Enter your search terms

Web duawpinas Submit search form

About the Philippines

• The Facts
• History
• Government
• Geography
• Demographics
• Culture

• Region 1 (Ilocos Region)
• Region 2 (Cagayan Valley Region)
• Region 3 (Central Luzon Region)
• Region 4-A (CALABARZON Region)
• Region 4-B (MIMARO Region)
• Region 5 (Bicol Region)
• Region 6 (Western Visayas Region)
• Region 7 (Central Visayas Region)
• Region 8 (Eastern Visayas Region)
• Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula Region)
• Region 10 (Northern Mindanao Region)
• Region 11 (Davao Region)
• Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN Region)
• Region 13 (Caraga Region)
• CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region)
• NCR (National Capital Region)
• ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao)

Festivals and Events

Popular Destinations

Du-aw Pinas Store

Affiliates/Links

• Agloco
• Cashfiesta
• Clixsense
• E-mailpaysu
• FreeBanners
• Hits4pay
• Hypervre
• Impressionz
• Linkreferral
• SFI
• Titalclicks
• Yuwie

Davao Region (Region XI)

Davao Region, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. Davao Region consists of four provinces, namely: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. The region encloses the Davao Gulf and its regional center is Davao City.

Region XI was originally called Southern Mindanao, and in addition to the three Davao provinces also included Surigao del Sur and South Cotabato. At that time, Compostela Valley was still part of Davao del Norte. Republic Act No. 7225, ratified on March 16, 1992, created the province of Sarangani from South Cotabato. Then, Republic Act No. 7901, signed on February 3, 1995, by President Fidel V. Ramos transferred Surigao del Sur into the newly created region of Caraga (Region XIII). Finally, on September 19, 2001, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Executive Order No. 36 reorganized the regions and provinces in Mindanao. This moved South Cotabato and Sarangani to SOCCSKSARGEN region and renamed Southern Mindanao as Davao Region.

This region also bears the nickname Silicon Gulf. The nickname refers to the growing number of Information Technology and IT Enabled Services (or ITES) companies sprouting in the area. The name was adapted from Silicon Valley, referring to the high tech cluster located in the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.

Cities

• Davao City
• Digos City, Davao del Sur
• Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte
• Panabo City, Davao del Norte
• Tagum City, Davao del Norte
• Mati City, Davao Oriental

Main Tourist Attractions of the region: