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  Mawab was originally called by the early tribal group as “Ma-awag”, that means wide valley. The place had lush forest, teeming with wild flora, fauna and rich in other natural resources. Before, monkeys, wild boars and deer were still common sight.

  There are four rivers traversing Mawab: namely, Hijo, Mawab, Galinan and Gumawan. Before, they were abounding with various species of fresh water, fish, shrimps (locally known as “ulang”) and mollusks (locally known as “igi”). However, due to slight water contamination, these species were now seldom to be found except on their upstream area.

  The tribal groups in Mawab were the Mansakas, Mandayas and Dibabawons. The natives were primitive in their ways but were not hostile. They built fire by striking two stones or by rubbing two sticks together. Both men and women had long hair and were scantily dressed. They spoke only their native tongue. If one were to communicate with them sign language was used. Mawab was finally created into a regular Municipality by virtue of Executive Order 351 on August 14, 1959.

  The Municipality of Mawab is one of the municipalities of Davao de Oro (formerly Compostela Valley) Province. It is located southeastern section of the province. It lies between 7’ 3” North Latitude and 125’ 22” East Longitude. It is bounded on the Northeast by the municipality of Nabunturan, on the Northwest by the City of Tagum, on the west by the municipality of New Bataan and on the South by the municipality of Maco. 

  Mawab has 11 barangays and 118 puroks/sitios interconnected with barangay/municipal and provincial roads and bridges.

  Barangay Poblacion, the seat of the municipal government is 75 kilometers away from Davao City and 19 kilometers away from Tagum City. It is 17 kilometers from Nabunturan, the capital town of the province, where the provincial capitol is located.