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Province

Davao del Sur

Davao del Sur is a province in the Davao Region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 705,129 in the 2024 census, and it has 2 cities and 9 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Davao del Sur by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BukidnonCotabatoDavao del NorteDavao OccidentalSaranganiSouth CotabatoSultan KudaratBansalan: 64,816 people, 273 per km², 0.78% a yearDavao City: 1,848,947 people, 660 per km², 0.96% a yearDigos City: 192,063 people, 653 per km², 0.47% a yearHagonoy: 58,689 people, 494 per km², 0.74% a yearKiblawan: 53,757 people, 147 per km², 2.06% a yearMagsaysay: 57,936 people, 294 per km², 0.71% a yearMalalag: 40,280 people, 189 per km², 0.07% a yearMatanao: 62,773 people, 243 per km², 0.89% a yearPadada: 29,888 people, 347 per km², 0.01% a yearSanta Cruz: 104,793 people, 360 per km², 0.86% a yearSulop: 40,134 people, 249 per km², 3.23% 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

  • PeopleSources

    705,129

    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 22.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    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 13 of every 100 people in Davao Region lived in Davao del Sur in 2024 (13.08%)

  • Inside itSources

    11

    cities and municipalities

    414 barangays

  • LandSources

    2,221.11 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 Sur's land would fill a square about 47.1 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: 317 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

    206,132

    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

    3.4 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    54.1%

    About 54 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
1102400000[5]Formerly 112400000

People

Davao del Sur had 705,129 people in the 2024 census, up 22.7% 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 Sur had the 3rd 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 Sur in 2024[1]

The PSA counts Davao del Sur without Davao City, which is a highly urbanized city and is counted on its own, as in every province.[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 (6,736 printed against 3,963 men and women) and 85 and over (5,790 printed against 2,773 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 Sur 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 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (26.4%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.6%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 551,52126,63324,888
5 - 963,58033,10930,471
10 - 1470,53036,67533,855
15 - 1969,74335,92133,822
20 - 2461,41331,32530,088
25 - 2955,83828,83827,000
30 - 3454,74928,40326,346
35 - 3951,06927,08523,984
40 - 4444,09123,58620,505
45 - 4939,16320,60318,560
50 - 5435,49418,34017,154
55 - 5929,78814,80314,985
60 - 6426,72313,01713,706
65 - 6920,8219,78711,034
70 - 7414,2186,2777,941
75 - 797,7533,1444,609
80 - 843,963Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 6,7361,4622,501
85 and over2,773Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 5,7908101,963

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
705,129[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
206,132[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.4 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
13.08%[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
54.1% (381,506 people)[7]
Men and women, 2024
359,818 men, 343,412 women[6]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024705,129[1, 2]0.86% a year206,1323.4
2020as of May 1, 2020680,481[1]1.55% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015632,588[1]1.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010574,910[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then549,836[36]1.20% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders504,289[36, 37]2.12% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then457,244[36]1.45% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then423,369[36]1.58% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then361,858[36]2.23% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then323,981[36]2.03% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then293,018[36]2.70% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then223,125[36]———

Cities and municipalities

Davao del Sur is made up of 9 municipalities, 1 city and Davao City, with 414 barangays in all. Davao City lies within it but governs itself apart from the province.
Cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 8]Share (2024)
BansalanMunicipality64,8169.19%0.78% a year237.25 km²
Davao CityHighly urbanized city1,848,947counted on its own0.96% a year2,799.54 km²
Digos CityComponent city192,06327.24%0.47% a year294.00 km²
HagonoyMunicipality58,6898.32%0.74% a year118.92 km²
KiblawanMunicipality53,7577.62%2.06% a year364.70 km²
MagsaysayMunicipality57,9368.22%0.71% a year196.82 km²
MalalagMunicipality40,2805.71%0.07% a year212.77 km²
MatanaoMunicipality62,7738.9%0.89% a year258.65 km²
PadadaMunicipality29,8884.24%0.01% a year86.03 km²
Santa CruzMunicipality104,79314.86%0.86% a year290.95 km²
SulopMunicipality40,1345.69%3.23% a year161.02 km²

Land & Environment

Davao del Sur covers 2,221.11 km² of land, 317 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,925 m above the sea and it has 132.1 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
2,221.11 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
317 people per km²[8]
Coordinates
6.67160° N, 125.21975° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[33]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
415 m
Highest
2,925 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

132.1 km of coastline[34]

Rivers[34]

  1. Talomo River59.9 km
  2. Mainit River47.9 km
  3. Matanao River43.4 km
  4. Balutakay River40.6 of 40.7 km
  5. Lasang River37.9 km
  6. Padada River37.0 of 37.3 km
  7. Miral River35.3 km
  8. Mal River33.5 km

The longest inside it: 90 in all.

Peaks[34]

  1. Mount Apovolcano2,954 m
  2. Mount Talomovolcano2,674 m
  3. Mount Lipadas2,620 m
  4. Mount Zion2,600 m
  5. Mount Tampurong1,670 m
  6. Mount Magolo1,486 m

The highest: 86 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[35]

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.

Life & Economy

Davao del Sur's economy made ₱155.5 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱216,797 for each person. About 14 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
₱155.5 billion[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱120.9 billion at 2018 prices. It leaves out Davao City, which the PSA counts apart.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.2%[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱216,797[22]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
14.3% of people[23]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 14 of every 100 people in Davao del Sur lived below the poverty line in 2023 (14.3%)[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 11.3% and 17.3%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱30,861 a person for the year. As the PSA counts it, without the City of Davao.

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

Public places

  • 621government offices
  • 158hospitals and health centres
  • 1,008schools
  • 569places of worship
  • 38markets
  • 38stations and terminals
  • 34parks
  • 3beaches
  • 19monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 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 Sur” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals38

32 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 Sur

Parks34

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

Beaches3

Monuments and memorials19

13 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Davao del Sur. 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.[18, 19]

Capital
Digos City[5]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Davao del Sur[15]

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
    Yvonne Roña Cagas[24]
    Vice governor
    Marc Douglas IV Chan Cagas[24]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Yvonne Roña Cagas[25]
    Vice governor
    Riafe Magbanua Cagas-Fernandez[25]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Douglas Ralota Cagas[26]
    Vice governor
    Marc Douglas Chan Cagas IV[26]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Douglas Ralota Cagas[27]
    Vice governor
    Aileen Condevillamar Almendras[27]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Claude Peralta Bautista[28]
    Vice governor
    Aileen Condevillamar Almendras[28]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Douglas Ralota Cagas[29]
    Vice governor
    Arsenio Agonia Latasa[29]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Douglas Ralota Cagas[30]
    Vice governor
    Simplicio Agonia Latasa[30]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Benjamin Peralta Bautista Jr.[31]
    Vice governor
    Romualdo Cabanayan Garcia[31]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Reynerio E. Llanos[32]
    Vice governor
    Benjamin P. Bautista Jr.[32]
Governors and vice governors of Davao del Sur, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Yvonne Roña Cagas[24]Marc Douglas IV Chan Cagas[24]
2022–2025Yvonne Roña Cagas[25]Riafe Magbanua Cagas-Fernandez[25]
2019–2022Douglas Ralota Cagas[26]Marc Douglas Chan Cagas IV[26]
2016–2019Douglas Ralota Cagas[27]Aileen Condevillamar Almendras[27]
2013–2016Claude Peralta Bautista[28]Aileen Condevillamar Almendras[28]
2010–2013Douglas Ralota Cagas[29]Arsenio Agonia Latasa[29]
2007–2010Douglas Ralota Cagas[30]Simplicio Agonia Latasa[30]
2004–2007Benjamin Peralta Bautista Jr.[31]Romualdo Cabanayan Garcia[31]
2001–2004Reynerio E. Llanos[32]Benjamin P. Bautista Jr.[32]

History & Identity

Davao del Sur's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Davao del Sur in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 4867, approved 8 May 1967, which divided the Province of Davao; it began to function as a province on 1 July 1967[10, 11]

How it got its name

Local traditionLocal historians, as the province tells it, say Davao blends the names the Bagobo peoples gave the Davao River: Davoh among the Obo, for whom it meant a place beyond the high grounds; Duhwow or Davau among the Clatta or Guiangan; and Dabu among the Tagabawa. The names ran together into Dabaw, Davao.[11]

Republic Act No. 4867 divided the Province of Davao in three in 1967; its southern towns became Davao del Sur.[10]

Its story

Its oldest town, Santa Cruz, was created by the Spanish civil administration on 5 October 1884.[12]

Under American rule Davao was a district of the Moro Province from 1903 and a province of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu from 1914.[13, 14]

In 1965 Representative Lorenzo S. Sarmiento Sr. revived Representative Ismael C. Veloso's bill to divide Davao into three provinces. President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed it as Republic Act No. 4867 on 8 May 1967, with Digos as the capital of Davao del Sur, and the three provinces began to function on 1 July 1967.[10, 11]

In 2013 Republic Act No. 10360 made its five southern towns, Malita, Santa Maria, Don Marcelino, Jose Abad Santos and Sarangani, the Province of Davao Occidental, which began to function after the May 2016 elections. Davao del Sur kept nine towns and the City of Digos.[11, 15]

The province marks 1 July, the day it began to function, as Araw ng Davao del Sur; a law of 1971 made the day a public holiday in the three Davao provinces.[11, 16, 17]

Timeline

  1. 5 October 1884

    The Spanish civil administration creates the town of Santa Cruz.[12]

  2. 23 July 1914

    Act No. 2408 sets up the civil Province of Davao.[14]

  3. 8 May 1967

    Republic Act No. 4867 divides Davao into Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental.[10]

  4. 1 July 1967

    Davao del Sur begins to function as a province.[11]

  5. 16 August 1971

    Republic Act No. 6380 makes 1 July a public holiday in the three Davao provinces.[17]

  6. 14 January 2013

    Republic Act No. 10360 creates Davao Occidental out of its towns of Sta. Maria, Malita, Don Marcelino, Jose Abad Santos and Sarangani.[15]

Nearby

Davao del Sur shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

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

Davao del Sur beside Davao Region
FigureDavao del SurDavao 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 glossary705,129[1, 2]5,389,4223rd 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 glossary0.86% a year[1, 2]faster0.66% a year1st 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 glossary317[8]more crowded2481st 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 glossary2,221.11 km²[8]21,733.04 km²4th 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 glossary3.4[1, 2]lower3.5not 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 glossary54.1%[7]lower67%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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