List of primary local government units of the Philippines
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Below is a combined list of primary subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of September 2015, there were 81 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ).[1] All 120 primary LGUs are under direct administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.
Administrative division | Population | Area | Population density | |||||||||||
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Primary local government unit |
Type | Region | Population (2010)[2] |
Rank (overall) |
Rank (provinces) |
Rank (others) |
Land area (km²)[3][4][5][6] |
Rank (overall) |
Rank (provinces) |
Rank (others) |
Density (per km²) |
Rank (overall) |
Rank (provinces) |
Rank (others) |
Abra | province | CAR | 234,733 | 98 | 68 | — | 4,165.25 | 29 | 29 | — | 56.4 | 118 | 79 | — |
Agusan del Norte | province | Region XIII | 332,487 | 85 | 64 | — | 2,730.24 | 48 | 48 | — | 121.8 | 101 | 63 | — |
Agusan del Sur | province | Region XIII | 656,418 | 49 | 42 | — | 9,989.52 | 4 | 4 | — | 65.7 | 115 | 76 | — |
Aklan | province | Region VI | 535,725 | 65 | 52 | — | 1,821.42 | 66 | 64 | — | 294.1 | 61 | 23 | — |
Albay | province | Region V | 1,233,432 | 24 | 20 | — | 2,575.77 | 53 | 53 | — | 478.9 | 46 | 11 | — |
Angeles[7] | HUC | Region III | 326,336 | 88 | — | 24 | 60.27 | 100 | — | 19 | 5414.6 | 22 | — | 22 |
Antique | province | Region VI | 546,031 | 62 | 50 | — | 2,729.17 | 49 | 49 | — | 200.1 | 81 | 43 | — |
Apayao | province | CAR | 112,636 | 116 | 78 | — | 4,413.35 | 27 | 27 | — | 25.5 | 120 | 81 | — |
Aurora | province | Region III | 201,233 | 104 | 71 | — | 3,147.32 | 42 | 42 | — | 63.9 | 116 | 77 | — |
Bacolod | HUC | Region XVIII | 511,820 | 69 | — | 15 | 162.67 | 96 | — | 15 | 3146.4 | 24 | — | 24 |
Baguio | HUC | CAR | 318,676 | 90 | — | 26 | 57.51 | 102 | — | 21 | 5541.2 | 20 | — | 20 |
Basilan | province | ARMM/ (IX-Isabela) | 391,179 | 81 | 62 | — | 1,327.23 | 75 | 72 | — | 294.7 | 60 | 22 | — |
Bataan | province | Region III | 687,482 | 45 | 39 | — | 1,372.98 | 74 | 71 | — | 500.7 | 43 | 8 | — |
Batanes | province | Region II | 16,604 | 120 | 81 | — | 219.01 | 91 | 81 | — | 75.8 | 112 | 73 | — |
Batangas | province | Region IV-A | 2,377,395 | 9 | 8 | — | 3,119.75 | 44 | 44 | — | 762 | 38 | 6 | — |
Benguet | province | CAR | 403,944 | 78 | 60 | — | 2,769.08 | 47 | 47 | — | 145.9 | 93 | 55 | — |
Biliran | province | Region VIII | 161,760 | 111 | 75 | — | 536.01 | 84 | 78 | — | 301.8 | 59 | 21 | — |
Bohol | province | Region VII | 1,255,128 | 23 | 19 | — | 4,820.95 | 23 | 23 | — | 260.3 | 68 | 30 | — |
Bukidnon | province | Region X | 1,299,192 | 20 | 16 | — | 10,498.59 | 3 | 3 | — | 123.7 | 100 | 61 | — |
Bulacan | province | Region III | 2,924,433 | 2 | 2 | — | 2,796.10 | 46 | 46 | — | 1045.9 | 36 | 4 | — |
Butuan | HUC | Region XIII | 309,709 | 91 | — | 27 | 816.62 | 80 | — | 4 | 379.3 | 50 | — | 37 |
Cagayan | province | Region II | 1,124,773 | 26 | 22 | — | 9,295.75 | 5 | 5 | — | 121 | 103 | 65 | — |
Cagayan de Oro | HUC | Region X | 602,088 | 52 | — | 9 | 412.80 | 86 | — | 8 | 1458.5 | 31 | — | 29 |
Caloocan | HUC | NCR | 1,489,040 | 16 | — | 3 | 55.80 | 103 | — | 23 | 26685.3 | 6 | — | 6 |
Camarines Norte | province | Region V | 542,915 | 63 | 51 | — | 2,320.07 | 57 | 55 | — | 234 | 75 | 37 | — |
Camarines Sur | province | Region V | 1,647,440 | 15 | 13 | — | 5,412.55 | 16 | 16 | — | 304.4 | 58 | 20 | — |
Camiguin | province | Region X | 83,807 | 118 | 80 | — | 237.95 | 90 | 80 | — | 352.2 | 52 | 15 | — |
Capiz | province | Region VI | 719,685 | 43 | 37 | — | 2,594.64 | 52 | 52 | — | 277.4 | 62 | 24 | — |
Catanduanes | province | Region V | 246,300 | 97 | 67 | — | 1,492.16 | 72 | 70 | — | 165.1 | 87 | 49 | — |
Cavite | province | Region IV-A | 3,090,691 | 1 | 1 | — | 1,574.17 | 69 | 67 | — | 1963.4 | 29 | 2 | — |
Cebu | province | Region VII | 2,619,362 | 5 | 4 | — | 4,943.72 | 20 | 20 | — | 529.8 | 41 | 7 | — |
Cebu City | HUC | Region VII | 866,171 | 32 | — | 5 | 315.00 | 88 | — | 9 | 2749.7 | 26 | — | 26 |
Compostela Valley | province | Region XI | 687,195 | 46 | 40 | — | 4,479.77 | 26 | 26 | — | 153.4 | 91 | 53 | — |
Cotabato | province | Region XII | 1,226,508 | 25 | 21 | — | 9,008.90 | 6 | 6 | — | 136.1 | 96 | 58 | — |
Cotabato City | ICC | Region XII | 271,786 | 94 | — | 28 | 176.00 | 94 | — | 13 | 1544.2 | 30 | — | 28 |
Dagupan | ICC | Region I | 163,676 | 109 | — | 36 | 37.23 | 109 | — | 28 | 4396.3 | 23 | — | 23 |
Davao City | HUC | Region XI | 1,449,296 | 17 | — | 4 | 2,443.61 | 54 | — | 1 | 593.1 | 39 | — | 33 |
Davao del Norte | province | Region XI | 945,764 | 29 | 25 | — | 3,426.97 | 39 | 39 | — | 276 | 64 | 26 | — |
Davao del Sur | province | Region XI | 574,910 | 57 | 46 | — | 2,163.98 | 58 | 56 | — | 265.7 | 67 | 29 | — |
Davao Occidental | province | Region XI | 293,780 | 91 | 64 | — | 2,163.45 | 59 | 57 | — | 135.8 | 97 | 59 | — |
Davao Oriental[8] | province | Region XI | 517,618 | 68 | 54 | — | 5,679.64 | 14 | 14 | — | 91.1 | 109 | 70 | — |
Dinagat Islands | province | Region XIII | 126,803 | 114 | 77 | — | 1,036.34 | 78 | 75 | — | 122.4 | 100 | 62 | — |
Eastern Samar | province | Region VIII | 428,877 | 74 | 58 | — | 4,660.47 | 24 | 24 | — | 92 | 108 | 69 | |
General Santos | HUC | Region XII | 538,086 | 64 | — | 13 | 492.86 | 85 | — | 7 | 1091.8 | 35 | — | 32 |
Guimaras | province | Region VI | 162,943 | 110 | 74 | — | 604.57 | 83 | 77 | — | 269.5 | 66 | 28 | — |
Ifugao | province | CAR | 191,078 | 106 | 72 | — | 2,628.21 | 50 | 50 | — | 72.7 | 113 | 74 | — |
Iligan | HUC | Region X | 322,821 | 88 | — | 25 | 813.37 | 81 | — | 5 | 396.9 | 49 | — | 36 |
Ilocos Norte | province | Region I | 568,017 | 58 | 47 | — | 3,467.89 | 38 | 38 | — | 163.8 | 88 | 50 | — |
Ilocos Sur | province | Region I | 658,587 | 48 | 41 | — | 2,596.00 | 51 | 51 | — | 253.7 | 70 | 32 | — |
Iloilo | province | Region VI | 1,805,576 | 12 | 11 | — | 5,000.83 | 19 | 19 | — | 361.1 | 51 | 14 | — |
Iloilo City | HUC | Region VI | 424,619 | 75 | — | 17 | 78.34 | 99 | — | 18 | 5420.2 | 21 | — | 21 |
Isabela | province | Region II | 1,356,841 | 19 | 15 | — | 12,159.43 | 2 | 2 | — | 111.6 | 105 | 67 | — |
Kalinga | province | CAR | 201,613 | 103 | 70 | — | 3,231.25 | 41 | 41 | — | 62.4 | 117 | 78 | — |
La Union | province | Region I | 741,906 | 40 | 34 | — | 1,497.70 | 71 | 69 | — | 495.4 | 44 | 9 | — |
Laguna | province | Region IV-A | 2,669,847 | 4 | 3 | — | 1,917.85 | 65 | 63 | — | 1392.1 | 32 | 3 | — |
Lanao del Norte | province | Region X | 607,917 | 51 | 43 | — | 3,346.57 | 40 | 40 | — | 181.7 | 86 | 48 | — |
Lanao del Sur | province | ARMM | 933,260 | 31 | 27 | — | 3,872.89 | 33 | 33 | — | 241 | 72 | 34 | — |
Lapu-Lapu | HUC | Region VII | 350,467 | 84 | — | 21 | 58.10 | 101 | — | 20 | 6032.1 | 19 | — | 19 |
Las Piñas | HUC | NCR | 552,573 | 61 | — | 12 | 32.69 | 110 | — | 29 | 16903.4 | 11 | — | 11 |
Leyte | province | Region VIII | 1,376,784 | 18 | 14 | — | 5,699.73 | 13 | 13 | — | 241.6 | 71 | 33 | — |
Lucena | HUC | Region IV-A | 246,392 | 96 | — | 30 | 80.21 | 98 | — | 17 | 3071.8 | 25 | — | 25 |
Maguindanao | province | ARMM | 944,718 | 30 | 26 | — | 4,871.60 | 22 | 22 | — | 193.9 | 82 | 44 | — |
Makati[9] | HUC | NCR | 529,039 | 67 | — | 14 | 21.57 | 113 | — | 32 | 24526.6 | 7 | — | 7 |
Malabon | HUC | NCR | 353,337 | 83 | — | 20 | 15.71 | 115 | — | 34 | 22491.2 | 8 | — | 8 |
Mandaluyong | HUC | NCR | 328,699 | 87 | — | 23 | 9.29 | 117 | — | 36 | 35382 | 2 | — | 2 |
Mandaue | HUC | Region VII | 331,320 | 86 | — | 22 | 25.18 | 111 | — | 30 | 13158.1 | 15 | — | 15 |
City of Manila | HUC | NCR | 1,652,171 | 14 | — | 2 | 24.98 | 112 | — | 31 | 66139.8 | 1 | — | 1 |
Marikina | HUC | NCR | 424,150 | 76 | — | 18 | 21.52 | 114 | — | 33 | 19709.6 | 10 | — | 10 |
Marinduque | province | Region IV-B | 227,828 | 99 | 69 | — | 952.58 | 79 | 76 | — | 239.2 | 73 | 35 | — |
Masbate | province | Region V | 834,650 | 33 | 28 | — | 4,151.78 | 30 | 30 | — | 201 | 80 | 42 | — |
Misamis Occidental | province | Region X | 567,642 | 59 | 48 | — | 2,055.22 | 62 | 60 | — | 276.2 | 63 | 25 | — |
Misamis Oriental | province | Region X | 813,856 | 35 | 30 | — | 3,131.52 | 43 | 43 | — | 259.9 | 69 | 31 | — |
Mountain Province | province | CAR | 154,187 | 112 | 76 | — | 2,157.38 | 60 | 58 | — | 71.5 | 114 | 75 | — |
Muntinlupa | HUC | NCR | 459,941 | 71 | — | 16 | 39.75 | 108 | — | 27 | 11570.8 | 18 | — | 18 |
Naga | ICC | Region V | 174,931 | 108 | — | 35 | 84.48 | 97 | — | 16 | 2070.7 | 28 | — | 27 |
Navotas | HUC | NCR | 249,131 | 95 | — | 29 | 8.94 | 118 | — | 37 | 27867 | 5 | — | 5 |
Negros Occidental | province | Region XVIII | 2,396,039 | 8 | 7 | — | 7,802.54 | 8 | 8 | — | 307.1 | 57 | 19 | — |
Negros Oriental | province | Region XVIII | 1,286,666 | 21 | 17 | — | 5,385.53 | 17 | 17 | — | 238.9 | 74 | 36 | — |
Northern Samar | province | Region VIII | 589,013 | 53 | 44 | — | 3,692.93 | 34 | 34 | — | 159.5 | 90 | 52 | — |
Nueva Ecija | province | Region III | 1,955,373 | 11 | 10 | — | 5,751.33 | 12 | 12 | — | 340 | 54 | 17 | — |
Nueva Vizcaya | province | Region II | 421,355 | 77 | 59 | — | 3,975.67 | 31 | 31 | — | 106 | 106 | 68 | — |
Occidental Mindoro | province | Region IV-B | 452,971 | 72 | 56 | — | 5,865.71 | 11 | 11 | — | 77.2 | 110 | 71 | — |
Olongapo | HUC | Region III | 221,178 | 101 | — | 32 | 185.00 | 93 | — | 12 | 1195.6 | 33 | — | 30 |
Oriental Mindoro | province | Region IV-B | 785,602 | 37 | 31 | — | 4,238.38 | 28 | 28 | — | 185.4 | 84 | 46 | — |
Ormoc | ICC | Region VIII | 191,200 | 105 | — | 34 | 613.60 | 82 | — | 6 | 311.6 | 56 | — | 38 |
Palawan | province | Region IV-B | 771,667 | 38 | 32 | — | 14,649.73 | 1 | 1 | — | 52.7 | 119 | 80 | — |
Pampanga[10] | province | Region III | 2,014,019 | 10 | 9 | — | 2,002.20 | 63 | 61 | — | 1005.9 | 37 | 5 | — |
Pangasinan | province | Region I | 2,616,186 | 6 | 5 | — | 5,413.78 | 15 | 15 | — | 483.2 | 45 | 10 | — |
Parañaque | HUC | NCR | 588,126 | 54 | — | 10 | 46.57 | 106 | — | 25 | 12628.9 | 16 | — | 16 |
Pasay | HUC | NCR | 392,869 | 80 | — | 19 | 13.97 | 116 | — | 35 | 28122.3 | 4 | — | 4 |
Pasig[11] | HUC | NCR | 669,773 | 47 | — | 7 | 48.46 | 104 | — | 23 | 13821.2 | 14 | — | 14 |
Pateros | NCR municipality | NCR | 64,147 | 119 | — | 39 | 2.25 | 120 | — | 39 | 28509.8 | 3 | — | 3 |
Puerto Princesa | HUC | Region IV-B | 222,673 | 100 | — | 31 | 2,381.02 | 55 | — | 2 | 93.5 | 107 | — | 39 |
Quezon | province | Region IV-A | 1,740,638 | 13 | 12 | — | 8,989.39 | 7 | 7 | — | 193.6 | 83 | 45 | — |
Quezon City | HUC | NCR | 2,761,720 | 3 | — | 1 | 171.71 | 95 | — | 14 | 16083.6 | 12 | — | 12 |
Quirino | province | Region II | 176,786 | 107 | 73 | — | 2,323.47 | 56 | 54 | — | 76.1 | 111 | 72 | — |
Rizal[12] | province | Region IV-A | 2,484,840 | 7 | 6 | — | 1,191.94 | 76 | 73 | — | 2084.7 | 27 | 1 | — |
Romblon | province | Region IV-B | 283,930 | 93 | 66 | — | 1,533.45 | 70 | 68 | — | 185.2 | 85 | 47 | — |
Samar | province | Region VIII | 733,377 | 42 | 36 | — | 6,048.03 | 10 | 10 | — | 121.3 | 102 | 64 | — |
San Juan | HUC | NCR | 121,430 | 115 | — | 38 | 5.95 | 119 | — | 38 | 20442.8 | 9 | — | 9 |
Santiago | ICC | Region II | 132,804 | 113 | — | 37 | 255.50 | 89 | — | 10 | 519.8 | 42 | — | 35 |
Sarangani | province | Region XII | 498,904 | 70 | 55 | — | 3,601.25 | 37 | 37 | — | 138.5 | 95 | 57 | — |
Siquijor | province | Region VII | 91,066 | 117 | 79 | — | 337.49 | 82 | 79 | — | 269.8 | 65 | 27 | — |
Sorsogon | province | Region V | 740,743 | 41 | 35 | — | 2,119.01 | 61 | 59 | — | 349.6 | 53 | 16 | — |
South Cotabato | province | Region XII | 827,200 | 34 | 29 | — | 3,935.95 | 32 | 32 | — | 210.2 | 79 | 41 | — |
Southern Leyte | province | Region VIII | 399,137 | 79 | 61 | — | 1,798.61 | 67 | 65 | — | 221.9 | 77 | 39 | — |
Sultan Kudarat | province | Region XII | 747,087 | 39 | 33 | — | 5,298.34 | 18 | 18 | — | 141 | 94 | 56 | — |
Sulu | province | ARMM | 718,290 | 44 | 38 | — | 1,600.40 | 68 | 66 | — | 448.8 | 47 | 12 | — |
Surigao del Norte | province | Region XIII | 442,588 | 73 | 57 | — | 1,972.93 | 64 | 62 | — | 224.3 | 76 | 38 | — |
Surigao del Sur[13] | province | Region XIII | 561,219 | 60 | 49 | — | 4,932.70 | 21 | 21 | — | 113.8 | 104 | 66 | — |
Tacloban | HUC | Region VIII | 221,174 | 102 | — | 33 | 201.72 | 92 | — | 11 | 1096.4 | 34 | — | 31 |
Taguig[14] | HUC | NCR | 644,473 | 50 | — | 8 | 45.21 | 107 | — | 26 | 14255.1 | 13 | — | 13 |
Tarlac | province | Region III | 1,273,240 | 22 | 18 | — | 3,053.60 | 45 | 45 | — | 417 | 48 | 13 | — |
Tawi-Tawi | province | ARMM | 366,550 | 82 | 63 | — | 1,087.40 | 77 | 74 | — | 337.1 | 55 | 18 | — |
Valenzuela | HUC | NCR | 575,356 | 56 | — | 11 | 47.02 | 105 | — | 24 | 12236.4 | 17 | — | 17 |
Zambales | province | Region III | 534,443 | 66 | 53 | — | 3,645.83 | 35 | 35 | — | 146.6 | 92 | 54 | — |
Zamboanga City | HUC | Region IX | 807,129 | 36 | — | 6 | 1,414.70 | 73 | — | 3 | 570.5 | 40 | — | 34 |
Zamboanga del Norte | province | Region IX | 957,997 | 28 | 24 | — | 7,301.00 | 9 | 9 | — | 131.2 | 98 | 60 | — |
Zamboanga del Sur | province | Region IX | 959,685 | 27 | 23 | — | 4,499.46 | 25 | 25 | — | 213.3 | 78 | 40 | — |
Zamboanga Sibugay | province | Region IX | 584,685 | 55 | 45 | — | 3,607.75 | 36 | 36 | — | 162.1 | 89 | 51 | — |
See also
- List of cities in the Philippines
- List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines
- List of provinces of the Philippines
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ 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