Mawab

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Mawab
Municipality
Municipality of Mawab
Nickname: 
Bibingka Capital of Davao Region
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Mawab
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°30′31″N125°55′14″E / 7.5086°N 125.9206°E / 7.5086; 125.9206 Coordinates: 7°30′31″N125°55′14″E / 7.5086°N 125.9206°E / 7.5086; 125.9206
Country Philippines
Region Davao Region
Province Davao de Oro
District 2nd district
Barangays 11 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Ruperto S. Gonzaga III
 •  Vice Mayor Ruprio "Binggot" S. Gonzaga
 •  Representative Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga
 •  Electorate 28,094 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total136.10 km2 (52.55 sq mi)
Elevation
126 m (413 ft)
Highest elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Lowest elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)  [3]
 • Total39,631
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
 •  Households
9,546
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
18.05
% (2018) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 164.2 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 467.2 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 152.1 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 209.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityDavao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8802
PSGC
118206000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)87
Native languages Davawenyo
Cebuano
Kalagan
Mansaka
Tagalog
Ata Manobo
Website www.lgumawab.gov.ph

Mawab, officially the Municipality of Mawab (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Mawab; Tagalog : Bayan ng Mawab), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,631 people.  [3]

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History

Mawab was originally called by the early tribal group as 'Ma-awag' (wide valley). There are four rivers traversing Mawab, namely: Hijo, Mawab, Galinan, and Gumawan. There are several tribal groups in Mawab: Mansakas, Mandayas, and Dibabawons.

Mawab was organized into a municipality through Executive Order No. 351, issued by President Carlos P. Garcia on August 14, 1959. It consists of three barrios of Nabunturan, and three of Tagum, including Barrio Mawab which was designated as the seat of government, all then part of the old Davao province. [5]

Geography

Mawab is bounded by the municipalities of Nabunturan, Davao de Oro, in the north-west; Montevista, Davao de Oro, and New Bataan, Davao de Oro, in the north-east; Maragusan, Davao de Oro (San Mariano) in the southeast; Municipalities of Maco, Davao de Oro, municipality of Mabini, Davao de Oro, and municipality of Pantukan, Davao de Oro in the south-west.

Municipality of Mawab due to its abundance and richness of trees, and rainforest does not normally experience floody climate during rainy season. However landslides occur in some areas. The river tributaries offer seasonal planting for agro-industrial businesses. Man-made fish ponds for fresh water fishes, that are privately owned are various opportunities for business entrepreneurs.

Climate

Climate data for Mawab
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)26
(79)		27
(81)		27
(81)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		27
(81)		28
(83)
Average low °C (°F)23
(73)		23
(73)		22
(72)		23
(73)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)160
(6.3)		127
(5.0)		96
(3.8)		62
(2.4)		141
(5.6)		197
(7.8)		185
(7.3)		186
(7.3)		183
(7.2)		181
(7.1)		128
(5.0)		111
(4.4)		1,757
(69.2)
Average rainy days20.017.215.913.923.827.228.128.227.027.021.318.7268.3
Source: Meteoblue [6]

The prevailing climatic conditions in the municipality is categorized into two (2) types:

Barangays

Mawab is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.  [7]

Demographics

Population census of Mawab
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 7,818—    
1970 13,537+5.64%
1975 17,085+4.78%
1980 20,960+4.17%
1990 28,072+2.97%
1995 29,878+1.18%
2000 32,003+1.48%
2007 34,656+1.10%
2010 35,698+1.08%
2015 37,065+0.72%
2020 39,631+1.32%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority   [8]   [9]   [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Mawab was 39,631 people,  [3] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.

Ethnicity is varied and of mixed origin due to migration from different Major Islands: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao.

Others are the 'Trival Group', 'Native Filipino' and some are of 'Chinese Ancestry': China. Those who immigrated from Mindanao Island, more specially from Zamboanga has 'Spanish Ancestry': Spain.

Majority of the populace are from two major islands of Visayas and Mindanao.

Languages and dialects

Languages spoken are products of migration of natives from different provinces of Visayas island, Mindanao island and some few in Luzon island.

Religion

Religion in Mawab is predominantly Roman Catholic, Protestant, and some Muslims.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Mawab
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13]
[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Government

Elected officials 2019–Present:

Tourism

Municipality of Mawab has all its natural wonders of nature like verdant forest rich in fauna and wild flowers. Most orchids found in its rainforest do not thrive in Luzon island. It has hot springs and cold springs, mainly tributaries of the rivers that bounded the valley:

Mawab is home to the military camp of Philippine Army: Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr.

Education

Education in the Philippines is patterned from both of educational systems of Spain and the United States of America. However, after the liberation of the Philippines in 1946, Filipinos then had moved in various directions of its own. Elementary and high school education is compulsory, and is administered nationally by the Department of Education (Philippines), along with the assurance of funding for school services and equipment, recruitment of teachers for all public schools, and the supervising and organization of the education curricula. Based on the current education system of the Philippines, students should enter elementary schools at the age of 6 or 7, and for a duration of six years. Then, at the age of 12 or 13, students then enter high schools for a duration four years, with a total of ten years of compulsory 'Public Education'. All public and private elementary schools, high schools and colleges and universities in the Philippines start classes from early June to mid June and end from mid March to early April.

There are 'Summer Classes' in between (months of April to May) for college programs which is optional for students to take.

In elementary and secondary education, universities and colleges the vernacular language of the country, Filipino is part of educational curriculum. Spanish (Espanol) as well is part of the educational curriculum in universities as a compulsory subject (twenty one credits) to graduate and finish an educational degree or Bachelor of Science. The medium of instruction in the classrooms is in English, Filipino (Tagalog), and whatever regional dialect they have.

List of public and private schools

List of various public schools are all enlisted under Bureau of Secondary Education - Department of Education (DEP) Republic of the Philippines. For Mawab, Davao de Oro it is under Davao Region or Region 11 (Region 11): Department of Education (Philippines).

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