Padada, Davao del Sur
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| Coordinates: 06°38′N 125°21′E / 6.633°N 125.350°ECoordinates: 06°38′N 125°21′E / 6.633°N 125.350°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Davao Region (Region XI) | |
| Province | Davao del Sur | |
| District | 1st district of Davao del Sur | |
| Barangays | 17 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gladys A. Razonable-Gascon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 83.00 km2 (32.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 26,587 | |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 8007 | |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)82 | |
| Income class | 3rd municipal income class | |
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| Electorate | 20,368 voters as of 2016 | |
| Website | www |
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Padada is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,587 people.
Its boundaries were defined by Republic Act No. 1008, approved June 12, 1954.
Padada is a word which refers to a tree that belongs to the mangrove family which were abundant along its entire quite shorelines and estuaries during the primeval time, but due to encroachment and indiscriminate fish farming, Padada trees became extinct.
Padada is part of the province of Davao del Sur lying between 125 degrees 20’ east longitude and 6 degree 28’ 44’ north latitude. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Hagonoy, on the west by the municipality of Kiblawan, on the south by the municipalities of Sulop and Malalag and on the east by the Davao Gulf. The Poblacion is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Digos, the capital town of Davao del Sur.
The total land area of the municipality is 8,300 hectares (21,000 acres), 65% of which is planted to coconut and 35% to banana, corn, rice and other crops. It has three urban barangays namely, NCO, Almendras, and Quirino that totals to one hundred eighty one hectares. Four of the remaining fourteen barangays are located along the coastal portion and the other on the internal area. Two (2%) of the total provincial land area is what constitute the municipality of Padada.
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