Davao del Sur
Davao del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Dabaw; Filipino: Katimugang Davao), officially the Province of Davao del Sur (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Habagatang Dabaw, Lalawigan sa Davao del Sur; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Katimugang Davao, Lalawigan ng Davao del Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Digos. Davao City is the largest city in terms of area and population within the province's jurisdiction, yet it is administratively independent from the province; as such, Davao City is only grouped for geographical and statistical purposes.
Davao del Sur | |
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Province | |
| Province of Davao del Sur | |
(from top: left to right) Mount Apo summit, Davao City, Mount Apo, Davao Gulf, Rice field in Magsaysay and Port of Davao. | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Etymology: Davao del Sur (i.e., "Southern Davao") | |
Location in the Philippines | |
OpenStreetMap | |
| Coordinates: 6°20′N 125°30′E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Island Group | Mindanao |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Founded | May 8, 1967 |
| Capital | Digos |
| Largest city | Davao City |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Yvonne Roña-Cagas (NP) |
| • Vice Governor | Riafe Cagas-Fernandez (NP) |
| • Representative | John Tracy F. Cagas (NP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,163.98 km2 (835.52 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 56th out of 81 |
| (excluding Davao City) | |
| Highest elevation (Mount Apo) | 2,954 m (9,692 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 680,481 |
| • Rank | 44th out of 81 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 27th out of 81 |
| (excluding Davao City) | |
| Demonym | Southern Davaoeño |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 1
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| • Component cities | 1 |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 8000–8010 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-DAS |
| Spoken languages | |
| Income classification | 1st class |
| Website | davaodelsur |
The province is bounded by Davao del Norte to the north, Davao Occidental to the south-east, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat to the west, South Cotabato and Sarangani to the south-west, and Davao Gulf to the east.