Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

List of primary local government units of the Philippines

 
Wikipedia: List of primary local government units of the Philippines
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Wikipedia

Below is a combined list of primary subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of December 2008, there were 80 provinces, 33 highly-urbanized cities, 5 independent component cities, and one independent Metro Manila municipality.

Primary local
government unit		 Type Region Population
(2007)		 Pop. rank
(overall)		 Pop. rank
(provinces)		 Pop. rank
(others)		 Area
(km²)		 Area rank
(overall)		 Area rank
(provinces)		 Area rank
(others)		 Pop. density
(per km²)		 PD rank
(overall)		 PD rank
(provinces)		 PD rank
(others)
Abra province CAR 230,953 97 67 4,198.20 32 32 55.01 116 77
Agusan del Norte province Region XIII 314,027 86 64 2,730.24 51 51 115.02 98 61
Agusan del Sur province Region XIII 609,447 51 43 9,989.52 5 5 61.01 113 74
Aklan province Region VI 495,122 68 53 1,821.42 68 66 271.83 57 20
Albay province Region V 1,190,823 24 20 2,565.77 56 56 464.12 44 10
Angeles[n 1] highly-urbanized city Region III 314,493 85 22 60.27 99 19 5218.07 21 21
Antique province Region VI 515,265 63 50 2,729.17 52 52 188.8 77 40
Apayao province CAR 103,633 115 77 4,351.23 29 29 23.82 119 80
Aurora province Region III 187,802 102 69 3,147.32 44 44 59.67 114 75
Bacolod highly-urbanized city Region VI 499,497 66 15 162.67 94 14 3070.62 24 24
Baguio highly-urbanized city CAR 301,926 89 25 57.51 101 21 5249.97 20 20
Basilan province ARMM 496,505 67 52 2,217.13 60 58 223.94 69 32
Bataan province Region III 662,153 47 40 1,372.98 75 72 482.27 42 8
Batanes province Region II 15,974 119 80 219.01 90 80 72.94 109 70
Batangas province Region IV-A 2,245,869 9 8 3,119.72 45 45 719.89 38 6
Benguet province CAR 372,533 82 63 2,679.08 49 49 139.05 90 53
Biliran province Region VIII 150,031 109 74 536.01 84 77 279.9 56 19
Bohol province Region VII 1,230,110 23 19 4,820.95 24 24 255.16 61 24
Bukidnon province Region X 1,190,284 25 21 10,498.59 4 4 113.38 100 63
Bulacan province Region III 2,826,936 2 2 2,774.85 48 48 1018.77 36 4
Butuan highly-urbanized city Region XIII 298,378 90 26 816.62 80 5 365.38 49 36
Cagayan province Region II 1,072,571 28 24 9,295.75 6 6 115.38 97 60
Cagayan de Oro highly-urbanized city Region X 553,966 53 10 412.80 86 9 1341.97 32 29
Caloocan highly-urbanized city NCR 1,378,856 16 3 53.33 103 23 25855.17 4 4
Camarines Norte province Region V 513,785 64 51 2,320.07 59 57 221.45 70 33
Camarines Sur province Region V 1,533,305 15 13 5,380.78 20 20 284.96 55 18
Camiguin province Region X 81,293 117 79 237.95 89 79 341.64 50 14
Capiz province Region VI 701,664 42 36 2,594.64 55 55 270.43 58 21
Catanduanes province Region V 232,757 96 66 1,492.16 73 71 155.99 85 48
Cavite province Region IV-A 2,856,765 1 1 1,512.41 71 69 1888.88 29 2
Cebu province Region VII 2,439,005 6 5 4,932.79 22 22 494.45 41 7
Cebu City highly-urbanized city Region VII 798,809 34 5 315.00 88 10 2535.9 26 26
Compostela Valley province Region XI 637,366 48 41 4,479.77 27 27 142.28 88 51
Cotabato province Region XII 1,121,974 27 23 9,008.90 7 7 124.54 94 57
Cotabato City independent component city Region XII 259,153 93 28 176.00 93 13 1472.46 30 28
Dagupan independent component city Region I 149,554 110 36 37.30 109 29 4009.49 23 23
Davao City highly-urbanized city Region XI 1,363,337 17 4 2,443.61 57 1 557.92 39 33
Davao del Norte province Region XI 847,440 32 28 3,426.97 41 41 247.29 63 26
Davao del Sur province Region XI 822,406 33 29 4,223.45 31 31 194.72 76 39
Davao Oriental[n 2] province Region XI 486,104 70 55 5,670.07 17 17 85.73 108 69
Dinagat Islands province Region XIII 120,813 114 76 1,036.34 78 74 116.58 96 59
Eastern Samar province Region VIII 405,114 78 60 4,640.73 25 25 87.3 107 68
General Santos highly-urbanized city Region XII 529,542 62 13 492.86 85 8 1074.43 35 32
Guimaras province Region VI 151,238 108 73 604.57 83 76 250.16 62 25
Ifugao province CAR 180,711 104 71 2,628.21 53 53 68.76 112 73
Iligan highly-urbanized city Region X 308,046 87 23 813.37 81 6 378.73 48 35
Ilocos Norte province Region I 547,284 56 45 3,504.30 39 39 156.17 84 47
Ilocos Sur province Region I 632,255 49 42 2,595.96 54 54 243.55 64 27
Iloilo province Region VI 1,691,878 12 11 7,829.12 9 9 216.1 72 35
Iloilo City highly-urbanized city Region VI 418,710 76 18 70.23 98 18 5961.98 19 19
Isabela province Region II 1,275,251 19 15 12,556.79 2 2 101.56 103 65
Kalinga province CAR 182,326 103 70 3,231.25 43 43 56.43 115 76
La Union province Region I 720,972 40 34 1,503.75 72 70 479.45 43 9
Laguna province Region IV-A 2,473,530 5 4 1,823.55 67 65 1356.44 31 3
Lanao del Norte province Region X 538,283 59 48 3,011.42 47 47 178.75 81 44
Lanao del Sur province ARMM 1,138,544 26 22 12,051.85 3 3 94.47 104 66
Lapu-Lapu highly-urbanized city Region VII 292,530 91 27 58.10 100 20 5034.94 22 22
Las Piñas highly-urbanized city NCR 532,330 60 12 41.54 107 27 12814.88 12 12
Leyte province Region VIII 1,327,313 18 14 5,699.73 16 16 232.87 67 30
Lucena highly-urbanized city Region IV-A 236,390 95 30 80.21 97 17 2947.14 25 25
Maguindanao province ARMM 1,273,715 20 16 7,447.75 11 11 171.02 83 46
Makati[n 3] highly-urbanized city NCR 510,383 65 14 21.57 113 33 23661.71 5 5
Malabon highly-urbanized city NCR 363,681 83 20 15.76 115 35 23076.21 6 6
Mandaluyong highly-urbanized city NCR 305,576 88 24 11.26 116 36 27138.19 3 3
Mandaue highly-urbanized city Region VII 318,575 84 21 25.18 112 32 12651.91 14 14
Manila highly-urbanized city NCR 1,660,714 13 2 38.55 108 28 43079.48 1 1
Marikina highly-urbanized city NCR 424,610 74 17 33.97 110 30 12499.56 15 15
Marinduque province Region IV-B 229,636 98 68 952.58 79 75 241.07 66 29
Masbate province Region V 768,939 36 30 4,151.78 33 33 185.21 79 42
Misamis Occidental province Region X 531,680 61 49 2,055.22 64 62 258.7 60 23
Misamis Oriental province Region X 748,791 38 32 3,102.90 46 46 241.32 65 28
Mountain Province province CAR 148,661 111 75 2,157.38 61 59 68.91 111 72
Muntinlupa highly-urbanized city NCR 452,943 72 16 46.70 105 25 9698.99 18 18
Naga independent component city Region V 160,516 107 35 84.48 96 16 1900.05 28 27
Navotas highly-urbanized city NCR 245,344 94 29 10.77 28 27 22780.32 7 7
Negros Occidental province Region VI 2,370,269 7 6 7,802.54 10 10 303.78 53 17
Negros Oriental province Region VII 1,231,904 22 18 5,385.53 19 19 228.74 68 31
Northern Samar province Region VIII 549,759 55 44 3,692.93 35 35 148.87 87 50
Nueva Ecija province Region III 1,853,853 11 10 5,751.33 15 15 322.33 52 16
Nueva Vizcaya province Region II 397,837 80 61 4,378.80 28 28 90.86 105 67
Occidental Mindoro province Region IV-B 421,592 75 58 5,865.71 14 14 71.87 110 71
Olongapo highly-urbanized city Region III 227,270 99 31 185.00 92 12 3893.81 33 30
Oriental Mindoro province Region IV-B 735,769 39 33 4,238.38 30 30 173.6 82 45
Ormoc independent component city Region VIII 177,524 105 34 613.60 82 7 289.32 54 37
Palawan province Region IV-B 682,152 44 38 14,649.73 1 1 46.56 118 79
Pampanga[n 1] province Region III 1,911,951 10 9 1,984.72 65 63 963.34 37 5
Pangasinan province Region I 2,495,841 4 3 5,413.78 18 18 461.02 45 11
Parañaque highly-urbanized city NCR 552,660 54 11 47.69 104 24 11588.59 17 17
Pasay highly-urbanized city NCR 403,064 79 19 19.00 114 34 21213.89 8 8
Pasig[n 4] highly-urbanized city NCR 617,301 50 8 31.00 111 31 19912.94 10 10
Pateros Metro Manila municipality NCR 61,940 118 39 2.10 119 39 29495.24 2 2
Puerto Princesa highly-urbanized city Region IV-B 210,508 101 33 2,381.02 58 2 88.41 106 39
Quezon province Region IV-A 1,646,510 14 12 8,845.80 8 8 186.13 78 41
Quezon City highly-urbanized city NCR 2,679,450 3 1 161.12 95 15 16630.15 11 11
Quirino province Region II 163,610 106 72 3,486.16 40 40 46.93 117 78
Rizal[n 4] province Region IV-A 2,284,046 8 7 1,175.76 77 73 1942.61 27 1
Romblon province Region IV-B 279,774 92 65 1,533.45 70 68 182.45 80 43
Samar province Region VIII 695,149 43 37 6,048.03 13 13 114.94 99 62
San Juan highly-urbanized city NCR 125,338 113 38 5.94 118 38 21100.67 9 9
Santiago independent component city Region II 126,244 112 37 1,221.97 76 4 103.31 102 38
Sarangani province Region XII 475,514 71 56 3,601.25 37 37 132.04 91 54
Siquijor province Region VII 87,695 116 78 337.49 87 78 259.84 59 22
Sorsogon province Region V 709,673 41 35 2,119.01 63 61 334.91 51 15
South Cotabato province Region XII 767,255 37 31 3,935.95 34 34 329.47 75 38
Southern Leyte province Region VIII 390,847 81 62 1,797.22 69 67 217.47 71 34
Sultan Kudarat province Region XII 675,644 45 39 5,251.34 21 21 128.66 93 56
Sulu province ARMM 849,670 31 27 2,135.25 62 60 397.93 47 13
Surigao del Norte province Region XIII 409,468 77 59 1,972.93 66 64 207.54 73 36
Surigao del Sur province Region XIII 541,347 58 47 4,925.18 23 23 109.91 101 64
Tacloban highly-urbanized city Region VIII 217,199 100 32 201.72 91 11 1076.74 34 31
Taguig[n 5] highly-urbanized city NCR 670,309 46 7 43.67 102 22 12489.45 16 16
Tarlac province Region III 1,243,449 21 17 2,736.64 50 50 454.37 46 12
Tawi-Tawi province ARMM 450,346 73 57 3,426.55 42 42 131.43 92 55
Valenzuela highly-urbanized city NCR 568,928 52 9 44.58 106 26 12761.96 13 13
Zambales province Region III 493,085 69 54 3,529.40 38 38 139.71 89 52
Zamboanga City highly-urbanized city Region IX 774,407 35 6 1,414.70 74 3 547.4 40 34
Zamboanga del Norte province Region IX 907,238 30 26 7,301.00 12 12 124.26 95 58
Zamboanga del Sur province Region IX 914,278 29 25 4,499.46 26 26 203.2 74 37
Zamboanga Sibugay province Region IX 546,186 57 46 3,607.75 36 36 151.39 86 49

NOTES:

  1. ^ a b Population figure for Angeles City exclude the 2,905 persons residing in area disputed between the City of Angeles and the municipality of Mabalacat, Pampanga. Population for Pampanga Province includes these 2,905 persons.
  2. ^ Population figures for both Davao Oriental and Surigao del Sur exclude the 4,555 persons residing in areas disputed by both provinces.
  3. ^ Land area and population figures for Makati exclude Brgys. Post Proper Northside and Post Proper Southside, which are still administered by the City of Makati, but ruled in court to be part of Taguig in 2003.
  4. ^ a b Population figures for both Pasig City and Rizal Province exclude the 24,789 persons residing in areas disputed by the City of Pasig and the municipality of Cainta, Rizal.
  5. ^ Land area and population figures for Taguig include Brgys. Post Proper Northside and Post Proper Southside, which are still administered by the City of Makati, but ruled in court to be part of Taguig in 2003.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

 
 

 

Copyrights:

Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List of primary local government units of the Philippines".  Read more