Governor Generoso | |
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| Municipality of Governor Generoso | |
 Map of Davao Oriental with Governor Generoso highlighted | |
  Governor Generoso Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°39′N126°04′E / 6.65°N 126.07°E Coordinates: 6°39′N126°04′E / 6.65°N 126.07°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Davao Region (Region XI) |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 2nd District |
| Named for | Sebastian T. Generoso |
| Barangays | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Katrina Joy H. Orencia |
| • Vice Mayor | Vicente D. Orencia |
| • Congressman | Joel Mayo Z. Almario |
| • Electorate | 36,010 voters (2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 365.75 km2 (141.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) [3] | |
| • Total | 55,109 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 34.42% (2015) [4] |
| • Revenue (₱) | 148,510,382.31 (2016) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8210 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Sarangani language Sangirese Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Governor Generoso, officially the Municipality of Governor Generoso, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 55,109 people. [3]
Davao Oriental is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Mati, and it borders the province of Compostela Valley to the west, and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur to the north. The province is the traditional homeland of the Mandaya and Kagan people.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
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It is formerly known as Sigaboy.
The municipality is named after Sebastian T. Generoso, a former governor of Davao Province. [5] [6] [7]
The Province of Davao was a province of the Philippines in the island of Mindanao. It was divided into three provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur with the passage of Philippine Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967. It was one of the largest, most populous and prosperous provinces in the country during its time, being settled by immigrants from the Luzon and Visayas island groups.
Miangas, Indonesia (also known as Isla de las Palmas) is located directly southeast of this municipality.[ citation needed ]
Miangas or Palmas is North Sulawesi's northernmost island, and one of 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia.
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands, and at 1,904,569 square kilometres, the 14th largest by land area and 7th in the combined sea and land area. With over 267 million people, it is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population.
