Davao (province)

Davao Dabaw
Province of the Philippines
1914–1967
Location of the historical province of Davao.
Capital	Davao City
Area
•	20,244 km2 (7,816 sq mi)
Historical era	Commonwealth Era / Cold War
• Dissolution of Moro Province	1914
• Formation of Davao Region	8 May 1967
Political subdivisions	36 municipalities & 1 city (before May 8, 1967) Davao City Babak Baganga Banaybanay Bansalan Cateel Caraga Compostela Digos Doña Alicia (later Mabini) Hagonoy Kapalong Kaputian Kiblawan Lupon Magsaysay Malalag Malita Manay Matan-ao Mati Montevista Moncayo Nabunturan Padada Panabo Pantucan Samal San Isidro Santa Cruz Santa Maria Saug (later Asuncion) Sigaboy (later Gov. Generoso) Sulop Tagum Tibal-og (later Santo Tomas) Trinidad (later Jose Abad Santos)
Preceded by Succeeded by Moro Province Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Oriental
Today part of	· Davao City  · Davao del Norte  · Davao de Oro  · Davao del Sur  · Davao Occidental  · Davao Oriental

Davao, officially the Province of Davao (Spanish: Provincia de Dávao; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Dabaw), was a province in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao. The old province is coterminous with the present-day Davao Region or Region XI. It was divided into three provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur with the passage of Philippine Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967. Two more provinces, Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro) and Davao Occidental, were carved out of the territories of Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur respectively. The descendant provinces were reorganized into the current region in 2001.

It was one of the largest, most populous and prosperous provinces in the country during its time, being settled by immigrants from the Luzon and the Visayas.