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.

Map showing the primary local government units of the Philippines and the regions they are grouped into. PH Administrative Map.svg
Map showing the primary local government units of the Philippines and the regions they are grouped into.
Primary-level
LGU		Type Region Population
(2020) [2] 		Population
(2015) [3] 		Area
(km2) [4] [5] [6] [7] 		Density
(/km2, 2015)
Abra province CAR 250,985241,1604,165.2558
Agusan del Norte province XIII 387,503354,5032,730.24130
Agusan del Sur province XIII 739,367700,6539,989.5270
Aklan province VI 615,475574,8231,821.42316
Albay province V 1,374,7681,314,8262,575.77510
Angeles City [8] HUC III 462,928411,63460.276,830
Antique province VI 612,974582,0122,729.17213
Apayao province CAR 124,366119,1844,413.3527
Aurora province III 235,750214,3363,147.3268
Bacolod HUC VI 600,783561,875162.673,454
Baguio HUC CAR 366,358345,36657.516,005
Basilan province BARMM 556,586459,3671,327.23346
Bataan province III 853,373760,6501,372.98554
Batanes province II 18,83117,246219.0179
Batangas province IV-A 2,908,4942,694,3353,119.75864
Benguet province CAR 460,683446,2242,769.08161
Biliran province VIII 179,312171,612536.01320
Bohol province VII 1,394,3291,313,5604,820.95272
Bukidnon province X 1,541,3081,415,22610,498.59135
Bulacan province III 3,708,8903,292,0712,796.101,177
Butuan HUC XIII 372,910337,063816.62413
Cagayan province II 1,268,6031,199,3209,295.75129
Cagayan de Oro HUC X 728,402675,950412.801,637
Caloocan HUC NCR 1,661,5841,583,97853.3329,701
Camarines Norte province V 629,699583,3132,320.07251
Camarines Sur province V 1,859,0741,756,5415,412.55325
Camiguin province X 92,80888,478237.95372
Capiz province VI 804,952761,3842,594.64293
Catanduanes province V 271,879260,9641,492.16175
Cavite province IV-A 4,344,8293,678,3011,574.172,337
Cebu province VII 3,325,3852,938,9824,943.72594
Cebu City HUC VII 964,169922,611315.002,929
Cotabato province XII 1,490,6181,379,7479,008.90153
Cotabato City ICC BARMM 325,079299,438176.001,701
Dagupan ICC I 174,302171,27137.234,600
Davao City HUC XI 1,776,9491,632,9912,443.61668
Davao de Oro province XI 767,547736,1074,479.77164
Davao del Norte province XI 1,125,0571,016,3323,426.97297
Davao del Sur province XI 680,481632,5882,163.98292
Davao Occidental province XI 317,159316,3422,163.45146
Davao Oriental [9] province XI 576,343558,9585,679.6498
Dinagat Islands province XIII 128,117127,1521,036.34123
Eastern Samar province VIII 477,168467,1604,660.47100
General Santos HUC XII 697,315594,446492.861,206
Guimaras province VI 187,842174,613604.57289
Ifugao province CAR 207,498202,8022,628.2177
Iligan HUC X 363,115342,618813.37421
Ilocos Norte province I 609,588593,0813,467.89171
Ilocos Sur province I 706,009689,6682,596.00266
Iloilo province VI 2,051,8991,936,4235,000.83387
Iloilo City HUC VI 457,626447,99278.345,719
Isabela province II 1,548,4701,458,73612,159.43120
Kalinga province CAR 229,570212,6803,231.2566
La Union province I 822,352786,6531,497.70525
Laguna province IV-A 3,382,1933,035,0811,917.851,583
Lanao del Norte province X 722,902676,3953,346.57202
Lanao del Sur province BARMM 1,195,5181,045,4293,872.89270
Lapu-Lapu HUC VII 497,604408,11258.107,024
Las Piñas HUC NCR 606,293588,89432.6918,014
Leyte province VIII 1,545,8491,509,6485,699.73265
Lucena HUC IV-A 278,924266,24880.213,319
Maguindanao province BARMM 1,342,1791,173,9334,871.60241
Makati [10] HUC NCR 629,616582,60221.5727,010
Malabon HUC NCR 380,522365,52515.7123,267
Mandaluyong HUC NCR 425,758386,2769.2941,580
Mandaue HUC VII 364,116362,65425.1814,402
Manila HUC NCR 1,846,5131,780,14842.8841,515
Marikina HUC NCR 456,059450,74121.5220,945
Marinduque province Mimaropa 239,207234,521952.58246
Masbate province V 908,920892,3934,151.78215
Misamis Occidental province X 617,333602,1262,055.22293
Misamis Oriental province X 956,900888,5093,131.52284
Mountain Province province CAR 158,200154,5902,157.3872
Muntinlupa HUC NCR 543,445504,50939.7512,692
Naga ICC V 209,170196,00384.482,320
Navotas HUC NCR 247,543249,4638.9427,904
Negros Occidental province VI 2,623,1722,497,2617,802.54320
Negros Oriental province VII 1,432,9901,354,9955,385.53252
Northern Samar province VIII 639,186632,3793,692.93171
Nueva Ecija province III 2,310,1342,151,4615,751.33374
Nueva Vizcaya province II 497,432452,2873,975.67114
Occidental Mindoro province Mimaropa 525,354487,4145,865.7183
Olongapo HUC III 260,317233,040185.001,260
Oriental Mindoro province Mimaropa 908,339844,0594,238.38199
Ormoc ICC VIII 230,998215,031613.60350
Palawan province Mimaropa 939,594849,46914,649.7358
Pampanga [11] province III 2,437,7092,198,1102,002.201,098
Pangasinan province I 2,988,8882,785,4555,413.78515
Parañaque HUC NCR 689,992665,82246.5714,297
Pasay HUC NCR 440,656416,52213.9729,815
Pasig [12] HUC NCR 803,159755,30048.4615,586
Pateros NCR municipality NCR 65,22763,8402.2528,373
Puerto Princesa HUC Mimaropa 307,079255,1162,381.02107
Quezon province IV-A 1,950,4591,856,5828,989.39207
Quezon City HUC NCR 2,960,0482,936,116171.7117,099
Quirino province II 203,828188,9912,323.4781
Rizal [13] province IV-A 3,330,1432,884,2271,191.942,420
Romblon province Mimaropa 308,985292,7811,533.45191
Samar province VIII 793,183780,4816,048.03129
San Juan HUC NCR 126,347122,1805.9520,569
Santiago ICC II 148,580134,830255.50528
Sarangani province XII 558,946544,2613,601.25151
Siquijor province VII 103,39595,984337.49284
Sorsogon province V 828,655792,9492,119.01374
South Cotabato province XII 975,476915,2893,935.95233
Southern Leyte province VIII 429,573421,7501,798.61234
Sultan Kudarat province XII 854,052812,0955,298.34153
Sulu province BARMM 1,000,108824,7311,600.40515
Surigao del Norte province XIII 534,636485,0881,972.93246
Surigao del Sur [14] province XIII 642,255592,2504,932.70120
Tacloban HUC VIII 251,881242,089201.721,200
Taguig [15] HUC NCR 886,722804,91545.2117,804
Tarlac province III 1,503,4561,366,0273,053.60447
Tawi-Tawi province BARMM 440,276390,7151,087.40359
Valenzuela HUC NCR 714,978620,42247.0213,195
Zambales province III 649,615590,8483,645.83162
Zamboanga City HUC IX 977,234861,7991,414.70609
Zamboanga del Norte province IX 1,047,4551,011,3937,301.00139
Zamboanga del Sur province IX 1,050,6681,010,6744,499.46225
Zamboanga Sibugay province IX 669,840633,1293,607.75175

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References

  1. ↑ "Number of provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays, by region, as of 30 June 2019" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "PSGC – Provinces". Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved August 9, 2019. Independent cities have been excluded from provincial land area and population figures.
  5. ↑ "PSGC – Cities". Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ For provinces in the ARMM: "Bangsamoro Development Plan Integrative Report, Chapter 10" (PDF). Bangsamoro Development Agency. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2015. Note that the land area of Cotabato City has been subtracted from Maguindanao.
  7. ↑ For Pateros: "Land Use Classification". Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ Population count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Dolores, Mabalacat, Pampanga
  9. ↑ Population count excludes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Boston, Davao Oriental and Lingig, Surigao del Sur
  10. ↑ Data for Makati includes areas in dispute with Taguig
  11. ↑ Population count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Balibago, Angeles City
  12. ↑ Population count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal
  13. ↑ Population count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangays Manggahan and Dela Paz, Pasig
  14. ↑ Population count includes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Lingig, Surigao del Sur and Boston, Davao Oriental
  15. ↑ Data for Taguig excludes areas in dispute with Makati
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