For related lists, see List of provinces of the Philippines, List of cities in the Philippines, and List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines.
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Needs to reflect the partition of Maguindanao into Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, which was finalised by early January 2023 and also the revival of Negros Island Region on June 11, 2024. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2024) |
Below is a full list of primary-level subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of June 11, 2024, there are 82 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ). All 120 primary-level LGUs (local government units) are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.
Primary-level LGU |
Type | Region | Population (2020) |
Population (2015) |
Area (km) |
Density (/km, 2015) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abra | province | CAR | 250,985 | 241,160 | 4,165.25 | 58 |
Agusan del Norte | province | XIII | 387,503 | 354,503 | 2,730.24 | 130 |
Agusan del Sur | province | XIII | 739,367 | 700,653 | 9,989.52 | 70 |
Aklan | province | VI | 615,475 | 574,823 | 1,821.42 | 316 |
Albay | province | V | 1,374,768 | 1,314,826 | 2,575.77 | 510 |
Angeles City | HUC | III | 462,928 | 411,634 | 60.27 | 6,830 |
Antique | province | VI | 612,974 | 582,012 | 2,729.17 | 213 |
Apayao | province | CAR | 124,366 | 119,184 | 4,413.35 | 27 |
Aurora | province | III | 235,750 | 214,336 | 3,147.32 | 68 |
Bacolod | HUC | NIR | 600,783 | 561,875 | 162.67 | 3,454 |
Baguio | HUC | CAR | 366,358 | 345,366 | 57.51 | 6,005 |
Basilan | province | BARMM | 556,586 | 459,367 | 1,327.23 | 346 |
Bataan | province | III | 853,373 | 760,650 | 1,372.98 | 554 |
Batanes | province | II | 18,831 | 17,246 | 219.01 | 79 |
Batangas | province | IV-A | 2,908,494 | 2,694,335 | 3,119.75 | 864 |
Benguet | province | CAR | 460,683 | 446,224 | 2,769.08 | 161 |
Biliran | province | VIII | 179,312 | 171,612 | 536.01 | 320 |
Bohol | province | VII | 1,394,329 | 1,313,560 | 4,820.95 | 272 |
Bukidnon | province | X | 1,541,308 | 1,415,226 | 10,498.59 | 135 |
Bulacan | province | III | 3,708,890 | 3,292,071 | 2,796.10 | 1,177 |
Butuan | HUC | XIII | 372,910 | 337,063 | 816.62 | 413 |
Cagayan | province | II | 1,268,603 | 1,199,320 | 9,295.75 | 129 |
Cagayan de Oro | HUC | X | 728,402 | 675,950 | 412.80 | 1,637 |
Caloocan | HUC | NCR | 1,661,584 | 1,583,978 | 53.33 | 29,701 |
Camarines Norte | province | V | 629,699 | 583,313 | 2,320.07 | 251 |
Camarines Sur | province | V | 1,859,074 | 1,756,541 | 5,412.55 | 325 |
Camiguin | province | X | 92,808 | 88,478 | 237.95 | 372 |
Capiz | province | VI | 804,952 | 761,384 | 2,594.64 | 293 |
Catanduanes | province | V | 271,879 | 260,964 | 1,492.16 | 175 |
Cavite | province | IV-A | 4,344,829 | 3,678,301 | 1,574.17 | 2,337 |
Cebu | province | VII | 3,325,385 | 2,938,982 | 4,943.72 | 594 |
Cebu City | HUC | VII | 964,169 | 922,611 | 315.00 | 2,929 |
Cotabato | province | XII | 1,490,618 | 1,379,747 | 9,008.90 | 153 |
Cotabato City | ICC | BARMM | 325,079 | 299,438 | 176.00 | 1,701 |
Dagupan | ICC | I | 174,302 | 171,271 | 37.23 | 4,600 |
Davao City | HUC | XI | 1,776,949 | 1,632,991 | 2,443.61 | 668 |
Davao de Oro | province | XI | 767,547 | 736,107 | 4,479.77 | 164 |
Davao del Norte | province | XI | 1,125,057 | 1,016,332 | 3,426.97 | 297 |
Davao del Sur | province | XI | 680,481 | 632,588 | 2,163.98 | 292 |
Davao Occidental | province | XI | 317,159 | 316,342 | 2,163.45 | 146 |
Davao Oriental | province | XI | 576,343 | 558,958 | 5,679.64 | 98 |
Dinagat Islands | province | XIII | 128,117 | 127,152 | 1,036.34 | 123 |
Eastern Samar | province | VIII | 477,168 | 467,160 | 4,660.47 | 100 |
General Santos | HUC | XII | 697,315 | 594,446 | 492.86 | 1,206 |
Guimaras | province | VI | 187,842 | 174,613 | 604.57 | 289 |
Ifugao | province | CAR | 207,498 | 202,802 | 2,628.21 | 77 |
Iligan | HUC | X | 363,115 | 342,618 | 813.37 | 421 |
Ilocos Norte | province | I | 609,588 | 593,081 | 3,467.89 | 171 |
Ilocos Sur | province | I | 706,009 | 689,668 | 2,596.00 | 266 |
Iloilo | province | VI | 2,051,899 | 1,936,423 | 5,000.83 | 387 |
Iloilo City | HUC | VI | 457,626 | 447,992 | 78.34 | 5,719 |
Isabela | province | II | 1,548,470 | 1,458,736 | 12,159.43 | 120 |
Kalinga | province | CAR | 229,570 | 212,680 | 3,231.25 | 66 |
La Union | province | I | 822,352 | 786,653 | 1,497.70 | 525 |
Laguna | province | IV-A | 3,382,193 | 3,035,081 | 1,917.85 | 1,583 |
Lanao del Norte | province | X | 722,902 | 676,395 | 3,346.57 | 202 |
Lanao del Sur | province | BARMM | 1,195,518 | 1,045,429 | 3,872.89 | 270 |
Lapu-Lapu | HUC | VII | 497,604 | 408,112 | 58.10 | 7,024 |
Las Piñas | HUC | NCR | 606,293 | 588,894 | 32.69 | 18,014 |
Leyte | province | VIII | 1,545,849 | 1,509,648 | 5,699.73 | 265 |
Lucena | HUC | IV-A | 278,924 | 266,248 | 80.21 | 3,319 |
Maguindanao del Norte | province | BARMM | 926,037 | - | 3,988.82 | 232 |
Maguindanao del Sur | province | BARMM | 741,221 | - | 4,973.48 | 149 |
Makati | HUC | NCR | 629,616 | 582,602 | 21.57 | 27,010 |
Malabon | HUC | NCR | 380,522 | 365,525 | 15.71 | 23,267 |
Mandaluyong | HUC | NCR | 425,758 | 386,276 | 9.29 | 41,580 |
Mandaue | HUC | VII | 364,116 | 362,654 | 25.18 | 14,402 |
Manila | HUC | NCR | 1,846,513 | 1,780,148 | 42.88 | 41,515 |
Marikina | HUC | NCR | 456,059 | 450,741 | 21.52 | 20,945 |
Marinduque | province | Mimaropa | 239,207 | 234,521 | 952.58 | 246 |
Masbate | province | V | 908,920 | 892,393 | 4,151.78 | 215 |
Misamis Occidental | province | X | 617,333 | 602,126 | 2,055.22 | 293 |
Misamis Oriental | province | X | 956,900 | 888,509 | 3,131.52 | 284 |
Mountain Province | province | CAR | 158,200 | 154,590 | 2,157.38 | 72 |
Muntinlupa | HUC | NCR | 543,445 | 504,509 | 39.75 | 12,692 |
Naga | ICC | V | 209,170 | 196,003 | 84.48 | 2,320 |
Navotas | HUC | NCR | 247,543 | 249,463 | 8.94 | 27,904 |
Negros Occidental | province | NIR | 2,623,172 | 2,497,261 | 7,802.54 | 320 |
Negros Oriental | province | NIR | 1,432,990 | 1,354,995 | 5,385.53 | 252 |
Northern Samar | province | VIII | 639,186 | 632,379 | 3,692.93 | 171 |
Nueva Ecija | province | III | 2,310,134 | 2,151,461 | 5,751.33 | 374 |
Nueva Vizcaya | province | II | 497,432 | 452,287 | 3,975.67 | 114 |
Occidental Mindoro | province | Mimaropa | 525,354 | 487,414 | 5,865.71 | 83 |
Olongapo | HUC | III | 260,317 | 233,040 | 185.00 | 1,260 |
Oriental Mindoro | province | Mimaropa | 908,339 | 844,059 | 4,238.38 | 199 |
Ormoc | ICC | VIII | 230,998 | 215,031 | 613.60 | 350 |
Palawan | province | Mimaropa | 939,594 | 849,469 | 14,649.73 | 58 |
Pampanga | province | III | 2,437,709 | 2,198,110 | 2,002.20 | 1,098 |
Pangasinan | province | I | 2,988,888 | 2,785,455 | 5,413.78 | 515 |
Parañaque | HUC | NCR | 689,992 | 665,822 | 46.57 | 14,297 |
Pasay | HUC | NCR | 440,656 | 416,522 | 13.97 | 29,815 |
Pasig | HUC | NCR | 803,159 | 755,300 | 48.46 | 15,586 |
Pateros | NCR municipality | NCR | 65,227 | 63,840 | 2.25 | 28,373 |
Puerto Princesa | HUC | Mimaropa | 307,079 | 255,116 | 2,381.02 | 107 |
Quezon | province | IV-A | 1,950,459 | 1,856,582 | 8,989.39 | 207 |
Quezon City | HUC | NCR | 2,960,048 | 2,936,116 | 171.71 | 17,099 |
Quirino | province | II | 203,828 | 188,991 | 2,323.47 | 81 |
Rizal | province | IV-A | 3,330,143 | 2,884,227 | 1,191.94 | 2,420 |
Romblon | province | Mimaropa | 308,985 | 292,781 | 1,533.45 | 191 |
Samar | province | VIII | 793,183 | 780,481 | 6,048.03 | 129 |
San Juan | HUC | NCR | 126,347 | 122,180 | 5.95 | 20,569 |
Santiago | ICC | II | 148,580 | 134,830 | 255.50 | 528 |
Sarangani | province | XII | 558,946 | 544,261 | 3,601.25 | 151 |
Siquijor | province | VII | 103,395 | 95,984 | 337.49 | 284 |
Sorsogon | province | V | 828,655 | 792,949 | 2,119.01 | 374 |
South Cotabato | province | XII | 975,476 | 915,289 | 3,935.95 | 233 |
Southern Leyte | province | VIII | 429,573 | 421,750 | 1,798.61 | 234 |
Sultan Kudarat | province | XII | 854,052 | 812,095 | 5,298.34 | 153 |
Sulu | province | BARMM | 1,000,108 | 824,731 | 1,600.40 | 515 |
Surigao del Norte | province | XIII | 534,636 | 485,088 | 1,972.93 | 246 |
Surigao del Sur | province | XIII | 642,255 | 592,250 | 4,932.70 | 120 |
Tacloban | HUC | VIII | 251,881 | 242,089 | 201.72 | 1,200 |
Taguig | HUC | NCR | 886,722 | 804,915 | 45.21 | 17,804 |
Tarlac | province | III | 1,503,456 | 1,366,027 | 3,053.60 | 447 |
Tawi-Tawi | province | BARMM | 440,276 | 390,715 | 1,087.40 | 359 |
Valenzuela | HUC | NCR | 714,978 | 620,422 | 47.02 | 13,195 |
Zambales | province | III | 649,615 | 590,848 | 3,645.83 | 162 |
Zamboanga City | HUC | IX | 977,234 | 861,799 | 1,414.70 | 609 |
Zamboanga del Norte | province | IX | 1,047,455 | 1,011,393 | 7,301.00 | 139 |
Zamboanga del Sur | province | IX | 1,050,668 | 1,010,674 | 4,499.46 | 225 |
Zamboanga Sibugay | province | IX | 669,840 | 633,129 | 3,607.75 | 175 |
See also
- List of cities in the Philippines
- List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines
- List of provinces of the Philippines
References
- "Number of provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays, by region, as of 30 June 2019" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- "PSGC – Provinces". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 9, 2019. Independent cities have been excluded from provincial land area and population figures.
- "PSGC – Cities". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- For provinces in the ARMM: "Bangsamoro Development Plan Integrative Report, Chapter 10" (PDF). Bangsamoro Development Agency. 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Note that the land area of Cotabato City has been subtracted from Maguindanao. - For Pateros: "Land Use Classification". Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- Population count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Dolores, Mabalacat, Pampanga
- Population count excludes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Boston, Davao Oriental and Lingig, Surigao del Sur
- Data for Makati includes areas in dispute with Taguig
- Population count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Balibago, Angeles City
- Population count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal
- Population count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangays Manggahan and Dela Paz, Pasig
- Population count includes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Lingig, Surigao del Sur and Boston, Davao Oriental
- Data for Taguig excludes areas in dispute with Makati
Philippines articles | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
History |
| ||||||
Geography | |||||||
Politics |
| ||||||
Economy | |||||||
Society |
| ||||||