Mabini, Davao de Oro

History

The first people to occupy the area now known as Mabini were the Mansakas.

The settlement was formerly known as Cuambog, named after a tree species of the family Dilleniaceae.

On May 28, 1953, by virtue of Executive Order No. 596 of President Elpidio Quirino, the municipality was created from the eastern part of Tagum and the northern part of Pantukan. Barrio Cuambog became the seat of the municipal government. The municipality was named Doña Alicia after President Quirino's wife Alicia Syquia, who was killed by Japanese soldiers during the Second World War.

In 1967, the municipality of Maco was created from the northern barangays of Mabini.

Mabini was originally part of Davao province. It became part of Davao del Norte when Davao province was split in 1967. In 1998, Mabini became part of Compostela Valley, a new province that separated from Davao del Norte. Compostela Valley was then renamed Davao de Oro in 2019.

Geography

Barangays

Mabini is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

In 1957, the sitios of Panibasan Proper and Andili became barrio Panibasan (Pindasan), the sitios of Cadunan Proper, Anislagan, Malabatuan and Lapinigan became barrio Cadunan, and the sitios of Tangnanan Proper, Mampising and Tagbalabao became barrio Tangnanan.

• Cadunan
• Pindasan
• Cuambog (Poblacion)
• Tagnanan (Mampising)
• Anitapan
• Cabuyuan
• Del Pilar
• Libodon
• Golden Valley (Maraut)
• Pangibiran
• San Antonio

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Mabini, Davao de Oro, was 43,552 people, with a density of {{sigfig|43,552/400.00|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

References

References

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