Dauis is one of the two municipalities comprising Panglao Island, the other being Panglao. Dauis is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines and has a population of 36,139 people according to the 2007 census occupying a land mass of 4,288 hectares. The inhabitants of the town speak the Visayan (Bol-anon) language yet are also proficient in the English and Tagalog languages.

Dauis is one of the oldest municipalities of Bohol and was known for its historical significance since 1883. Dauis was inhabited in prehispanic times as shown by early Chinese artifacts retrieved in the area in the 1970’s.

The inhabitants of Dauis built their houses of very strong materials, mostly of molave, and whitewashed with lime during the Spanish regime. The stone watchtower, whose ruins stand near the present church and bearing the date 1774, was built to alert the town of the coming marauders.

During World War II, Dauis bore the brunt of the bombing, shelling and strafing, first from the Japanese and later from the Americans. When the resistance movement was started in September 1942, most of the able-bodied men of the town joined the cause and the civilians supported them with cash, food and other means.

Fast Facts and Figures
Income Class	4th Class
Budget (2008)	P 48,537,875.00
IRA	P 38,537,875.00
Locally sourced	P   9,526,003.99
Other sources	P  124, 805.67
Distance from Tagbilaran	7 km.
Total land area	4,457.5176 ha
No. of barangays	12
Total population	36,525 (2007 census)
Total Number of Households	7,305  (Estimated)
Major sources of income	farming, fishing, employment

Summary of Results (2004)