Metro Davao

Metro Davao
Kaulohang Dabaw (Cebuano)
Metropolitan Davao
Skyline of Davao City
Skyline of Davao City
   Metro Davao within    Davao Region
Map
Coordinates: 7°04′N 125°36′E / 7.07°N 125.6°E / 7.07; 125.6
Country Philippines
RegionDavao Region
(Region XI)
Province(s)
Managing entityMetropolitan Davao Development Authority[1]
Established1995 (as metropolitan area)[2]
2022 (as administrative area)[3]
Cities and Municipalities15
Area
 • Total6,492.84 km2 (2,506.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total3,339,284
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Divisions
 • Highly urbanized cities
1
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)

Metro Davao, officially Metropolitan Davao (Cebuano: Kaulohang Dabaw; Filipino: Kalakhang Davao), is a metropolitan area in Mindanao, Philippines. It includes the cities of Davao, Digos, Mati, Panabo, Samal and Tagum and spanned parts of all five provinces of the Davao Region. Metro Davao is one of three metropolitan areas in the Philippines.[5] It is administered by the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority.[1] It is the largest metropolitan region by land area and the second most populous in the Philippines.

  1. ^ a b Joviland Rita (April 27, 2022). "Duterte OKs creation of Metropolitan Davao Development Authority". GMA News Online. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "AN ACT CREATING THE METROPOLITAN DAVAO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY" (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MDDA2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Region XI". Metro Manila, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ http://www.neda.gov.ph Building globally competitive metropolitan areas in the Philippines PDF

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