Panabo is part of Davao Metropolitan Area as it shares borders with Davao City. It has an area of 25,123 hectares (62,080 acres). The Panabo City Hall is located about 2.23 kilometers from its boundary with Davao City.
The name Panabo originated from the phrase "pana-sa-boboy" where "pana" means "arrow", the tool which the original inhabitants of the place, the Aetas, use when hunting wild animals for food.[5]
History
Originally the rich lowland of what today is Panabo was inhabited by a group of natives called Aetas. These people led nomadic life and lived by hunting. With the use of their most essential tool, the bow and arrow—"pana-sa-boboy" as they call it—they hunted for food which primarily consisted of rootcrops and meat of wild boars.[5]
Settlers and pioneers from the Visayas and Luzon started to flock the place during the early 1900s in search of a new life in the region. When the first batch of settlers arrived on the place, in what is now the urban core of the city, they found out that it was already a thriving community, and thus called it Taboan, or trading center. Feeling alienated with the massive influx of settlers in the region, the Aeta natives moved further into the hinterlands to the west, thus ensuring that the settler inhabitants become the majority of the population. The new inhabitants started to name the place as Panabo, named after the bow and arrow that the Aeta natives always carry.
Panabo, until then only a mere barangay of Tagum, then known as Magugpo during that time, became a town on July 19, 1949, through Presidential Proclamation No. 236 of the President Manuel A. Roxas.
The Tagum Agricultural Development Company, otherwise known as TADECO, was founded on December 20, 1950, in the town of Panabo.[6] It was the birth of the world's largest Cavendish banana plantation that saw the mass employment of the locals seeking for jobs, and the start of unprecedented growth of the town as even larger throngs of Visayan migrants settled on the town eager to join the plantation's workforce. Large areas of forests were cleared to make way for the banana trees under TADECO. The town of Panabo grew both in economic terms and population as decades passed since the founding of TADECO and numerous businesses were then set up locally, until the conditions finally warranted for its conversion into a city.
The local government unit of Panabo was created into a component city of Davao del Norte by virtue of Republic Act No. 9015[7] and ratified by the residents in a plebiscite held on March 31, 2001. However, its official existence as a municipal corporation took effect on with the appointment of new set of officials.
Geography
The city of Panabo has a total land area of 251.23 km2. It was bordered by the shores of Davao Gulf to the east, by Davao City to its west and south, and some of the municipalities of Davao del Norte in the north. The western part of the city featured hills while the rest were flatlands.
Being an agro-industrial city, Panabo is known as the "Banana Capital of the Philippines" due to numerous banana plantations scattered throughout the city. In fact, Panabo is the home of the world's biggest banana plantation, which is owned by the Tagum Agricultural Development Company (TADECO), which covers around 6,900 hectares of banana fields and produce millions of boxes of export-quality bananas annually. The city itself cultivated 40% of its land or around 10,000 hectares into planting export-quality Cavendish bananas. Thus, banana cultivation and exportation are the main economic lifeblood of the city.
Infrastructure
Panabo City Hall
There are two privately owned port facilities in the city, which enabled them to export various fruits, such as bananas, mangoes, papayas, and pineapples, to countries like Japan, South Korea, China, and countries as far in the Middle East and the European Union.
Public infrastructure includes the Freedom Park which features a unique banana inspired fountain sculpted by the world class artist Kublai Millan. The Panabo Multi-Purpose Cooperative Tourism Gymnasium, located beside the City Hall is also a public infrastructure, the gymnasium accommodates an estimated ten-thousand people and also serves as playing venue of the Philippine Basketball Association as well as serving concerts for the city.
Transportation
Panabo is served by the 6-lane Maharlika Highway and is a highway road junction heading to the TADECO banana plantation as well as to other parts of Davao del Norte and the northernmost areas of Davao City. Tricycles and jeepneys are the main mode of transportation in the city, while passenger buses and public utility vans serve overland routes within and outside the city.
A memorandum of agreement between UP Los Baños College of Agriculture and ANFLOCOR was signed for the establishment of UP Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment (UP PSAE) which will be UPLB's extension campus in Panabo City.[23][24][25] In addition, UP Mindanao will also collaborate on some courses and programs to be offered.[26]
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External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Panabo.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panabo.
Panabo Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
Official website
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Local Governance Performance Management System
January 09, 2023
panabo, officially, city, cebuano, dakbayan, filipino, lungsod, class, component, city, province, davao, norte, philippines, according, 2020, census, population, people, component, citycity, downtown, areasealnickname, banana, capital, philippinesmap, davao, n. Panabo officially the City of Panabo Cebuano Dakbayan sa Panabo Filipino Lungsod ng Panabo is a 3rd class component city in the province of Davao del Norte Philippines According to the 2020 census it has a population of 209 230 people 3 PanaboComponent cityCity of PanaboDowntown areaSealNickname Banana Capital of the PhilippinesMap of Davao del Norte with Panabo highlightedOpenStreetMapPanaboLocation within the PhilippinesCoordinates 7 18 N 125 41 E 7 3 N 125 68 E 7 3 125 68 Coordinates 7 18 N 125 41 E 7 3 N 125 68 E 7 3 125 68CountryPhilippinesRegionDavao RegionProvinceDavao del NorteDistrict2nd districtFoundedJuly 19 1949CityhoodMarch 31 2001Barangays40 see Barangays Government 1 TypeSangguniang Panlungsod MayorJose E Relampagos Reporma Vice MayorJanrey G Gavina HNP RepresentativeAlan R Dujali HNP City CouncilMembers Janno Paolo P GentilesGregorio U Dujali IIIDevona H JumamilEmeterio E BlaseFlopone Royle A CatalanWendel M EnadEmmanuel G PamisaranDizon P NamuagRenante F BangoyWahid B Ranain Electorate127 668 voters 2022 Area 2 Total251 23 km2 97 00 sq mi Elevation74 m 243 ft Highest elevation555 m 1 821 ft Lowest elevation0 m 0 ft Population 2020 census 3 Total209 230 Density830 km2 2 200 sq mi Households51 097DemonymPanaboanEconomy Income class3rd city income class Poverty incidence8 65 2018 4 Revenue 1 307 302 599 03 2020 Assets 3 769 522 746 81 2020 Expenditure 1 092 835 309 19 2020 Liabilities 819 890 536 50 2020 Service provider ElectricityDavao Light and Power Company DLPC Time zoneUTC 8 PST ZIP code8105PSGC112315000IDD area code 63 0 84Native languagesAta Manobo Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan TagalogWebsitewww wbr panabocity wbr gov wbr phPanabo is part of Davao Metropolitan Area as it shares borders with Davao City It has an area of 25 123 hectares 62 080 acres The Panabo City Hall is located about 2 23 kilometers from its boundary with Davao City Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 Cityhood 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 3 2 Barangays 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 Infrastructure 6 1 Transportation 7 Education 7 1 Tertiary education 7 2 Secondary education 8 Notable personalities 9 Sister cities 9 1 Local 10 References 11 External linksEtymology EditThe name Panabo originated from the phrase pana sa boboy where pana means arrow the tool which the original inhabitants of the place the Aetas use when hunting wild animals for food 5 History EditOriginally the rich lowland of what today is Panabo was inhabited by a group of natives called Aetas These people led nomadic life and lived by hunting With the use of their most essential tool the bow and arrow pana sa boboy as they call it they hunted for food which primarily consisted of rootcrops and meat of wild boars 5 Settlers and pioneers from the Visayas and Luzon started to flock the place during the early 1900s in search of a new life in the region When the first batch of settlers arrived on the place in what is now the urban core of the city they found out that it was already a thriving community and thus called it Taboan or trading center Feeling alienated with the massive influx of settlers in the region the Aeta natives moved further into the hinterlands to the west thus ensuring that the settler inhabitants become the majority of the population The new inhabitants started to name the place as Panabo named after the bow and arrow that the Aeta natives always carry Panabo until then only a mere barangay of Tagum then known as Magugpo during that time became a town on July 19 1949 through Presidential Proclamation No 236 of the President Manuel A Roxas The Tagum Agricultural Development Company otherwise known as TADECO was founded on December 20 1950 in the town of Panabo 6 It was the birth of the world s largest Cavendish banana plantation that saw the mass employment of the locals seeking for jobs and the start of unprecedented growth of the town as even larger throngs of Visayan migrants settled on the town eager to join the plantation s workforce Large areas of forests were cleared to make way for the banana trees under TADECO The town of Panabo grew both in economic terms and population as decades passed since the founding of TADECO and numerous businesses were then set up locally until the conditions finally warranted for its conversion into a city Cityhood Edit Main article Cities of the Philippines The local government unit of Panabo was created into a component city of Davao del Norte by virtue of Republic Act No 9015 7 and ratified by the residents in a plebiscite held on March 31 2001 However its official existence as a municipal corporation took effect on with the appointment of new set of officials Geography EditThe city of Panabo has a total land area of 251 23 km2 It was bordered by the shores of Davao Gulf to the east by Davao City to its west and south and some of the municipalities of Davao del Norte in the north The western part of the city featured hills while the rest were flatlands Climate Edit Climate data for Panabo CityMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 29 84 30 86 30 86 30 86 31 88 31 88 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 Average low C F 22 72 22 72 22 72 22 72 23 73 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 23 73 22 72 23 73 Average precipitation mm inches 98 3 9 86 3 4 91 3 6 83 3 3 133 5 2 158 6 2 111 4 4 101 4 0 94 3 7 117 4 6 131 5 2 94 3 7 1 297 51 2 Average rainy days 16 4 14 3 16 3 18 5 25 3 25 0 23 8 21 9 20 8 24 4 24 3 18 7 249 7Source Meteoblue modeled calculated data not measured locally 8 Barangays Edit Panabo is politically subdivided into 40 barangays 9 Quezon was formerly the sitio of Cabili it became a barrio in 1957 10 A O Floirendo Datu Abdul Dadia Buenavista Cacao Cagagohan Consolacion Dapco Gredu Poblacion J P Laurel Kasilak Katipunan Katualan Kauswagan Kiotoy Little Panay Lower Panaga Roxas Mabunao Maduao Malativas Manay Nanyo New Malaga Dalisay New Malitbog New Pandan Poblacion New Visayas Quezon Salvacion San Francisco Poblacion San Nicolas San Pedro San Roque San Vicente Santa Cruz Santo Nino Poblacion Sindaton Southern Davao Tagpore Tibungol Upper Licanan WaterfallDemographics EditPopulation census of PanaboYearPop p a 196042 509 197042 920 0 10 197553 015 4 33 198071 098 6 04 1990110 390 4 50 1995130 585 3 20 YearPop p a 2000133 950 0 55 2007154 329 1 97 2010174 364 4 54 2015184 599 1 09 2020209 230 2 49 Source Philippine Statistics Authority 11 12 13 14 Economy EditPoverty Incidence of Panabo Source Philippine Statistics Authority 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Banana plantations in Panabo Being an agro industrial city Panabo is known as the Banana Capital of the Philippines due to numerous banana plantations scattered throughout the city In fact Panabo is the home of the world s biggest banana plantation which is owned by the Tagum Agricultural Development Company TADECO which covers around 6 900 hectares of banana fields and produce millions of boxes of export quality bananas annually The city itself cultivated 40 of its land or around 10 000 hectares into planting export quality Cavendish bananas Thus banana cultivation and exportation are the main economic lifeblood of the city Infrastructure Edit Panabo City Hall There are two privately owned port facilities in the city which enabled them to export various fruits such as bananas mangoes papayas and pineapples to countries like Japan South Korea China and countries as far in the Middle East and the European Union Public infrastructure includes the Freedom Park which features a unique banana inspired fountain sculpted by the world class artist Kublai Millan The Panabo Multi Purpose Cooperative Tourism Gymnasium located beside the City Hall is also a public infrastructure the gymnasium accommodates an estimated ten thousand people and also serves as playing venue of the Philippine Basketball Association as well as serving concerts for the city Transportation Edit Panabo is served by the 6 lane Maharlika Highway and is a highway road junction heading to the TADECO banana plantation as well as to other parts of Davao del Norte and the northernmost areas of Davao City Tricycles and jeepneys are the main mode of transportation in the city while passenger buses and public utility vans serve overland routes within and outside the city Education EditTertiary education Edit Universities University of Mindanao Panabo College private Davao del Norte State College public Colleges ACES Polytechnic College Inc Maryknoll College of Panabo Inc North Davao Colleges NorthLink Technological College Inc Valiant Technological College Northern Paramedical and Technological College Inc The Leores Training Academy Inc Secondary education Edit High schools Davao del Norte State College Laboratory School private North Davao Colleges High School Department private Maryknoll College of Panabo private Francisco Adlaon Learning Institute private Panabo SDA Learning Center private Panabo Christian School private Panabo City Senior High School public Panabo Achievers Academy 2nd year only private Panabo City National High School public Little Panay National High School Colegio de Davao Panabo City Private Good Shepherd Baptist School Church School A O Floirendo National High School Cagangohan National High School Don Manuel A Javellana Memorial National High School Kasilak National High School Kauswagan National High School Mabunao National High School Malativas National High School Manay National High School Quezon National High School San Vicente National High School Sindaton National High School Southern Davao National High School 22 A memorandum of agreement between UP Los Banos College of Agriculture and ANFLOCOR was signed for the establishment of UP Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment UP PSAE which will be UPLB s extension campus in Panabo City 23 24 25 In addition UP Mindanao will also collaborate on some courses and programs to be offered 26 Notable personalities EditJerwin Ancajas boxer Dennis Denora journalist and publisher Thor Dulay The Voice Ph semifinalist Jasmine Bacurnay Lee Korean actress and politicianSister cities EditLocal Edit Cotabato City Ozamiz Pagadian ParanaqueReferences Edit City of Panabo 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 PSA Retrieved July 8 2021 PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority December 15 2021 Retrieved January 22 2022 a b City Profile Local Government of Panabo City Archived from the original on December 31 2012 Retrieved April 30 2014 Incorporated TADECO Inc Tagum Agricultural Development Company www globalgap org Republic Act No 9015 GOVPH Panabo Average Temperatures and Rainfall Meteoblue Retrieved February 29 2020 City of Panabo Code 112315000 Philippine Standard Geographic Code PSGC psa gov ph Philippine Statistics Authority Retrieved February 22 2022 An Act Converting the Sitio of Cabili Municipality of Panabo Province of Davao into a Barrio of Said Municipality to Be Known As the Barrio of Quezon LawPH com Retrieved April 12 2011 Census of Population 2015 Region XI Davao Region Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved June 20 2016 Census of Population and Housing 2010 Region XI Davao Region Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay NSO Retrieved June 29 2016 Censuses of Population 1903 2007 Region XI Davao Region Table 1 Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province Highly Urbanized City 1903 to 2007 NSO Province of Davao del Norte Municipality Population Data Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division Retrieved December 17 2016 Poverty incidence PI Philippine Statistics Authority Retrieved December 28 2020 https psa gov ph sites default files NSCB LocalPovertyPhilippines 0 pdf publication date 29 November 2005 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2003 20SAE 20of 20poverty 20 28Full 20Report 29 1 pdf publication date 23 March 2009 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2006 20and 202009 20City 20and 20Municipal 20Level 20Poverty 20Estimates 0 1 pdf publication date 3 August 2012 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files 2012 20Municipal 20and 20City 20Level 20Poverty 20Estima7tes 20Publication 20 281 29 pdf publication date 31 May 2016 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority https psa gov ph sites default files City 20and 20Municipal level 20Small 20Area 20Poverty 20Estimates 202009 2C 202012 20and 202015 0 xlsx publication date 10 July 2019 publisher Philippine Statistics Authority PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority December 15 2021 Retrieved January 22 2022 Philippines Schools Panabo City Public High School July 17 2012 University of the Philippines los Banos UP ANFLOCOR sign MOA to develop the UP Prof l School in Davao Archived from the original on March 21 2017 Retrieved March 21 2017 University of the Philippines los Banos UPLB s harvest on its 108th foundation day A refocused CAFS a Davao campus best personnel Archived from the original on March 21 2017 Retrieved March 21 2017 UPLB to put up satellite campus in Panabo City June 29 2016 University of the Philippines Alumni Archived from the original on March 21 2017 Retrieved March 21 2017 External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Panabo Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panabo Panabo Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index Official website Philippine Standard Geographic Code Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System Retrieved from https en 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