[3] Mawab was originally called by the early tribal group as 'Ma-awag' (wide valley).

Municipality of Mawab due to its abundance and richness of trees, and rainforest does not normally experience floody climate during rainy season.

Ethnicity is varied and of mixed origin due to migration from different Major Islands: Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao.

Poverty incidence of Mawab Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Elected officials 2019–Present: Baronas Farm is the 5th largest farm in Mawab, Davao de Oro based on land area.

It has hot springs and cold springs, mainly tributaries of the rivers that bounded the valley: Mawab is home to the military camp of Philippine Army: Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr. Education in the Philippines is patterned from both of educational systems of Spain and the United States of America.

Based on the current education system of the Philippines, students should enter elementary schools at the age of 6 or 7, and for a duration of six years.

All public and private elementary schools, high schools and colleges and universities in the Philippines start classes from early June to mid June and end from mid March to early April.

The medium of instruction in the classrooms is in English, Filipino (Tagalog), and whatever regional dialect they have.