Davao Region, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. Davao Region consists of four provinces, namely: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. The region encloses the Davao Gulf and its regional center is Davao City.

Region XI was originally called Southern Mindanao, and in addition to the three Davao provinces also included Surigao del Sur and South Cotabato. At that time, Compostela Valley was still part of Davao del Norte. Republic Act No. 7225, ratified on March 16 1992, created the province of Sarangani from South Cotabato. Then, Republic Act No. 7901, signed on February 3 1995, by President Fidel V. Ramos transferred Surigao del Sur into the newly created region of Caraga (Region XIII). Finally, on September 19, 2001, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Executive Order No. 36 reorganized the regions and provinces in Mindanao. This moved South Cotabato and Sarangani to SOCCSKSARGEN region and renamed Southern Mindanao as Davao Region.

Political Divisions

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Davao Region is subdivided into 4 provinces and Davao City.

Province/City		Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
Compostela Valley	Nabunturan	580,244	4,666.93	124.3
Davao del Norte	Tagum City	743,811	3,462.82	214.8
Davao del Sur	Digos City	758,801	3,934.01	192.9
Davao Oriental	Mati	446,191	5,164.46	86.4
Davao City	—	1,147,116	2,443.61	469.4

Component Cities

• Digos City, Davao del Sur
• Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte
• Panabo City, Davao del Norte
• Tagum City, Davao del Norte

Regions of the Philippines

Región de Davao | Rehion ti Davao | ダバオ地方 | Rehiyon ng Davao | Davao nga Rehiyon