Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), Davao City, a highly urbanized city in the province of Davao del Sur, posted a total population of 1,449,296 persons as of May 1, 2010. This is larger by 302,180 persons compared to its total population of 1,147,116 persons counted in the 2000 CPH. The increase in the population count from 2000 to 2010 translated to an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 2.36 percent. This is lower than the 3.04 percent annual PGR of the city between the census years 1990 and 2000.