Davao Region is the most populous region in Mindanao and the 11th most populous in the country, with a total of 4,468,563 inhabitants in 2010. Davao City, its regional capital, is also the largest city in the island, with an area of 2444 km2., the largest in the country and one of the largest in the world, and has 1,464,301 inhabitants in 2010, the second largest in the country and the largest in the entire Visayas-Mindanao region; its metropolitan area is also the most populous in the island and the third most populous in the country, with about 2,274,913 inhabitants in that year.
Most of the region's inhabitants speak Davaoeño. Tagalog and English are also spoken in schools, business, commerce, and industry. Prominent indigenous tribes like Bagobo, Manobo, and Mansaka also speak their own languages as well. Chinese immigrants are widespread in the region with a considerable population in Davao City. Davao Chinatown is one of the two defined chinatowns in the Philippines, Binondo being the other one. A considerable population of Japanese can also be seen in the country. Before World War II, Davao was heavily populated by Japanese immigrants. Davao City was the Little Tokyo of the Philippines.
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