Davao Oriental
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| Province of Davao Oriental | |
Provincial seal of Davao Oriental |
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| Region | Davao Region (Region XI) |
| Capital | Mati City |
| Divisions | |
| - Highly urbanized cities | 0 |
| - Component cities | 1 |
| - Municipalities | 10 |
| - Barangays | 183 |
| - Congressional districts | 2 |
| Population | 23rd smallest |
| - Total (2000) | 446,191 |
| - Density | 86/km² (12th lowest) |
| Area | 18th largest |
| - Total | 5,164.5 km² |
| Founded | May 8, 1967 |
| Spoken languages | Cebuano, Dabaweño |
| Governor | Corazon Nunez-Malanyaon (Kampi) |
Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Mati City and borders Compostela Valley to the west, and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur to the north. Davao Oriental is the easternmost province of the country with Pusan Point as the easternmost location. The Philippine Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, faces Davao Oriental to the east. Part of the province lies on an unnamed peninsula that encloses the Davao Gulf to the west.
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Davao Oriental is subdivided into 10 municipalities and 1 city.
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