Maco | |
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| Municipality of Maco | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: The Gold Coast | |
 Map of Davao de Oro with Maco highlighted | |
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.svg)  Maco Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°21′43″N 125°51′19″E / 7.36194°N 125.85528°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao de Oro |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 17, 1967 |
| Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Maco[*] | Alvera Veronica R. Rimando-Arancon |
| • Vice Mayor | Arthur Carlos Voltaire R. Rimando |
| • Representative | Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga |
| • Electorate | 58,280 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 342.23 km2 (132.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 83,237 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| • Households | 20,839 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 17.16 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 459.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 756 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 357.8 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 231.8 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8806 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo |
| Website | www |
Maco, officially the Municipality of Maco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Maco; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maco), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,237 people.[3]
It was formerly part of the Municipality of Mabini before becoming an independent municipality on June 17, 1967.[5]
- ^ Municipality of Maco | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 128: Creating the Municipality of Maco in the Province of Davao" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 21, 2014.