page_title: Davao City
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Davao City / Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Davao City Commemorative Monument of Peace &amp; Unity
context_page_description: Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km², making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, and the most populous in Mindanao. As of the 2015 census the city had a population of 1,632,991.
  It is geographically situated in the province of Davao del Sur and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it. The city is divided into three congressional districts, which are subdivided into 11 administrative districts with a total of 182 barangays.
  Davao City is the center of Metro Davao, the third-most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines. The city serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao, and the regional center of Davao Region. Davao is home to Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines. The city is also nicknamed the "Durian Capital of the Philippines".
context_section_description: Davao City is currently governed by the city mayor "Inday" Sara Duterte, daughter of the Philippine president Rodrigo "Roa" Duterte. The city also has a vice mayor in the person of Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, "Inday" Sara's brother, who ran unopposed during the last 2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections.
  Davao City has 182 barangays, with three legislative districts. The city government of Davao is proposing two more congressional districts to serve its growing population.
  Members of the House of Representatives are:
  1st District: Paolo Duterte
  2nd District: Vincent Garcia
  3rd District: Isidro T. Ungab
caption: Commemorative Monument of Peace and Unity, with the Legislative Building in the background