Samal, Davao del Norte
Samal | |
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| Island Garden City of Samal | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Davao del Norte, Davao with Samal highlighted | |
Interactive map of Samal | |
Samal Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°04′47″N 125°42′46″E / 7.079642°N 125.712697°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao del Norte, Davao |
| Province | Davao del Norte, Davao |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | July 8, 1948 |
| Cityhood | January 30, 1998 |
| Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Lemuel "Toto" Reyes |
| • Vice Mayor | Richard "Chang" Guindolman |
| • Representative | JM Lagdameo |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 87,944 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 301.30 km2 (116.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Puting-Bato) | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 119,701 |
| • Density | 397.28/km2 (1,029.0/sq mi) |
| • Households | 29,973 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.93 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,395 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,938 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,119 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 990.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8118 (Babak), 8119 (Peñaplata), 8120 (Kaputian) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)84 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog |
| Website | samalcity |
Samal, officially the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCOS; Cebuano: Pulong Harding Dakbayan sa Samal; Filipino: Pulong Harding Lungsod ng Samal) is a component city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 116,771 people.
It is made up of Samal Island and the smaller Talikud Island in Davao Gulf, from the merger of former municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian.
Samal is a part of the Metropolitan Davao area and is two kilometers away from Davao City, in mainland Mindanao, the largest city and the primary economic center of that island.