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Malita, Philippines
Malita is a city of 118,438 people in Davao Region, Philippines, founded in November 17, 1937.
Why visit Malita
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 15 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mount Tungco.
Weather in Malita
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About Malita
Malita, officially the Municipality of Malita (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malita; Filipino: Bayan ng Malita), is a municipality and capital of the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 118,438 people making it the most populous town in the province.
From the Wikipedia article Malita (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do15
3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay2
History
Malita is the first municipality established in what is now Davao Occidental. However, its existence dates back scores of years before its formal creation as a municipality of the undivided province of Davao. The Tagakaulo, Blaan and Manobo communities have been living in the area before the arrival of the Spaniards. In 1887, Pablo Pastells, a Jesuit missionary, mentioned Malita, along with Malalag and Lais, as areas where a total of almost 7,000 Tagakaulos lived in.
Records show that Malita must have existed long before the passage of the Philippine Commission Act, the Laws of the Moro Province that mentioned Malita in Section 1 of Act No. 164 dated December 10, 1904. Through the said Act it is presumed that it existed as a barrio of Santa Cruz long before the coming of the Americans to Davao.
Waves of migrants from the Visayan islands, most of whom hail from Cebu, came on what is now Malita during the American colonial period. They were later followed by immigrants from Luzon. After World War II, the flow of migrants continued to other parts of then-Davao province and that included Malita.
From the History section of Malita on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries53
Basiawan National High School
School · 14.5 km
Davao-Sarangani Coastal Road, Santa Maria
Healthcare7
Map of Malita
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Santos International Airport (GES) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 69 km away.
- Malalag 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Sulop 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Padada 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
- Hagonoy 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Digos 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Alabel 50 km southwest, about 50 min by car
- Matanao 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
- General Santos 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
- Magsaysay 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Davao 73 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Poblacion Malita from a view deck, Nettyzenner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malita, Davao Occidental (2026-09-30), General-chikuwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brgy. Poblacion, Malita, Davao Occidental (2026-07-30), General-chikuwa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS015-E-16027 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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