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Davao City is a sprawling metropolis of over a
million people located in the Southeastern part
of Mindanao. It is one of the largest cities in
the world with a land area of 2,443.61 square
kilometers.
It is a place blessed with natural advantages.
The soil is very fertile and rich in minerals.
The city has abundant source of potable water.
Located in a typhoon-free zone, its tropical
weather is characterized by even distribution of
climatic elements all year round. Temperature
ranges from 15 to 34˚C. |
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Davao City on the Move to Progress: Then
and Now
Then and Now is a story of a
community carved out of the wilderness over a
period of years. It deals with the community’s
early history (even before it was created into a
city); government organizations; economic
conditions; social organizations; and cultural
communities with unique people, having their own
peculiar personalities, progressing in all
directions and projecting their own identity as
Davaoeños.
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Culture and Heritage
Easy assimilation is an integral essence of
multi-cultural Davao. Being a chartered city, it
has grown appreciating differences in culture
and tradition by numerous ethnic groups that
integrated easily to the local tribes already
present during its infancy as a city.
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Geography and
Physical Characteristics
Davao City is strategically located in the
Asia-Pacific rim serving as gateway to both the
western and eastern hemispheres of the world.
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Awards and
Recognitions
The Asian Institute of Management has conducted
an assessment of the leading Cities in the
country using indicators such as quality of
life, cost of doing business, dynamism of the
local economy, infrastructure, linkages and
accessibility, and quality of workforce in the
years 2001, 2003, and 2005 (No survey was done
in 2002 and 2004) and Davao City topped the
rankings in 2001 and 2005 and placed 3rd in
2003.
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Davao-at-a-Glance
Davao City is home to over a million
people. Daytime population (which
includes transients) is estimated to
reach almost 2 million since it is the
center of trade, commerce, and services
in Southern Philippines. Its population
growth rate is 2.83% while density is at
540 persons per square kilometer.
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Titles and
Monikers of Davao City
There are beautifully vivid reasons why Davao is
called a “City in Bloom”. Aside from the
presence of vast plantations and garden resorts
that grow rare and exotic orchids and
ornamentals, the City is specifically known
among florists all over the world for its famous
waling-waling, considered as one of the most
beautiful orchids.
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