Davao City, officially the City of Davao (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw, Filipino: Lungsod ng Dabaw), is a highly urbanized city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area, and the most populous city in the country outside Metro Manila. It is geographically situated in the province of Davao del Sur and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority but being a highly urbanized city, it is governed and administered politically independent from it. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), and a population of 1,632,991 people based on the 2015 census. This figure also makes it the third-most-populous city in the Philippines and the most populous in Mindanao.

The Longhua Temple, also known as the Lon Wa Buddhist Temple is one of the biggest Buddhist temples in the Philippines and the biggest in the island of Mindanao. It is located in the Agdao District, 3-4 kilometers northeast of the center of Davao City at Cabagiuo Avenue.

The most noted cheese are the fresh Goat Cheese (kesong puti), the Chèvre (French-style fresh cheese, pleasantly tart and lusciously creamy), the Feta (made of pure goat's milk and aged in brine), the Blue Peppato (mildly aged cow's milk cheese with whole green-pepper corn), and Blue Goat Cheese

The Davao Chinatown is the Chinatown located in Davao City and the only one in Mindanao. It is the primary residential area of the Chinese Philippine community in the city. The area is bordered by Santa Ana Avenue, Monteverde Avenue, Ramón Magsaysay Street and León García Street.

The Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, also referred to as the San Pedro Cathedral or Davao Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Barangay 2-A, Poblacion District, Davao City, Philippines. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, is the ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao

The local government building was built as a municipal hall by the American government in 1926, eleven years before the place was declared as a chartered city by then President Manuel L. Quezon in 1937.

http://911.davaocity.gov.ph/ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 911 Building, Daang Patnubay St., SIR Matina, Davao City (082) 296-9626 911@davaocity.gov.ph MR. EMMANUEL R. JALDON The Davao City Central Communications and Emergency Response Center or the Central 911 is in the forefront of providing primary emergency response services which includes medical assistance, search and rescue, fire auxiliary and k-9 services for the residents of Davao City. Central 911 was formally launched on September 27, 2002, which was a product of a collaborative undertaking between the Davao Light and Power Company and the City Government of Davao to aid in minimizing the increasing crime incidents in the City.

The museum is housed in an old structure that has stood countless developments of Davao City. For a long time, the structure was ignored by many as they just pass through the street facing it. After its renovation and transformation into a museum in March of 2008, it came alive and is witness to a renewal of interest for Davao City’s history.