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PROVINCIAL
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Compostela Valley |
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BRIEF HISTORY
The approval of the Republic Act No. 8470 on
January 30, 1998 which wits ratified through a plebiscite held on March 7,
1998 marks the birth of Compostela Valley Province. This new province was
carved out from the mother province of Davao del Norte.Classified as a first
class province, there are 11 Municipalities comprising the Province of
Compbstela Valley, which are grouped into two districts. These are District
I ‑ Monkayo, Montevista, Maragusan, New Balaan and Compostela and District
2 Laak, Mawab, Nabunturan, Maco, Mabini and Pantukan. The Municipality of'
Nabunturan was named capital town of the province. The first elected
Governor is Atty. Jose R. Caballero. |
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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
The province
of Compostela Valley is situated in
Southeastern Mindanao. It has a total land area of
4,667 square kilometers and is bounded by
Agusan del Sur on the north,
Davao del Norte on the
west, Davao Oriental on
the east and
southeast and
DavaoGulf
on the
west
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Southwest |
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LAND AREA
Compostela Valley occupies a total land area of 4,667 square kilometers.
This represents 24.7 percent of the total land area of Region XI
(Davao Region). |
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Total Land Area (in km2),
Percent Share to Total Land Area,
and Number of Barangays |
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City/Municipalities |
Total
Land Area |
Percent Share to Total Land Area |
Number of
Barangays |
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Compostela Valley |
4,667 |
100.0 |
235 |
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Compostela |
188 |
4.0 |
16 |
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Laak |
947 |
20.3 |
40 |
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Mabini |
412 |
8.8 |
11 |
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Maco |
244 |
5.2 |
37 |
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Maragusan |
394 |
8.4 |
24 |
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Mawab |
170 |
3.6 |
11 |
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Monkayo |
693 |
14.8 |
21 |
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Montevista |
265 |
5.7 |
20 |
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Nabunturan |
245 |
5.2 |
28 |
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New Bataan |
689 |
14.8 |
14 |
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Pantukan |
420 |
9.0 |
13 |
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Source:
2004
Davao Region Statistical Yearbook |
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POPULATION
As of May 1, 2000, the population of Davao del Sur stands at 580,244.
Among the municipalities, Monkayo has the largest population at
85,830 or 14.8 percent share to the total population of the province. |
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Population, Total Land Area, and
Population Density |
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City/Municipalities |
Population
(as of May 1, 2000) |
Percent Share to Total Population |
Projected Population
(2006) |
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Compostela Valley |
580,244 |
100.0 |
670,534 |
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Compostela |
61,667 |
10.6 |
71,263 |
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Laak |
59,450 |
10.2 |
68,701 |
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Mabini |
32,058 |
5.5 |
37,046 |
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Maco |
65,181 |
11.2 |
75,324 |
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Maragusan |
45,937 |
7.9 |
53,085 |
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Mawab |
32,003 |
5.5 |
36,983 |
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Monkayo |
85,830 |
14.8 |
99,186 |
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Montevista |
33,225 |
5.7 |
38,395 |
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Nabunturan |
60,543 |
10.4 |
69,964 |
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New Bataan |
42,549 |
7.3 |
49,170 |
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Pantukan |
61,801 |
10.7 |
71,418 |
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Source:
2004
Davao Region Statistical Yearbook |
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PEOPLE
The majority of the population descended from Visayan migrants. As a
result, Cebuano is the most widely spoken language.
Other prominent migrant groups are the Ilocanos,
Tagalogs and Ilonggos.
Among the indigenous ethnic groups in the province are the Ata‑talaingod,
Dibabaonon, Manguwangan and with Mandaya and
Mansaka as the dominant groups. |
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QUICK FACTS
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Province: |
Compostela Valley |
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Capital: |
Nabunturan |
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Population: |
580,244 (as of May 1, 2000) |
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Land
Area: |
4,667 square kilometers |
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Cities: |
none |
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Municipalities: |
11
(Compostela, Laak, Mabini, Maco,
Maragusan, Mawab, Monkayo,
Montevista, Nabunturan, New Bataan) |
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Barangays: |
235 |
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Indigenous People: |
Manguwangan, Mandaya, Mansaka, Ata‑talaingod, Dibabaonon, |
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Major Products: |
Agriculture/Fishery - coconut, banana,
white potato, tomato, fish
Minerals - mostly gold |
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Major Industries: |
Agriculture,
small to big scale mining,
tourism |
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Natural Resources: |
Fertile agricultural lands, mineral deposits |
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