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 ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Davao de Oro; tgl, Lalawigan ng Davao de Oro), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan. It used to be part of ...

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

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

(1967–1972; 1984–1998). The passage of Republic Act No. 8470 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 1998 elections.

1st District

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: Compostela,

Maragusan Maragusan, officially the Municipality of Maragusan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Maragusan; tl, Bayan ng Maragusan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,412 people ...

Monkayo Monkayo, officially the Municipality of Monkayo ( ceb, Lungsod sa Monkayo; fil, Bayan ng Monkayo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 93,937 people, maki ...

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

2nd District

: Laak, Mabini, Maco,

Mawab Mawab, officially the Municipality of Mawab ( ceb, Lungsod sa Mawab; tl, Bayan ng Mawab), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,631 people. Geography M ...

Nabunturan Nabunturan, officially the Municipality of Nabunturan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Nabunturan; tl, Bayan ng Nabunturan), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

Pantukan Pantukan, officially the Municipality of Pantukan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Pantukan; tl, Bayan ng Pantukan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,786 people. H ...

*Population (2020): 421,290

References

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Politics of Davao de Oro

History

1st District

2nd District

See also

References