Monkayo

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Geographical Address

Public Address
Monkayo, Compostela Valley
Postal Code
8805
latitude
7.85
longitude
126.05
Area
609.61 km2
Founded
September 14, 1954
Division
Mindanao
Region
XI

Monkayo, officially the Municipality of Monkayo, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Compostela ValleyPhilippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 94,908 people.[4]

Monkayo is an agricultural town, with vast tracts of land planted to rice and banana. The municipality is also host to the gold-rich barangay of Mt. Diwata, popularly known as "Diwalwal" (which in the local dialect means one's tongue is hanging out due to exhaustion), a 1,000-meter high range known for its rich gold ore deposit. Monkayo's seat of government is located in Barangay Poblacion, a highly developed rural town center, and is 120 kilometres (75 mi) away from Mindanao's regional center of Davao City, and some 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Nabunturan, the provincial center.

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

 

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