf

◦Brackish water milkfish◦Tilapia◦Shrimp◦Crab◦Freshwater catfish

Davao del NorteTOURISMIsland Garden City

of Samal◦Main tourist

attraction◦118 km stretch

white sand beaches◦“Vanishing Island,”

Sanipaan Shoal Actually vanishes in

high tide

◦Dive spots in Talikud and Ligid Islands

◦Mt. Puting Bato

DAVAO ORIENTAL

Davao OrientalGEOGRAPHYBoundaries

◦North:  Agusan del Sur

◦South:  Davao Gulf◦East: Pacific Ocean◦West: Compostela Valley

Davao OrientalBASICS5,164 square kmLargest province in

Region 11Capital: Tagum8 municipalities, 3

cities◦Island Garden City of

Samal

Davao OrientalINDUSTRIESCopra

◦Copra production capital of the Philippines

Durian, mango, pomelo

Grain millingLumberTilesFishingMining

◦Copper, nickel chromite

DAVAO DEL SUR

Davao del SurGEOGRAPHYBoundaries:

◦North: Davao del Norte

◦South: Celebes Sea

◦East: Davao Gulf◦West: North

Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato

Davao del SurBASICS3,934 square km14 municipalities and 2 cities

◦1 independent city: Davao City highly urbanized

◦1 component city: Digos Digos used to be the capital of Davao del

Sur before the split of Davao into 3 provinces in 1976

Davao del SurINDUSTRIESCoconut as major

commercial cropRiceCornBananasLoggingFishing @ Davao Gulf

◦11 coastal municipalities

Davao del SurINDUSTRIESDavao City

◦Largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area

◦2008 Most Livable City (Dept. of Tourism)

◦Main commercial center

◦Fruit cultivation Leading exporter,

worldwide

Davao del SurINDUSTRIESLanzonesMining

◦gold, silver, lead, copper,    chromium

Davao del SurINDUSTRIESDurian

Monument at the Davao City International Airport◦A symbol of

Davao City’s status as top producer of said fruit

Davao del SurSPOTLIGHT ON DAVAO CITYWhy is it that the

people of Davao seem to be some of the most disciplined, making Davao an overall clean and safe place? Mayor Sara

Duterte

Davao del SurSPOTLIGHT ON DAVAO CITYSmoking banNo fireworks

on New Year!Efficient

garbage collection scheme

COMPOSTELA VALLEY

Compostela ValleyGEOGRAPHYBoundaries

◦North: Agusan del Sur

◦West: Davao del Norte to the west

◦East/South: Davao Oriental

Compostela ValleyBASICSFormerly part of Davao

del Norte, became independent in 1998

3rd newest province ◦following Dinagat Islands

and Zamboanga Sibugay)4,667 square kilometersCapital: Nabunturan 11 municipalities

Compostela ValleyINDUSTRIESRiceCoconutCacaoCoffeePapayaMangoPineappleDurianBanana

Compostela ValleyINDUSTRIESLoggingMining

◦Mostly gold◦Illegal mining

Compostela ValleyTRAGEDYIn December

2012, a series of typhoons and landslides struck Compostela Valley◦Typhoon Pablo

Flash floods