Davao de Oro

Davao de Oro

Compostela Valley
Davao de Oro Compostela Valley
Province
	Province of Davao de Oro
	(from top: left to right) Nabunturan Poblacion and Montevista Sports Complex.
	Flag Seal
	Etymology: Davao de Oro (lit., "Golden Davao")
	Nickname: Golden Capital of the Philippines
	Map of Davao Region with Davao de Oro highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 7°36′N 125°57′E / 7.6°N 125.95°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Founded	8 March 1998
Renamed	December 7, 2019
Capital	Nabunturan
Largest Municipality	Monkayo
Government
• Governor	Dorothy Montejo Gonzaga (PFP)
• Vice Governor	Jayvee Tyron L. Uy (Lakas)
• Legislature	Davao de Oro Provincial Board
Area
• Total	4,560.09 km2 (1,760.66 sq mi)
• Rank	26th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mt.Pandadagsaan)	2,670 m (8,760 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	767,547
• Rank	40th out of 81
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Rank	53rd out of 81
Demonym(s)	Orocanon, Oroqueño
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	11 Compostela; Laak; Mabini; Maco; Maragusan; Mawab; Monkayo; Montevista; Nabunturan; New Bataan; Pantukan; ;
• Barangays	237
• Districts	Legislative districts of Davao de Oro
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP Code	8800–8810
IDD : area code	+63 (0)87
ISO 3166 code	PH-COM
Spoken languages	Cebuano; Mansaka; Ata Manobo; Mandaya; Filipino; English;
Income classification	1st class
Website	www.davaodeoro.gov.ph

Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Davao de Oro; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Davao de Oro), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan. It used to be part of the province of Davao del Norte until it was made a separate province in 1998.

The province borders Davao del Norte to the west, Agusan del Sur to the north, and Davao Oriental to the east. To the southwest lies the Davao Gulf. The first elected governor was Jose Caballero, formerly a lawyer for a mining group in the province. It was formerly known as Compostela Valley (shortened to ComVal; Cebuano: Kawalogang Kompostela) from its inception until December 2019, when a plebiscite ratified the law that proposed to rename the province to Davao de Oro.^[3]

^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^ Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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[list-1] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

[PSA20–11-2] Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

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