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Padada | |
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Municipality of Padada | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°38′N 125°21′E / 6.63°N 125.35°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao del Sur |
District | Lone district |
Founded | July 15, 1949 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Francisco L. Guerrero Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Juwill Carpentero |
• Representative | John Tracy F. Cagas |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 22,943 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 83.00 km2 (32.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Highest elevation | 346 m (1,135 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 29,878 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,925 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 11.00 |
• Revenue | ₱ 141 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 257.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 114.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 40.43 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8007 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog Ata Manobo |
Website | www |
Padada, officially the Municipality of Padada (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Padada; Tagalog: Bayan ng Padada), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,878 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
Its boundaries were defined by Republic Act No. 1008, approved June 12, 1954.[5]
"Padada" refers to a tree from the mangrove family which were once abundant along its entire shoreline and estuaries but due to encroachment and indiscriminate fish farming, the Padada trees became extinct.[citation needed]