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Davao Gulf is a gulf situated in the southeastern portion of Mindanao in the Philippines . It has an area of 308 , 000 hectares . Davao Gulf cuts into the island of Mindanao from Philippine ___MASK55___ . It is surrounded by all five provinces in the Davao Region . The largest island in the gulf is Samal Island . Davao City , on the gulf ' s west coast , is the largest and busiest port on the gulf . The Bagobo , a tribe known in Davao , are living in the Davao Gulf . With the thrust of Davao City towards Information Technology and IT - Enabled Services ( ITES ), Davao City and the Davao Gulf area have also earned the moniker Silicon Gulf . Kidapawan , officially the ___MASK8___ of Kidapawan or often referred to as simply Kidapawan ___MASK8___ , is the capital ___MASK8___ of Cotabato Province . According to the , it has a population of people . The Philippines , officially ___MASK34___ of the Philippines , is a sovereign island ___MASK10___ in Southeast ___MASK94___ situated in the western ___MASK62___ . It consists of about 7 , 641 islands that are categorized broadly 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 ___MASK78___ 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 , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . ___MASK80___ is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines and the 15th largest in the world . Located in the northern region of the archipelago , it is the economic and political ___MASK79___ of the nation , being home to the country ' s capital city , Manila , as well as Quezon City , the country ' s most populous . With a population of 52 . 99 million , it is the fourth most populous island in the world ( after Java , Honshu , and Great Britain ), containing about 53 % of the country ' s total population . Davao del Sur is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao . Its capital and largest ___MASK8___ is Digos . The province is bordered by Davao ___MASK8___ to the north , Davao Occidental to the south and Cotabato , Sultan Kudarat , South Cotabato and Sarangani to the west . To the east lies the Davao Gulf . Mount Apo is a large solfataric , potentially active stratovolcano in the island of Mindanao , Philippines . With an elevation of above ___MASK55___ level , it is the highest mountain in the Philippine Archipelago and is located between Davao City and Davao del Sur province in Region XI and Cotabato province in Region XII . The peak overlooks Davao City to the northeast , Digos City to the southeast , and Kidapawan City to the west . Digos , officially the ___MASK8___ of Digos ( Cebuano : Dakbayan sa Digos ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Digos ) , is a second class ___MASK8___ in and capital of the province of Davao del Sur , Philippines . The ___MASK8___ lies on the western shores of the Davao Gulf and southern foothills of Mount Apo on the island of Mindanao , centrally located between the two major cities in Mindanao , Davao ___MASK8___ and General Santos ___MASK8___ . As of the 2010 census , it has a population of 149 , 891 people . It is considered as part of Metropolitan Davao . It is known for its sweet - juicy ' carabao variety mango , ' sold locally and exported abroad , thus being dubbed as the Mango Capital ___MASK8___ of the Philippines . It is also considered as The Gate ___MASK8___ Of The South . On September 8 , 2000 , Digos was converted into a ___MASK8___ . A stratovolcano , also known as a composite ___MASK45___ , is a conical ___MASK45___ built up by many layers ( strata ) of hardened lava , tephra , pumice , and volcanic ash . Unlike shield volcanoes , stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic explosive eruptions and effusive eruptions , although some have collapsed craters called calderas . The lava flowing from stratovolcanoes typically cools and hardens before spreading far due to high viscosity . The magma forming this lava is often felsic , having high - to - intermediate levels of silica ( as in rhyolite , dacite , or andesite ), with lesser amounts of less - viscous mafic magma . Extensive felsic lava flows are uncommon , but have travelled as far as . A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area , usually in the form of a peak . A mountain is generally steeper than a hill . Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism . These forces can locally raise the surface of the ___MASK43___ . Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers , weather conditions , and glaciers . A few mountains are isolated summits , but most occur in huge mountain ranges . Mindanao is the second largest and southernmost major island in the Philippines . It is also the ___MASK6___ of one of the three island groups in the country ( the other two being ___MASK80___ and the Visayas ), consisting of the island of Mindanao and smaller outlying islands . Davao ___MASK8___ is the largest ___MASK8___ in Mindanao . As of the 2010 census , the island ' s population itself is 20 , 281 , 545 people , while the Mindanao island group has 21 , 968 , 174 inhabitants . Davao ___MASK8___ is the most populous in Mindanao as 1 , 632 , 991 population , and the 2nd is Zamboanga ___MASK8___ as 861 , 799 population , the 3rd is Cagayan de Oro ___MASK8___ as 675 , 950 population , and followed by General Santos ___MASK8___ as 594 , 446 population as of 2015 census . Davao ___MASK8___ is a on Mindanao , Philippines . As of the , it had a population of people , making it the third - most - populous ___MASK8___ in the Philippines and the most populous in Mindanao . It is the ___MASK79___ of ___MASK63___ , the third most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines ( as of 2015 census with a population of 2 . 5 million , after Metro Manila ' s 12 . 8 million and Metro Cebu ' s 2 . 8 million ). With a total land area of 2 , 444 square kilometers , the ___MASK8___ is the largest in the country in terms of land area . The ___MASK8___ serves as the main trade , commerce , and industry hub of Mindanao and the regional ___MASK79___ of Davao Region . Davao is home to Mount Apo , the highest mountain in the Philippines . The ___MASK8___ is also nicknamed as the "" Durian Capital of the Philippines "". Silicon Gulf is a nickname for Davao ___MASK8___ and extends to the Davao Region , at Southern Mindanao , Philippines . The nickname refers to the growing number of information technology and IT enabled services ( ITES ) companies sprouting in the area . The name was adapted from Silicon Valley , referring to the high tech cluster in the San Francisco ___MASK70___ Area in northern California . The Philippine ___MASK55___ is a marginal ___MASK55___ east and northeast of the Philippines occupying an estimated surface area of 5 million km² ( 2 million mi² ). of the western part of the North ___MASK62___ . It is bordered by the Philippine archipelago ( Luzon , Catanduanes , Samar , Leyte and Mindanao ) on the southwest ; Halmahera , Morotai , Palau , Yap , and Ulithi ( of the Carolines ) on the southeast ; the Marianas , including Guam , Saipan , and Tinian , on the east ; the Bonin and Iwo Jima on the northeast ; the Japanese islands of Honshu , Shikoku , and Kysh on the north ; the Ryukyu Islands on the northwest ; and Taiwan in the west . The durian is the fruit of several ___MASK38___ ___MASK77___ belonging to the genus Durio . The name " durian " is derived from the Malay - Indonesian languages word for duri or " spike ", a reference to the numerous spike protuberances of the fruit , together with the noun - building suffix - an . There are 30 recognised " Durio " ___MASK77___ , at least nine of which produce edible fruit , and over 300 named varieties in Thailand . " Durio zibethinus " is the only ___MASK77___ available in the international market : all other ___MASK77___ are sold only in their local regions . There are hundreds of durian cultivars ; many consumers express preferences for specific cultivars , which fetch higher prices in the market . Cagayan de Oro ( ___MASK19___ : " Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro "; Filipino : " Lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro ") is a first ___MASK68___ highly urbanized ___MASK8___ and the capital of the province of Misamis Oriental . It is a chartered ___MASK8___ where governance is independent and separate from Misamis Oriental . It also serves as the regional ___MASK79___ and business hub of Northern Mindanao ( Region X ), and part of the growing Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro area , which includes the ___MASK8___ of El Salvador , towns of Opol , Alubijid , Laguindingan , Gitagum at the western side , and towns of Tagoloan , Villanueva , Jasaan , Claveria at the eastern side . An island or isle is any piece of sub - continental land that is surrounded by water . Very small ___MASK59___ such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets , skerries , cays or keys . An island in a river or a lake island ___MASK90___ be called an eyot or ait , and a small island off the coast ___MASK90___ be called a holm . A grouping of geographically or geologically related ___MASK59___ is called an archipelago , e . g . the Philippines . Manila ( or ), officially ___MASK8___ of Manila , is the capital of the Philippines . Cebu ( or ) is a of the Philippines located in the region , and consisting of the main island itself and 167 surrounding ___MASK59___ and islets . Its capital is Cebu ___MASK8___ , the oldest ___MASK8___ and first capital of the Philippines , which is politically independent from the provincial government . Cebu ___MASK8___ forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area together with four neighboring cities ( Danao ___MASK8___ , Lapu - Lapu ___MASK8___ , Mandaue ___MASK8___ and Talisay ___MASK8___ ) and eight other local government units . Mactan - Cebu International Airport , located in Mactan Island , is the second busiest airport in the Philippines . Metropolitan Manila , commonly known as Metro Manila or simply Manila , is the capital region of the Philippines , is the seat of ___MASK87___ , the 2nd most populous and the most densely populated region of the country . The National Capital Region ( NCR ) is composed of Manila , the capital ___MASK8___ of the country , Quezon ___MASK8___ , the country ' s most populous ___MASK8___ , and the cities of Caloocan , Las Piñas , Makati , Malabon , Mandaluyong , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , Pasay , Pasig , San Juan , Taguig , and Valenzuela , including the only remaining municipality of Pateros . A ___MASK45___ is a rupture in the crust of a planetary - ___MASK76___ object , such as Earth , that allows hot lava , volcanic ash , and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface . Metropolitan Cebu , or simply Metro Cebu ,, is the main urban ___MASK79___ of the province of Cebu in the Philippines . Metro Cebu is located along the central eastern portion of the island including the nearby island of Mactan . It accounts for 20 percent of the land area and 61 . 5 percent of the population ( 2015 census ) of the entire island of Cebu . The Visayas or the Visayan ___MASK59___ ( Visayan : " Kabisay - an ", ), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines , along with ___MASK80___ and Mindanao . It consists of several islands , primarily surrounding the Visayan ___MASK55___ , although the Visayas are considered the northeast ___MASK58___ of the entire Sulu ___MASK55___ . Its inhabitants are predominantly the Visayan people . Zamboanga ___MASK8___ ( Chavacano : " Ciudad de Zamboanga ") is a highly urbanized ___MASK8___ located in Mindanao , Philippines . It has a population of people as of the . Zamboanga ___MASK8___ is the 6th most populous and 3rd largest ___MASK8___ by land area in the Philippines . It is the commercial and industrial ___MASK79___ of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region . Zamboanga ___MASK8___ is an independent ___MASK8___ , chartered and Zamboanga became a highly urbanized ___MASK8___ on November 22 , 1983 , and not part of or was never part in any of the three provinces in Zamboanga Peninsula . ___MASK63___ , officially called Metropolitan Davao , is a metropolitan area in the Mindanao island group , Philippines . It includes the cities of Davao City , Digos in Davao del Sur province ; Tagum , Panabo and Samal in Davao del Norte province . The metropolitan area also encompasses the two municipalities of Carmen in Davao del Norte and Santa Cruz in Davao del Sur . ___MASK63___ is one of three metropolitan areas in the Philippines .