The Largest City in the Philippines

It is no longer trivial for Filipinos if someone ask about the capital city of the Philippines or even the oldest city in that case. Even the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines is not but a piece of cake that even students from grade schools can answer (I am not that sure though). But guess what! I found something interesting.

What makes it interesting is that this city is that its size. Do you know that its size is three times the size of Metro Manila??Learn more about Davao City!

Davao City (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw, Filipino: Lungsod ng Dabaw) is a city in Mindanao, Philippines which is the center of Metro Davao, the third most populous (as of 2010 Census with a population of 2.26 million, after Metro Manila's 11.86 million and Metro Cebu's 2.55 million) and third most significant metropolitan area in the country . The city serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao and the regional center for Davao Region. Davao City is the largest city in the Philippines by land area. As of the 2010 NSO Census, it had a population of 1,449,296, making it the fourth-most-populous city in the Philippines and the most populous city in Mindanao. Davao is home to Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the country. (source Wikipedia)

The region's name is derived from its Bagobo origins. The word davao came from the phonetic blending of three Bagobo subgroups' names for the Davao River, a major waterway emptying into the Davao Gulf near the city. Theaboriginal Obos, who inhabit the hinterlands of the region, called the river Davah(with a gentle vowel ending, although later pronunciation is with a hard v or b); the Clatta (or Giangan/Diangan) called it Dawaw, and the Tagabawa called itDabo. To the Obos, davah also means "a place beyond the high grounds" (alluding to settlements at the mouth of the river surrounded by high, rolling hills). When asked where they were going, the usual reply was davah (pointing towards the town). Dawaw also refers to a trading settlement, where forest goods are bartered for salt and other commodities.(source Wikipedia)