Facts and Figures: Municipality of Digos, Davao del Sur

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Digos, Davao del Sur

Physical & Geographical Characteristics

Economic Development

Infra & Utilities

Macro Development Framework

Development Administration

Physical and Geographical Characteristics

A.) Geographic Location

Digos City is located at the convergence of two major highways of Mindanao, the General Santos City-Davao City
and the Cotabato-Davao City highways. It is particularly located at the Southern Foothills of Mt. Apo.

B.) Climate

Wind direction is prevalent from northeast to southwest. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year.

Average Rainfall Distribution, by month : 2000
Month	Rainfall (Millimeters)
January	64.5
February	63.8
March	30.1
April	4.2
May	37.8
June	10.8
July	11.8
August	57.7
September	35.1
October	310
November	54
December	89
Source: Opag Rainfall Station, Opag Compound, Digos City

C.) Soil Classification by Barangay, Digos City, 2002

Barangay

Type of Soil

Aplaya	Silty Clay Loam, Fine Sand
Balabag	Clay Loam, Undifferentiated mountain soils
Binaton	Clay Loam, Undifferentiated mountain soils
Cogon	Silty Clay, Silty Clay Loam
Colorado	Clay Loam, Clay
Dawis	Silty Clay Loam, Silty Caly, Fine Sand
Dulangan	Clay Loam, Silty Clay Loam
Goma	Clay Loam, Silty Clay Loam
Igpit	Silty Clay Loam
Kapatagan	Undifferentiated mountain soils
Kiagot	Clay Loam
Lungag	Clay Loam
Mahayahay	Silty Clay Loam
Matti	Clay, Clay Loam
Ruparan	Clay Loam
San Agustin	Clay Loam, Clay
San Jose	Silty Clay Loam
San Miguel	Silty Clay Loam
San Roque	Clay Loam, Clay
Sinawilan	Silty Clay, Silty Clay Loam
Soong	Clay Loam, Undifferentiated mountain soils
Tigunan	Silty Clay Loam
Tres de Mayo	Silty Clay, Silty Clay Loam
Zone 1	Silty Clay Loam
Zone 2	Silty Clay Loam
Zone 3	Silty Clay Loam
Source: Bureau of Soils, Davao del Sur Provincial Office Department of Agriculture, Davao del Sur Provincial Office

D.) Land and Natural Resources

1.) Total Land Area and Classification

Item

Total Land Area
(Sq. Kilometer)

Percent of Region XI

Percent of Provincial Area

Region XI	27,140.59
Davao del Sur	3,934.1
Digos City	287.10	1.06	7.30
Source: Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator, Digos City

2.) Existing General Land Use

Land Use Category

Area (Hectares)

Percent of Total Area

Built-up Area	2,734.00	10.21
Agricultural	8,359.00	31.20
Agro-industrial	52.50	0.20
Institutional	53.85	0.20
Industrial	2.00	0.01
Forest	1,447.15	5.40
Uncultivated Land/Open Grass Land	13,432.50	50.15
Rivers and Creeks	644.81	2.40
Fish Ponds	61.19	0.23
Total	26,787.00	100.00
Source: Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator, Digos City

3.) Existing Urban Land Use

Land Use Category

Area (Hectares)

Percent of Total Area

Residential	611.00	24.18
Commercial	26.44	1.05
Institutional	45.01	1.78
Industrial	2.00	0.08
Agro-Industrial	4.50	0.18
Socialized Housing Zone	-	-
Park/Easement/Buffer	8.76	0.35
Utilities/Road Network	204.07	8.08
Special Uses	15.14	0.61
River	23.24	0.91
Agricultural	1,585.87	62.77
Total	2,526.29	100.00
Source: Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator, Digos City

4.) Area Distribution by Land Classification

Category

Area (Sq. Km.)

Total	287.87
Alienable and Disposable	111.55
Timberland/Forestland (Including Mt. Apo Area)	176.32
- Old Growth	5.50
- 2nd Growth	3.85
- Brush Land/Grass Land	159.86
- Forest Plantation	5.27
- Mangrove Area	1.24
- Other Uses	0.60
Source: City Planning and Development Office

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