Padada
Padada | |
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| Municipality of Padada | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Davao del Sur with Padada highlighted | |
Interactive map of Padada | |
Padada Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°38′21″N 125°20′30″E / 6.639206°N 125.341594°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao del Sur |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | July 15, 1949 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Francisco “Frashale” L. Guerrero Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Juwill Carpentero |
| • Representative | John Tracy F. Cagas |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,802 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.00 km2 (32.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 32,117 |
| • Density | 387.0/km2 (1,002/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,925 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 191.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 323.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 142.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 31.11 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8007 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog Ata Manobo |
| Website | www |
Padada, officially the Municipality of Padada (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Padada; Tagalog: Bayan ng Padada), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,878 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Its boundaries were defined by Republic Act No. 1008, approved June 12, 1954.
"Padada" refers to a tree from the mangrove family which were once abundant along its entire shoreline and estuaries but due to encroachment and indiscriminate fish farming, the Padada trees became extinct.