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Samal | |
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Island Garden City of Samal | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°03′N 125°44′E / 7.05°N 125.73°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | July 8, 1948 |
Cityhood | January 30, 1998 |
Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Al David T. Uy |
• Vice Mayor | Lemuel "Toto" Reyes |
• Representative | Alan R. Dujali |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 84,194 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 301.30 km2 (116.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Highest elevation (Mount Puting-Bato) | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 116,771 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 29,973 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.93 |
• Revenue | ₱ 982.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 2,188 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 898 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 690.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8118 (Babak), 8119 (Peñaplata), 8120 (Kaputian)[5] |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)84 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog |
Website | samalcity |
Samal, officially the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCOS; Cebuano: Pulong Harding Dakbayan sa Samal; Filipino: Pulong Harding Lungsod ng Samal) is a 4th class component city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 116,771 people.[3][6]
It is made up of Samal Island and the smaller Talikud Island in Davao Gulf, from the merger of former municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian.
Samal is a part of the Metropolitan Davao area and is two kilometers away from Davao City, in mainland Mindanao, the largest city and the primary economic center of that island.
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