Metro Davao
Metro Davao
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| Metropolitan Davao | |
Skyline of Davao City | |
| Coordinates: 7°04′N 125°36′E / 7.07°N 125.6°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region (Region XI) |
| Province(s) | |
| Managing entity | Metropolitan Davao Development Authority |
| Established | 1995 (as metropolitan area) 2022 (as administrative area) |
| Cities and Municipalities | 15 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,492.84 km2 (2,506.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,339,284 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Divisions | |
| • Highly urbanized cities | |
| • Component cities | |
| • Municipalities | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
Metro Davao, officially Metropolitan Davao (Cebuano: Kaulohang Dabaw; Filipino: Kalakhang Davao), is a metropolitan area in Mindanao, Philippines. It includes the cities of Davao, Digos, Panabo, Samal and Tagum and spanned parts of all five provinces of the Davao Region. Metro Davao is one of three metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is administered by the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority. It is the largest metropolitan region by land area and the second most populous in the Philippines.