Davao City is located in Davao del Sur Province which is bounded on the north by Davao Province, on the east by Davao Gulf, on the west by Cotabato Province, and on the south by the Mindanao Sea. It is the largest city in the world in terms of land area.
Davao would be a great tourist destination if there would not be the serius problems on Mindanao. It is still the major economic centre in Southern Mindanao Yet, to this day, Davao City continues to straddle two worlds - the new and the old. Part of it is a flourishing metropolis of business districts, mechanized farms and cosmopolitan villages where "instant millionaires" live. And the other part is a rural landscape of hills that roll down into fertile valleys, dominated by the 2,954-meter-high Mount Apo, the grandfather of all Philippine mountains, and peopled by the Bagobo, Manobo, Mandaya, Bilaan and other ancestral tribes.
Davao City is the home of 1 million people of different origins. Every citizen of
Davao City speaks Cebuano. However, Other Davaoños speak English and Filipino.
English is the main language for educational institutions and business transactions.
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Davao City is located in Davao del Sur Province which is bounded on the north by Davao Province, on the east by Davao Gulf, on the west by Cotabato Province, and on the south by the Mindanao Sea. It is the largest city in the world in terms of land area.