Montevista

Montevista, officially the Municipality of Montevista, (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Montevista; Filipino: Bayan ng Montevista), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 43,706 people.^[3]

The municipality is bordered north by Mokayo; east by Compostela and Mokayo; south by Nabunturan; and west by Asuncion and New Corella, Davao del Norte.

Caumanga, the original name of Montevista, was a peaceful haven of the Mandayan Tribe. During the Japanese occupation, Caumanga became the headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Forces who induced to flock to the place for protection, shelter, medicine, and food. With the increase of Christian settlers in the early part of 1950s, the name "Caumanga" was changed to San Jose in honor of their Patron Saint, Saint Joseph the Worker. However, it was not until June 18, 1966, when Republic Act No. 4808 was issued creating San Jose into a regular town. "Montevista" became the town’s official name as it paint an imbued idea over a place in California, USA, which had a semblance in topography to San Jose, meaning "Mountain View".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevista,_Compostela_Valley