Davao del Sur
Davao del Sur is a province in the Philippines. It is located in the south of the island of Mindanao and belongs politically to the District XI, Davao Region, in
The provincial capital is Digos City, Davao City it an autonomous county-level city and is assigned only for statistical purposes in the province.
Geography
The Davao del Sur province stretches along the Gulf of Davao and the Sulawesi Sea in the south of the island of Mindanao, the coast line of the province has a length of 269 km.
North of the province is the city of Davao City, in the west it borders the provinces of Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato and Sarangani.
The topography of the province is mountainous except for the coastal strip and the area around Digos City and is determined on the west by hills and high mountain ranges. The largest rivers of Davao del Sur are the Padada - Mainit River in the northwestern part of the province, the Tagulayon - Sibulan River in the municipality of Sta. Cruz and Digos River. The volcanic mountain of 2,954 meters high Mount Apo is located in the northwest of the province. In the south of the province, the high and very verklüftete Malalag Mountains, the approach pushes to the coast line rises. The two located in front of the South Cape Islands Balut and Sarangani belong to the province. On the island of Balut, the 862 -meter-high volcano rises Balut. The province covers an area of 4327.43 km ².
Demography and language
According to the census from 2007 Davao del Sur has a population of 822 406, which puts the province at the 8th digit of the population statistics of the Philippines.
The majority of the population of Davao del Sur, about 50.68 %, belongs to the ethnic group Cebuano, followed by the Bisaya / Binisaya (9.75 %). Behind are the ethnic groups of the Tagakaolo ( 8.88% ), Bilaan ( 8.65% ), Manobo / Ate Manobo (7.6%), Boholano ( 2.19% ) Bagobo (1.9%), Hiligaynon (1.69 %), Davaweño (1.33 %) and the Ilocano ( 1.3%).
The main dialects are thus Cebuano / Visayan and Tagalog. In addition, indigenous languages B'laan, Bagobo, Manobo, Tagakaolo and Muslim are represented in the province.
About 70 % of the population is Roman Catholic, 10.34% are Protestants and Muslims (2.72 %).
Economy
The province lives mainly on agriculture and fishing. The majority next to other high-quality crops maize, cassava, soybeans, bananas, mangoes and durians are grown.
The fishing grounds of the Gulf of Davao are rich and diverse. The fishing supplies from the coastal regions from the entire province with the fruits of the sea and a variety of edible fish.
Tourism is another major economic factor, which greatly increases its significance.
Administrative divisions
Davao del Sur is politically subdivided into 14 municipalities and a city independently managed.
The municipalities are in turn subdivided into a total of 337 barangays ( districts ). The province is further divided into two districts Congress.
City
- Davao City, unofficially
- Digos City
Communities
- Bansalan
- Don Marcelino
- Hagonoy
- Jose Abad Santos (Trinidad )
- Kiblawan
- Magsaysay
- Malalag
- Malita
- Matanao
- Padada
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Maria
- Sarangani
- Sulop
Climate
The province is characterized by short but pronounced dry and rainy periods. The average monthly rainfall is 190.2 mm. Here are the wettest months of June, July and August, the driest in the April and May.
The average temperature between 27.72 ° C and 28.8 ° C, at a relative humidity between 78% and 86%. The hottest months are April and May, while in June and July have the coolest temperatures.
The province is outside the typhoon belt, which touches the northern Philippines and is therefore largely protected from strong tropical storms.
History
The early inhabitants of the province of Davao, formerly a large province, which had occupied the entire south-east of Mindanao, were the Bagobo - Guianggas who inhabited the area at the foot of Mount Apo. In addition, the B'laans lived in Hagonoy Valley, the Manobos in Malita. More simple ethnic groups spread across the huge expansive area. With the second wave of Indonesians, the group of Indigenous peoples from Southeast Asia came to the island.
The Spanish influence continued from 1848 in the Davao Region through, as an expedition led by Don Jose Oyanguren reached the area, the desire to have settlements along the mangrove swamps of today's Bolton side of the river to Christianize. Davao was ruled at that time by the Moro chieftain Datu Bago, who lived on the banks of Davao River. After Oyanguren had defeated the fighters of Datu Bago, he gave the region a new name Nueva Guipozcoa, in honor of his Spanish home site and made himself the first governor of the territory.
Some years after the charge of the American troops in 1900, grew privately owned farms in the area up and the transportation and communication facilities were improved, thus paving the way for the economic growth of the region. As the village Davao was certified as a city on March 1, 1937, extended to the whole region even to their city. It was only on May 8, 1967, the Republic Act No. 4867, the province of Davao del Sur, was appointed together with the other provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental, removed from the urban area and a separate province. Their function took the province officially on July 1, 1967. The province then consisted of ten municipalities with the community Digos as the headquarters of the provincial administration.
Attractions
- Mount Apo and Mount Apo Natural Park
- The Crocodile Park in Davao City at Ma'a
- The Philippine Eagle Research and Nature Center in Malagos
- The Tudaya Falls in Sta. Cruz
- The pearl farm on the coast of Davao City
- The islands Olanivan and Balut in Sarangani