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Davao Oriental

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Also known as Province of Davao Oriental, East Dabaw, East Dávao

province of the Philippines

Key facts

Country
Philippines
Region
Davao Region
Founded
May 8, 1967
Capital and largest city
Mati
Governor
Nelson L. Dayanghirang ( Nacionalista )
Vice governor
Glenda Rabat-Gayta ( Nacionalista )
Legislature
Davao Oriental Provincial Board
Total
5,679.64 km (2,192.92 sq mi)
Rank
14th out of 82
Highest elevation mount kampalili
2,320 m (7,610 ft)
Density
103.887/km (269.067/sq mi)
Demonym s
Oriental Dabawenyo, Estedavaoeño
Component cities
1 Mati
Municipalities
10 Baganga Banaybanay Boston Caraga Cateel Governor Generoso Lupon Manay San Isidro Tarragona
Districts
Legislative districts of Davao Oriental
Time zone
UTC+8 ( PHT )
Idd area code
+63 (0)87
Iso 3166 code
PH-DAO

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lalawigan ng Davao Oriental
Located in
Davao Region
Contains
Boston
Capital
Mati
Population
590042
Area
5679.64
Shares border with
Q13789
Official website
www.davaooriental.gov.ph
Households
140064
Dialing code
87
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language used
Mandaya
Commons category
Davao Oriental
topic's main category
Category:Davao Oriental
postal code
8200–8210
inception
1967-05-08
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
electorate
433645
poverty incidence
21.80
total assets
8840919619.87
fiscal/tax revenue
2871860452.69
total expenditure
2705928017.14
total liabilities
2669891980.04
native label
Silangang Dabaw
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Encyclopedic overview

Davao Oriental (Cebuano: Sidlakang Dabaw; Filipino: Silangang Davao), officially the Province of Davao Oriental (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sidlakang Dabaw, Lalawigan sa Davao Oriental; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Silangang Davao, Lalawigan ng Davao Oriental), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Mati which is the most populous, and it borders the province of Davao de Oro to the west, and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur to the north. The province is the traditional homeland of the Mandaya and Kalagan/Kaagan.

Davao Oriental is the easternmost province in the country with Pusan Point in the municipality of Caraga as the easternmost location. The Philippine Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, faces Davao Oriental to the east. Part of the province lies on an unnamed peninsula that encloses Davao Gulf to the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Davao Oriental” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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