Davao Region

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Davao
Region
Clockwise from the top: Davao City aerial view, Mount Apo, Pujada Bay, Aliwagwag Protected Landscape, Tagum
Nickname:  Cacao Capital of the Philippines [1]
Anthem: Pinanggang Yuta (Beloved Land)
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 7°05′N 125°35′E / 7.08°N 125.58°E / 7.08; 125.58
Country	Philippines
Island group	Mindanao
Regional center and largest city	Davao City
Area
• Total	20,357.42 km2 (7,860.04 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Apo)	2,954 m (9,692 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	5,243,536
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Demonym	Davaoeño
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-11
Provinces	5 Davao de Oro Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Occidental Davao Oriental
Cities	6 Davao City Digos Mati Panabo Samal Tagum
Municipalities	43
Barangays	1162
Cong. districts	11
Languages	Cebuano Mandaya Kalagan Giangan Dibabawon Tagabawa Mansaka Sangirese Obo Sarangani Tagalog Filipino English
GDP (2023)	₱1.26 trillion $22.56 billion[3]
Growth rate	(6.7%)[3]
HDI	0.697 (Medium)
HDI rank	10th in the Philippines (2019)

Davao Region, formerly called Southern Mindanao (Cebuano: Rehiyon sa Dabaw; Filipino: Rehiyon ng Davao), is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region XI.^[4] It is situated at the southeastern portion of Mindanao and comprises five provinces: Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, and Davao Occidental.

The region encloses Davao Gulf, and its regional center is Davao City. Dávao is the Hispanicized pronunciation of daba-daba, the Bagobo word for "fire".