Location | Panabo, Davao del Norte |
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Coordinates | 7°24′58″N 125°37′11″E / 7.415998°N 125.6198537°E |
Status | Operational |
Opened | January 21, 1932[1] |
Former name | Davao Penal Colony |
City | Panabo |
State/province | Davao del Norte |
Postal code | 8105 |
Country | Philippines |
Davao Prison and Penal Farm, formerly the Davao Penal Colony (DaPeCol), is a medium security prison located in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, Philippines. It has a land area of 30,000 hectares with a prison reservation of 8,000 hectares. Established on January 21, 1932, the Davao Penal Colony was the largest prison establishment in the country which the invading Japanese Army used as their imperial garrison during World War II.[1]