Davao del Sur

Davao del Sur
Davao del Sur
Province
	Province of Davao del Sur
	(from top: left to right) Mount Apo summit, Davao City, Mount Apo, Davao Gulf, Rice field in Magsaysay and Port of Davao.
	Flag Seal
	Etymology: Davao del Sur (i.e., "Southern Davao")
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 6°20′N 125°30′E / 6.33°N 125.5°E
Country	Philippines
Island Group	Mindanao
Region	Davao Region
Founded	May 8, 1967
Capital	Digos
Largest city	Davao City
Government
• Governor	Yvonne Roña-Cagas (NP)
• Vice Governor	Riafe Cagas-Fernandez (NP)
• Representative	John Tracy F. Cagas (NP)
Area
• Total	2,163.98 km2 (835.52 sq mi)
• Rank	56th out of 81
	(excluding Davao City)
Highest elevation (Mount Apo)	2,954 m (9,692 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	680,481
• Rank	44th out of 81
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
• Rank	27th out of 81
	(excluding Davao City)
Demonym	Southern Davaoeño
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Davao City; (Highly urbanized city) ;
• Component cities	1 Digos ;
• Municipalities	9 Bansalan ; Hagonoy ; Kiblawan ; Magsaysay ; Malalag ; Matanao ; Padada ; Santa Cruz ; Sulop ;
• Barangays	232; including independent cities: 414;
• Districts	Legislative districts of Davao del Sur; Legislative districts of Davao City;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	8000–8010
IDD : area code	+63 (0)82
ISO 3166 code	PH-DAS
Spoken languages	Ata Manobo; Cebuano; Giangan; Kalagan; Matigsalug; Obo; Tagabawa; Tagalog/Filipino; English;
Income classification	1st class
Website	davaodelsur.gov.ph

Davao del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Dabaw; Filipino: Katimugang Davao), officially the Province of Davao del Sur (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Habagatang Dabaw, Lalawigan sa Davao del Sur; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Katimugang Davao, Lalawigan ng Davao del Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Digos. Davao City is the largest city in terms of area and population within the province's jurisdiction, yet it is administratively independent from the province; as such, Davao City is only grouped for geographical and statistical purposes.

The province is bounded by Davao del Norte to the north, Davao Occidental to the south-east, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat to the west, South Cotabato and Sarangani to the south-west, and Davao Gulf to the east.

^ "Province: Davao del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[nscblist-1] "Province: Davao del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 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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