davao region
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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