Governor Generoso (), officially the Municipality of Governor Generoso ( ceb, Lungsod sa Gobernador Generoso; tl, Bayan ng Gobernador Generoso), is a 2nd class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Davao Oriental
Davao Oriental ( Cebuano: ''Sidlakang Dabaw''; tl, Silangang Davao), officially the Province of Davao Oriental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is city of Mati, and it borders the province o ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,891 people.
It is formerly known as Sigaboy.
The municipality is named after Sebastian T. Generoso, a former governor of
Davao Province.
Miangas
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Etymology
''Miangas'' means "exposed to piracy", because pirates from Mindanao used to visit the island. In the 16th centur ...
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Indonesia
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(also known as ''Isla de las Palmas'') is located directly southeast of this municipality.
Before and after World War II, Francisco Durico Serrano (son of Saturnina Dagking,founder of Cambaleon, San Isidro) was the Mayor of the undivided Governor Generoso until the time when Philippines was given independence. He took down the American flag and raised our Philippine flag with so much honor.
Geography
Climate
Barangays
Generoso is politically subdivided into 20
barangay
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Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Governor Generoso Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
2000 Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Davao Oriental
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