List of primary local government units of the Philippines
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Below is a full list of primary-level subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of June 30, 2019, there are 81 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ).[1] All 120 primary-level LGUs (local government units) are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.
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Primary-level LGU |
Type | Region | Population (2020)[2] |
Population (2015)[3] |
Area (km2)[4][5][6][7] |
Density (/km2, 2015) |
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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[8] | 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 | VI | 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[9] | 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 | province | BARMM | 1,342,179 | 1,173,933 | 4,871.60 | 241 |
Makati[10] | 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 | VI | 2,623,172 | 2,497,261 | 7,802.54 | 320 |
Negros Oriental | province | VII | 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[11] | 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[12] | 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[13] | 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[14] | province | XIII | 642,255 | 592,250 | 4,932.70 | 120 |
Tacloban | HUC | VIII | 251,881 | 242,089 | 201.72 | 1,200 |
Taguig[15] | 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 |
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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.. (January 2024) |