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Davao City, officially the City of Davao (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Davao; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw), is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km 2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area .
Davao City Hall and marker. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Davao Region (Region XI) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent ...
Mayor of Davao City prior to its occupation by Japanese forces in 1942. Refusing to acknowledge their authority, he fled to the mountains and joined the guerrilla forces and declared himself governor of "Free Davao" which he would keep until the city's liberation in May 1945. One of the two governors of Davao during World War 2. 14 Antonio C ...
The building is a six-storey structure that adapts a mimetic architecture, taking inspiration from a Durian- one of Davao's identifiers. [2] The construction started in 2021 in collaboration with the City Government of Davao and was to reported to have cost around ₱300 Million Philippine Pesos. [3]
Poverty incidence of Davao Region 10 20 30 40 2006 30.64 2009 31.38 2012 30.74 2015 23.51 2018 19.07 2021 11.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority A view of Davao City as seen in July 2018 While the region's economy is predominantly agri-based, it is now developing into a center for agro-industrial business, trade and tourism. Its competitive advantage is in agri-industry as its products ...
[2]: 624 By this time the Allies are preparing for the assault in Davao City. The strongest of the Japanese defenses in the island were concentrated around the Davao Gulf area, which was heavily mined to counter an amphibious landing, and in Davao City, [2]: 628 the island's largest and most important city. Artillery and anti-aircraft batteries ...
The Davao City Hall would be destroyed during World War II in 1945 but would be restored in 1947 based on its original design. [ 1 ] In 2017, the wooden flooring and door which is a legacy of the 1926 structure was renovated.
Datu Mama Bago (1770 – March 15, 1850) (Maguindanaon pronunciation: [daːtʊ maːma baguː]; Jawi:دات مام بڠو) was the Datu of Davao Gulf from 1830 till his death 1850, serving as vassal under the Sultanate of Buayan. [1]