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Davao del Norte

Davao del Norte is a province in the Davao Region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 1,143,931 in the 2024 census, and it has 3 cities and 8 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
A large modern church with a steep grey gable bearing a golden crown and the letters alpha and omega, flanked by pink battlemented towers and bronze statues, behind a grassy mound with shrubs under a blue sky.
Christ the King Cathedral, in Tagum.Photo: “Christ The King Cathedral Tagum” by S5switch (talk), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene.

  • PeopleSources

    1,143,931

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 21% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 5 provinces of Davao Region by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 21 of every 100 people in Davao Region lived in Davao del Norte in 2024 (21.23%)

  • Inside itSources

    11

    cities and municipalities

    223 barangays

  • LandSources

    3,676.99 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Davao del Norte's land would fill a square about 60.6 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 311 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    304,382

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    68.3%

    About 68 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1102300000[5]Formerly 112300000

People

Davao del Norte had 1,143,931 people in the 2024 census, up 21% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Davao del Norte had the most people of the 5 provinces of Davao Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Davao del Norte1,143,931
  2. 2Davao de Oro783,775
  3. 3Davao del Sur705,129
  4. 4Davao Oriental590,042
  5. 5Davao Occidental317,598
All 5 provinces of Davao Region
Of every 100 people in Davao del Norte in 2024[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (10,064 printed against 6,039 men and women) and 85 and over (8,582 printed against 4,025 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Davao del Norte totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[6]

Age structure · 2024 Census[6]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (26.9%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.5%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 586,74145,01541,726
5 - 9103,64753,62750,020
10 - 14113,86458,81555,049
15 - 19112,13657,80854,328
20 - 2498,96750,42548,542
25 - 2987,68444,89442,790
30 - 3488,26744,90843,359
35 - 3982,96743,44639,521
40 - 4473,25638,76534,491
45 - 4964,78233,88730,895
50 - 5456,31429,03727,277
55 - 5946,98723,30323,684
60 - 6441,07420,29520,779
65 - 6931,82315,13516,688
70 - 7421,84010,04011,800
75 - 7911,4284,9776,451
80 - 846,039Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 10,0642,2923,747
85 and over4,025Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 8,5821,3782,647

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
1,143,931[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
304,382[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao Region, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
21.23%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
68.3% (781,553 people)[7]
Men and women, 2024
578,047 men, 553,794 women[6]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,143,931[1, 2]0.40% a year304,3823.7
2020as of May 1, 20201,125,057[1]2.16% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,016,332[1]1.38% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010945,764[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then847,440[41]1.81% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders743,811[41, 42]2.22% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then671,333[41]2.45% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then590,015[41]3.82% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then405,663[41]2.74% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then354,404[41]6.59% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then257,712[41]4.77% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then160,059[41]———

Cities and municipalities

Davao del Norte is made up of 8 municipalities and 3 cities, with 223 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Davao del Norte by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Agusan del SurBukidnonDavao de OroDavao del SurAsuncion: 62,929 people, 236 per km², 0.40% a yearBraulio E. Dujali: 36,092 people, 363 per km², 0.24% a yearCarmen: 85,423 people, 471 per km², 0.98% a yearPanabo City: 211,242 people, 841 per km², 0.23% a yearTagum City: 300,042 people, 1,610 per km², 0.31% a yearIsland Garden City of Samal: 119,701 people, 426 per km², 0.60% a yearKapalong: 80,731 people, 95 per km², −0.10% a yearNew Corella: 60,454 people, 242 per km², 1.04% a yearSanto Tomas: 131,100 people, 583 per km², 0.45% a yearSawata: 27,552 people, 172 per km², 0.28% a yearTalaingod: 28,665 people, 31 per km², 0.28% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3, 4]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 8]Share (2024)
AsuncionMunicipality62,9295.5%0.40% a year266.22 km²
Braulio E. DujaliMunicipality36,0923.16%0.24% a year99.39 km²
CarmenMunicipality85,4237.47%0.98% a year181.52 km²
Panabo CityComponent city211,24218.47%0.23% a year251.17 km²
Tagum CityComponent city300,04226.23%0.31% a year186.41 km²
Island Garden City of SamalComponent city119,70110.46%0.60% a year280.87 km²
KapalongMunicipality80,7317.06%−0.10% a year850.23 km²
New CorellaMunicipality60,4545.28%1.04% a year250.13 km²
Santo TomasMunicipality131,10011.46%0.45% a year224.79 km²
SawataMunicipality27,5522.41%0.28% a year160.45 km²
TalaingodMunicipality28,6652.51%0.28% a year925.81 km²

Land & Environment

Davao del Norte covers 3,676.99 km² of land, 311 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,536 m above the sea and it has 155.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
3,676.99 km²[8]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
311 people per km²[8]
Coordinates
7.55414° N, 125.69425° E[3, 4]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[37]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
220 m
Highest
1,536 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

155.1 km of coastline[38]

Rivers[38]

  1. Libuganon River163.5 of 165.4 km
  2. Tuganay River79.0 of 86.4 km
  3. Saug River72.7 of 117.9 km
  4. Kipaliku River66.2 km
  5. Semong River63.2 km
  6. Salaw River51.6 km
  7. Gabuyan River33.5 km
  8. Langilan River32.0 km

The longest inside it: 42 in all.

Lakes[38]

  1. Tublihon Lakereservoir0.06 km²

Peaks[38]

  1. Mount Kibonaan1,205 m
  2. Mount Kabongkon1,150 m
  3. Mount Misimolun1,115 m
  4. Mount Takulanao650 m
  5. Mount Gaitan610 m
  6. Mount Suwaon593 m

The highest: 23 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[39]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Davao City, the nearest PAGASA station, 48 km away[40]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,836 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 28.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Davao City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January167 mm1127.3 °C30.9 °C23.7 °C
February114 mm927.5 °C31.3 °C23.7 °C
March107 mm928.2 °C32.3 °C24.1 °C
April115 mm928.9 °C33.1 °C24.7 °C
May166 mm1328.9 °C32.7 °C25.0 °C
June193 mm1428.4 °C32.0 °C24.7 °C
July169 mm1328.1 °C31.7 °C24.5 °C
August167 mm1228.2 °C31.8 °C24.5 °C
September162 mm1128.3 °C32.2 °C24.4 °C
October195 mm1228.5 °C32.6 °C24.4 °C
November140 mm1228.3 °C32.2 °C24.4 °C
December142 mm1127.9 °C31.6 °C24.2 °C
The year1,836 mm13628.2 °C32.0 °C24.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 17 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Davao del Norte's economy made ₱266.4 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱224,123 for each person. About 11 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱266.4 billion[24]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱204.1 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
8.3%[25]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱224,123[26]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
11.1% of people[27]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[5]
About 11 of every 100 people in Davao del Norte lived below the poverty line in 2023 (11.1%)[27]

The PSA's survey puts it between 7.7% and 14.5%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱31,286 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 224government offices
  • 48hospitals and health centres
  • 463schools
  • 183places of worship
  • 18markets
  • 33stations and terminals
  • 26parks
  • 10beaches
  • 5monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 4, 9]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Davao del Norte” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals33

27 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte

Parks26

20 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte

Beaches10

4 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte

Monuments and memorials5

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Davao del Norte. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[22, 23]

Capital
Tagum City[5]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[12]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Edwin Ignacio Jubahib[28]
    Vice governor
    Clarice Tan Jubahib[28]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Edwin Ignacio Jubahib[29]
    Vice governor
    De Carlo Lim Uy[29]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Edwin Ignacio Jubahib[30]
    Vice governor
    Rey Tao Uy[30]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Antonio Rafael Garcia Del Rosario[31]
    Vice governor
    Alan Ruales Dujali[31]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Rodolfo Paguia Del Rosario[32]
    Vice governor
    Victorio Riña Suaybaguio Jr.[32]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Rodolfo Paguia Del Rosario[33]
    Vice governor
    Victorio Riña Suaybaguio Jr.[33]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Rodolfo Paguia Del Rosario[34]
    Vice governor
    Victorio Riña Suaybaguio Jr.[34]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Gelacio Poralan Gementiza[35]
    Vice governor
    Antonio Garcia Del Rosario[35]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Rodolfo P. Del Rosario[36]
    Vice governor
    Victorio R. Suaybaguio Jr.[36]
Governors and vice governors of Davao del Norte, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Edwin Ignacio Jubahib[28]Clarice Tan Jubahib[28]
2022–2025Edwin Ignacio Jubahib[29]De Carlo Lim Uy[29]
2019–2022Edwin Ignacio Jubahib[30]Rey Tao Uy[30]
2016–2019Antonio Rafael Garcia Del Rosario[31]Alan Ruales Dujali[31]
2013–2016Rodolfo Paguia Del Rosario[32]Victorio Riña Suaybaguio Jr.[32]
2010–2013Rodolfo Paguia Del Rosario[33]Victorio Riña Suaybaguio Jr.[33]
2007–2010Rodolfo Paguia Del Rosario[34]Victorio Riña Suaybaguio Jr.[34]
2004–2007Gelacio Poralan Gementiza[35]Antonio Garcia Del Rosario[35]
2001–2004Rodolfo P. Del Rosario[36]Victorio R. Suaybaguio Jr.[36]

History & Identity

Davao del Norte's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Davao del Norte in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 4867, approved 8 May 1967, which divided the Province of Davao; renamed Davao by Republic Act No. 6430 in 1972, and named Davao del Norte again in Republic Act No. 8470 of 1998[10, 11, 12]

How it got its name

Local traditionAs the government of Davao del Sur explains the name the Davao provinces share, local historians say Davao blends the names the Bagobo peoples gave the Davao River, Davoh, Duhwow and Dabu, which ran together into Dabaw.[13]

Republic Act No. 4867 named it Davao del Norte in 1967, and Republic Act No. 6430 renamed it the Province of Davao in 1972. Official documents, the 1987 Constitution among them, went on calling it Davao del Norte, and that is its name in the 1998 law that carved Compostela Valley out of it.[10, 11, 12, 14]

Its story

Davao, formerly known as Nueva Guipuzcoa, was a Spanish province; United States forces occupied its capital, also called Davao, on 20 December 1899. It became a district of the Moro Province in 1903 and a province in 1914.[15, 16, 17]

Republic Act No. 4867, written by Congressman Lorenzo S. Sarmiento Sr., divided Davao into three provinces on 8 May 1967. Davao del Norte began with thirteen towns, from Asuncion to Tagum, its capital.[10, 18]

The three provinces mark their founding anniversary together every 1 July, the start of the fiscal year in 1967 and the day they began to operate; a law of 1971 made the day a public holiday in all three. The provincial capitol at Tagum was inaugurated on its fifth anniversary, 1 July 1972.[19, 20]

Verulo C. Boiser, first appointed and then twice elected, was its first governor.[18]

On 30 January 1998 Republic Act No. 8470 made eleven of its towns the Province of Compostela Valley, now Davao de Oro. With it came the Island Garden City of Samal, the City of Tagum and the new town of Braulio E. Dujali.[12, 18, 21]

Timeline

  1. 20 December 1899

    American troops occupy Davao.[15]

  2. 23 July 1914

    Act No. 2408 sets up the civil Province of Davao.[17]

  3. 8 May 1967

    Republic Act No. 4867 creates Davao del Norte, with Tagum as its capital.[10]

  4. 1 July 1967

    The new province begins to operate.[19]

  5. 16 August 1971

    Republic Act No. 6380 makes 1 July a public holiday in the three Davao provinces.[20]

  6. 17 June 1972

    Republic Act No. 6430 renames it the Province of Davao.[11]

  7. 1 July 1972

    The provincial capitol at Tagum is inaugurated.[19]

  8. 30 January 1998

    Republic Act No. 8470 creates Compostela Valley out of eleven of its towns.[12]

Nearby

Davao del Norte shares a border with Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Davao de Oro and Davao del Sur.

How it compares

Davao del Norte beside Davao Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Davao Region.

Davao del Norte beside Davao Region
FigureDavao del NorteDavao RegionRank among the provinces of Davao Region
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary1,143,931[1, 2]5,389,4221st of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.40% a year[1, 2]slower0.66% a year4th of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary311[8]more crowded2482nd of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary3,676.99 km²[8]21,733.04 km²3rd of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]higher3.5not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary68.3%[7]higher67%not ranked

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  9. 9.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  10. 10.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 4867: An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental. Published May 8, 1967. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 6430: An Act Changing the Name of the Province of Davao del Norte to Province of Davao. Published June 17, 1972. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 8470: An Act creating the Province of Compostela Valley from the Province of Davao del Norte. Published January 30, 1998. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Provincial Government of Davao del Sur. Davao del Sur History. Published September 10, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Provincial Government of Davao de Oro. History. Published November 11, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.United States Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (Government Printing Office, Washington). A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands. Published 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain (a United States government work, published 1902), read in the Internet Archive's scan and its text. Open the source
  16. 16.Philippine Commission. Act No. 787: An Act Providing for the Organization and Government of the Moro Province. Published June 1, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Philippine Commission. Act No. 2408: An Act Providing a Temporary Form of Government for the Territory Known as the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Making Applicable thereto, with Certain Exceptions, the Provisions of General Laws Now in Force in the Philippine Islands, and for Other Purposes. Published July 23, 1914. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Provincial Government of Davao del Norte. History: Brief History of the Province (as archived by the Internet Archive on 7 September 2026; the site serves no https). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Provincial Planning and Development Office, Province of Davao del Norte. Socio-Economic and Ecological Profile 2022 (as archived by the Internet Archive on 7 September 2026; the site serves no https). Published 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 6380: An Act Declaring July First of Each Year as a Public Holiday in the Provinces of Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, and Davao del Norte. Published August 16, 1971. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 21.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 11297: An Act Renaming the Province of Compostela Valley as the Province of Davao de Oro. Published April 17, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  23. 23.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  24. 24.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  25. 25.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC, Growth Rates (OpenSTAT table 0032A5FPPA2). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  26. 26.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  27. 27.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  28. 28.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  31. 31.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  33. 33.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  34. 34.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  35. 35.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  36. 36.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"). Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  37. 37.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  38. 38.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  39. 39.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  40. 40.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  41. 41.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  42. 42.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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