Davao del Sur
Davao del Sur | |
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(from top: left to right) Mount Apo summit, Davao City, Mount Apo, Pasig Islet in Santa Cruz, Rice field in Magsaysay, Port of Davao and Davao International Airport. | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Etymology: Davao del Sur (i.e., "Southern Davao") | |
Location in the Philippines | |
Interactive map of Davao del Sur | |
| Coordinates: 6°20′N 125°30′E / 6.33°N 125.5°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Island Group | Mindanao |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Founded | May 8, 1967 |
| Capital | Digos |
| Largest city | Davao City* |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Yvonne Roña Cagas (Nacionalista) |
| • Vice Governor | Marc Douglas C. Cagas IV (Nacionalista) |
| • Representative | John Tracy F. Cagas (Nacionalista) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,163.98 km2 (835.52 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 56th out of 82 |
| (excluding Davao City) | |
| Highest elevation | 2,954 m (9,692 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 705,129 |
| • Rank | 44th out of 82 |
| • Density | 325.848/km2 (843.943/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 27th out of 82 |
| (excluding Davao City) | |
| Demonym(s) | South Davaoeño South Dabawenyo South Dabawnon Sudavaoeño |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 1 |
| • Component cities | 1 |
| • Municipalities | |
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| • Districts | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-DAS |
| Spoken languages | |
| Income classification | 1st class |
| Website | davaodelsur |
* Davao City is a highly-urbanized city, politically independent from 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 and serves as the regional center of Davao Region.
The province is bounded by Davao del Norte to the north, Davao Occidental to the south-east, Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat to the west, South Cotabato and Sarangani to the south-west, and Davao Gulf to the east.