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Davao del Norte is a province in the Philippines located in
the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Tagum City. Davao del
Norte also includes Samal Island to the south in the Davao Gulf.
Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley, together with Davao
Oriental, Davao Occidental and Davao del Sur used to be a whole
province simply known as Davao. This original province was split
into three: Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del
Sur when Republic Act No. 4867 was signed into law on May 8, 1967 by
President Ferdinand Marcos.
The passage of Republic Act No. 6430 on June 17, 1972 changed the
name of the province from Davao del Norte to Davao. By 1996, Davao
had a total of twenty-two municipalities with the creation of San
Vicente (now Laak) in 1979, Maragusan in 1988, and Talaingod in
1991.
On January 31, 1998, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act
No. 8470, which split the province into two, creating the province
of Compostela Valley. In the meantime, Davao was renamed back to
Davao del Norte. Together with the creation of the new province,
two cities and one municipality were created: the municipality of
Tagum, capital of Davao del Norte, was converted into a city (R.A.
8472); Samal,
Babak, and Kaputian were joined into the City of Samal (R.A. 8471); and
the municipality of Braulio E. Dujali was created out of
several barangays in Panabo and Carmen (R.A. 8473). The province
then had 8 municipalities and 2 cities.
Republic Act No. 9015, signed into law on March 5, 2001 by
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, converted the municipality of
Panabo into a city. Republic Act No. 9265, approved on March 15,
2004 created the municipality of San Isidro from Asuncion and
Kapalong.
Davao del Norte is a primarily agricultural, but also engages
in mining, forestry, and commercial fishing.
The principal crops of the province include rice, maize,
banana, coconut, abacá, ramie, coffee, and a variety
of fruit and root crops. Davao del Norte is the country's leading
producer of bananas, with many plantations run by
multinationals Dole and Del Monte, and local producers such as
Lapanday, TADECO, and Marsman. Davao del Norte is also one of
Mindanao's leading producer of rice.
Davao Gulf, to the south of the province, provides a living for many
fishermen. Some of the fish products include brackish
water milkfish, shrimps, and crabs; and
freshwater catfish and tilapia.
Davao del Norte is a major producer of gold, and its mining
resources include silica, silver, copper and elemental sulfur.
Small-scale gold mining activities thrive in several areas. There
are also numerous active quarries of commercial quantities of
gravel, sand, and pebbles for construction.
Tourism is also a major part of the economy of Davao del Norte.
There are a lot of beaches on Samal Island, the most famous of which
is Pearl Farm Beach Resort. Banana Beach Resort is the most famous
beach outside of Samal Island.
Commerce is also a major part of the economy of Davao del Norte.
There are lot of shopping malls in Tagum City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_del_Norte