List of rivers of the Philippines

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18 Major River Basins in the Philippines

Rivers in the Philippines are grouped into 18 major river basins. Of these, the Cagayan, the country's longest river, [1] has the largest drainage basin, followed by the Mindanao, the Agusan, and the Pampanga. [2]

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Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

Longest rivers in the Philippines

RankRiverMouthLength [1] (km)Length [1] (mi)SourceProvinces
1 Cagayan River Philippine Sea 505314 Caraballo Mountains Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino
2 Rio Grande de Mindanao Illana Bay 373232 Pulangi River Cotabato City, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Bukidnon, Lanao del Sur
3 Agusan River Butuan Bay 349217 Tagum Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Compostela Valley
4 Pulangi River Illana Bay 320199 Mangabon Range Bukidnon
5 Pampanga River Manila Bay 261162 Sierra Madre Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Aurora
6 Agno River Lingayen Gulf 206128 Cordillera Central Mountains Pangasinan, Benguet
7 Ilagan River Cagayan River 188117 Sierra Madre Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora
8 Magat River Cagayan River 183114 Cordillera Central Mountains Isabela, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya
9 Abra River South China Sea 179111 Mount Data Ilocos Sur, Abra, Benguet
10 Abulog River Philippine Sea 175109 Kalinga Cagayan, Apayao
11 Chico River Cagayan River 175109 Mount Data Cagayan, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Benguet
12 Angat River Manila Bay 15395 Angat Dam Bulacan
13 Panay River Sibuyan Sea 15194 Central Panay Mountain Range Capiz, Iloilo
14 Davao River Davao Gulf 15093 Salug River Davao City, Davao del Norte, Bukidnon
15 Jalaur River Guimaras Strait 12276 Central Panay Mountain Range Iloilo
16 Amburayan River South China Sea 9760 Cordillera Central Mountains Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet
17 Tarlac River Agno River 9559 Mount Pinatubo Tarlac
18 Bicol River San Miguel Bay 9358 Lake Bato Camarines Sur
19 Cagayan De Oro River Macajalar Bay 9056 Kalatungan Mountain Range Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte
20 Marikina River Pasig River 7748 Sierra Madre Metro Manila, Rizal
21 Bued River South China Sea 7748 Cordillera Central Mountains Pangasinan, La Union, Benguet
22 Padsan River South China Sea 7245 Cordillera Central Mountains Ilocos Norte

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