Why visit Padada
Townapedia lists 4 parks and trails, 35 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
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About Padada
Padada, officially the Municipality of Padada (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Padada; Tagalog: Bayan ng Padada), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,117 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
From the Wikipedia article Padada (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
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Restaurants and cafes35
Yoshino Bibingka
Cafe · Cake · 5.7 km
Digos-Makar Road, Sulop
Open in Google Maps · +63 946 009 0381;+63 907 059 6300;+63 82 272 3832
23 more on the map.
Where to stay1
History
Guihing was once the original sitio of Padada and its formation was brought about by Mr. Walstrom, an American expatriate who owned a vast coconut plantation in the area called the Mindanao Estate Co., together with the effort of Don Bartolome Hernandez Sr., a coconut planter and a pioneer of the area too.
Padada as a town was organized on July 15, 1949, after its creation into such by virtue of Executive Order # 236 of Elpidio Quirino, then president of the Republic of the Philippines. The territorial jurisdiction of Padada originally embraced the present town of Santa Maria, Malalag, and Sulop in the south, Kiblawan in the west, Hagonoy in the north, and part of Matanao in the north-west with the seat of government in the barrio of Limonso which is now the Padada Poblacion.
In 1946, after the proclamation of the Philippine Republic, hordes of home seekers mostly Filipino veterans of the Second World War headed by Major Froilan Mascardo Matas, settled the area called Padada Valley occupying several repossessed Japanese Plantations in the vicinity. With the influx of numerous migrants of all walks of life, Limonso as the center of trade, grew into a large community, and qualified to become a separate municipality. As early as January 1949, the bid for the creation of Padada Town was prepared, finally securing its approval through Executive Order No. 236, dated July 15, 1949.
From the History section of Padada on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship14
Shopping9
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries48
Davao del Sur School of Fisheries
School · 7.2 km
Davao-Sarangani Coastal Road, Malalag
Malinao National High School of Arts and Trade
School · 5.5 km
Bohol Street, Padada
Healthcare13
Map of Padada
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Getting there and nearby towns
Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 63 km away.
- Digos 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Bansalan 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Magsaysay 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Malita 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Makilala 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Kidapawan 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
- Davao 56 km northeast, about 56 min by car
- Koronadal 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Polomolok 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
- General Santos 62 km south, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Magsaysay Street (Town of Padada), QuecyKeith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St, Michael's School of Padada, QuecyKeith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Toyota 1KD-FTV Hilux Inline-4 Engine, Chaz Mikhael, Public domain
- BARANGAY POBLACION CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- Municipal ground sulop, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- LGU SULOP PICTORIAL, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- MUNICIPALITY OF SULOP, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- Napolcom Sulop Front, Macky2025, CC0
- Municipal Health Building, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- LTO TRANSACTION AREA, Macky2025, CC0
- LTO FRONT OFFICE, Macky2025, CC0
- LTO WAITING AREA, Macky2025, CC0
- LTO FRONT VIEW, Macky2025, CC0
- PUBLIC CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- DSSC SULOP, Rhyan Dave, CC0
- ISS022-E-67333 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-67332 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- MUNICIPAL CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, Rhyan Dave, CC0
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