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Samal
Davao Region, Philippines · Asia
About Samal
Samal sits on the route: 5 minutes from Mambago.
Samal is in Davao Region, Philippines, with about 44,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mambago, about 4 km away.
Samal, officially the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCOS; Cebuano: Pulong Harding Dakbayan sa Samal; Filipino: Pulong Harding Lungsod ng Samal) is a component city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 119,701 people.
It is made up of Samal Island andRead more
the smaller Talikud Island in Davao Gulf, from the merger of former municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian.
Samal is a part of the Metropolitan Davao area and is 2 km (1.2 mi) away from Davao City, in mainland Mindanao, the largest city and the primary economic center of that island.
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Samal is in Davao Region, Philippines, about 4 km from Mambago.
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- Population
- 43,526
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Davao Region
- Timezone
- Asia/Manila
- Coordinates
- 7.0744, 125.7083
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