Padada

Padada
Municipality of Padada
Downtown area
Map of Davao del Sur with Padada highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Padada
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°38′N 125°21′E / 6.63°N 125.35°E / 6.63; 125.35
CountryPhilippines
RegionDavao Region
ProvinceDavao del Sur
District Lone district
FoundedJuly 15, 1949
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorFrancisco L. Guerrero Jr.
  Vice MayorJuwill Carpentero
  RepresentativeJohn Tracy F. Cagas
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate22,802 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
 (2020 census)
  Total
29,878
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
  Households
7,925
Economy
  Income class3rd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
11.00
% (2021)
  Revenue191.9 million (2022)
  Assets323.5 million (2022)
  Expenditure142.2 million (2022)
  Liabilities31.11 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityDavao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8007
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)82
Native languagesDavawenyo
Cebuano
Kalagan
Tagalog
Ata Manobo
Websitewww.padada.gov.ph

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.