The legislative districts of Davao de Oro are the representations of the

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Davao de Oro Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan while Monkayo is the most populous. It used to be part ...

in the various national legislatures of the

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. The province is currently represented in the

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of the

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through its

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and

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congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao de Oro were represented under the

Department of Mindanao and Sulu The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands task to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2 ...

(1917–1935),

Davao Province Davao, officially the Province of Davao (; ), 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, D ...

(1935–1967), Region XI (1978–1984) and

Davao del Norte Davao del Norte (; ), officially the Province of Davao del Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes Sam ...

(1967–1972; 1984–1998). The passage of Republic Act No. 8470 on 30 January 1998 and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on 7 March 1998 separated from Davao del Norte's

and

districts a total of eleven municipalities to create the new province of Compostela Valley (now named

), which itself was apportioned into two new congressional districts. The new province's two districts first elected their own representatives in the

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1st District

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: Compostela,

Maragusan Maragusan, officially the Municipality of Maragusan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,412 people. History The area in what is now Maragusan is a valley ...

Monkayo Monkayo, officially the Municipality of Monkayo (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,937 people, making it the most populous town in the province. Monkay ...

, Montevista, New Bataan *Population (2020): 346,257

2nd District

: Laak, Mabini, Maco,

Mawab Mawab, officially the Municipality of Mawab (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,631 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. H ...

Nabunturan Nabunturan, officially the Municipality of Nabunturan (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8 ...

, Pantukan *Population (2020): 421,290

References

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Politics of Davao de Oro

History

1st District

2nd District

See also

References