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Davao del Norte province

Davao del Norte
Province
Province of Davao del Norte
Flag of Davao del Norte
Flag
Official seal of Davao del Norte
Seal
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°21′N 125°42′E / 7.35°N 125.7°E / 7.35; 125.7Coordinates: 7°21′N 125°42′E / 7.35°N 125.7°E / 7.35; 125.7
Country Philippines
Region Davao Region (Region XI)
Founded May 8, 1967
Capital Tagum
Government
 • Type Sangguniang Panlalawigan
 • Governor Antonio Rafael G. Del Rosario (PDP-Laban)
 • Vice Governor Alan Dujali (PDP-Laban)
Area
 • Total 3,426.97 km2 (1,323.16 sq mi)
Area rank 39th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Sinako) 1,590 m (5,220 ft)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 1,016,332
 • Rank 25th out of 81
 • Density 300/km2 (770/sq mi)
 • Density rank 24th out of 81
Divisions
 • Independent cities 0
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
 • Barangays 223
 • Districts 1st and 2nd districts of Davao del Norte
Time zone PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code 8100–8120
IDD:area code +63 (0)84
ISO 3166 code PH
Spoken languages
Website www.davaodelnorte.gov.ph

Davao del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Dabaw, Filipino: Hilagang Dabaw), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Tagum City. Davao del Norte also includes Samal Island to the south in the Davao Gulf.

Before 1967, the five provinces—Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental and Compostela Valley—were administered as a single province named Davao. The Davao Region is coterminous with this former province.

Davao del Norte is also known as "the banana capital of the Philippines."

Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley, together with Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental and Davao del Sur used to be a whole province simply known as Davao. This original province was split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur when Republic Act No. 4867 (authored by Representative Lorenzo S. Sarmiento, Sr.) was signed into law on May 8, 1967 by President Ferdinand Marcos.

Davao del Norte originally comprised thirteen municipalities: Asuncion, Babak (now in Samal City), Compostela, Kapalong, Mabini, Mawab, Monkayo, Nabunturan, Panabo, Pantukan, Samal, Santo Tomas and Tagum. On May 6, 1970, six more municipalities were created: Carmen, Kaputian (now in Samal City), Maco, Montevista, New Bataan, and New Corella.


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