4867 (authored by Representative Lorenzo S. Sarmiento, Sr.) was signed into law on May 8, 1967, by President Ferdinand Marcos.

[4] Davao del Norte originally comprised thirteen municipalities: Asuncion, Babak (now in Samal), Compostela, Kapalong, Mabini, Mawab, Monkayo, Nabunturan, Panabo, Pantukan, Samal, Santo Tomas and Tagum.

On May 6, 1970, six more municipalities were created: Carmen, Kaputian (now in Samal), Maco, Montevista, New Bataan, and New Corella.

[5] By 1996, Davao had a total of twenty-two municipalities with the creation of San Vicente (now Laak) in 1979,[6] Maragusan in 1988,[7][8] and Talaingod in 1991.

9015, signed into law on March 5, 2001, by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, converted the municipality of Panabo into a city.

The province's population consists of people of Visayan descent whose ancestors came from Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor, though many of the province's residents also descended from 20th century migrants from Ilocandia, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mindoro, Marinduque and Bicolandia in Luzon and Panay and Negros Occidental in Visayas.

There is also a sizeable Muslim population in the province, many of whom are Kalagans, Maguindanaons and the migratory Maranaos with small but growing demographic of converts to Islam known as the o. Talaingod is the home of many Indigenous groups in Davao del Norte, with most of them Lumads and Aetas.

Poverty Incidence of Davao del Norte Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Davao del Norte is a primarily agricultural, but also engages in mining, forestry, and commercial fishing.

Davao del Norte is a major producer of gold, and its mining resources include silica, silver, copper, and elemental sulfur.

There are also numerous active quarries of commercial quantities of gravel, sand, and pebbles for construction.