Back سامال Arabic Syudad nin Samal BCL Samal CBK-ZAM Samal, Davao del Norte CEB Island Garden City of Samal German Samal (Norda Davao) EO Sámal Spanish Samal (Davao du Nord) French Kota Samal ID Samal, Davao del Norte ILO
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Samal | |
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| Island Garden City of Samal | |
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.svg)  Samal Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°03′N 125°44′E / 7.05°N 125.73°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | July 8, 1948 |
| Cityhood | January 30, 1998 |
| Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Al David T. Uy |
| • Vice Mayor | Lemuel "Toto" Reyes |
| • Representative | Alan R. Dujali |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 84,194 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 301.30 km2 (116.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Puting-Bato) | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 116,771 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 29,973 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.93 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 982.9 million (2020, 2019) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,188 million (2020, 2019) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 898 million (2020, 2019) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 690.8 million (2020, 2019) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8118 (Babak), 8119 (Peñaplata), 8120 (Kaputian)[5] |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)84 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog |
| Website | samalcity |
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 2020 census, it has a population of 116,771 people.[3][6]
It is made up of Samal Island and 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 two kilometers away from Davao City, in mainland Mindanao, the largest city and the primary economic center of that island.
- ^ Island Garden City of Samal | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Zip Code Locator | PHLPost".
- ^ Saaduddin, Jii (May 26, 2023). "Island Garden City Of Samal: The #1 Popular Beach Vacation Destination In Davao Region". Retrieved June 6, 2023.