List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

The following is a list of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines.

Luzon

Abra

• Patoc → Alfonso XII → Patoc → Peñarrubia (1903)^[1]
• San Jose de Manabo → Manabo
• Villavieja → Villa-Pilar (1903)^[2] → Pilar

Albay

• Albay → Legaspi (1925)^[3] → Legazpi
• Budiao → Cagsaua → Daraga → Locsin (1959)^[4] → Daraga (1967)^[5]
• Libog → Santo Domingo (1959)^[6]
• Quipia → Jovellar (1882)^[7]
• Santa Florentina → Rapu-Rapu
• Tivi → Tiwi

Apayao

• Bayag → Calanasan (1967)^[8]
• Cabugaoan → Kabugao
• Tauit → Tawit → Pudtol

Aurora

• San Jose de Casignan → Maria Aurora

Bataan

• Llana Hermosa → Hermosa
• Moron → Morong (1955)^[9]
• San Juan de Dinalupijan → Dinalupihan
• Udyong → Orion

Batanes

• San Carlos de Marigatao → Mahatao
• San Jose de Ivana → Ivana
• San Vicente de Sabtan → Sabtang
• Santa Maria de Mayan → Mayan → Itbayat
• Santo Domingo de Basco → Basco

Batangas

• San Juan de Bocboc → Bolbok (1914)^[10] → San Juan

Benguet

• Atoc → Atok
• Cabayan → Kabayan
• Capangan → Kapangan
• Quibungan → Kibungan

Bulacan

• Baliuag → Baliwag
• Bigaa → Balagtas (1966)^[11]
• Quingua → Plaridel (1936)^[12]
• San Miguel de Mayumo → San Miguel
• Santa Maria de Pandi → Santa Maria

Cagayan

• Cabug → Enrile
• Cabarungan → Faire → Santo Niño (1969)^[13][14]
• Fulay → Alcala^[15]
• Malaueg → Rizal^[16]
• Malolokit/Naluqui → Sanchez-Mira^[17]
• Langangan → Santa Praxedes (1964)^[18]
• Nueva Segovia → Lal-lo
• San Bartolome de Calayan → Calayan

Camarines Norte

• Imelda → San Lorenzo Ruiz (1989)^[19]
• Indan → Tacboan → Vinzons (1945)^[20]
• Mambulao → Jose Panganiban (1934)^[21]

Camarines Sur

• Anderson → Garchitorena (1949)^[22][23]
• Mabatobato → Ocampo (1949)
• Nueva Caceres → Naga (1919)^[24]
• Parubcan → Presentacion (1969)^[25]

Catanduanes

• Calolbon → San Andres (1964)^[26]
• Jimoto → Gigmoto
• Jose Panganiban → Payo (1957)^[27] → Panganiban (1959)^[28]

Cavite

• Bailen → General Emilio Aguinaldo (1965)^[29] → Bailen (2012; never ratified in a plebiscite)^[30]
• Cavite El Viejo → Cavite Viejo → Kawit (1907)^[31]
• Cavite La Punta → Cavite Nuevo → Cavite (1903)^[32]
• Mendez Nuñez → Mendez
• Perez Dasmariñas → Dasmariñas (1917)
• San Francisco de Malabon → Malabon (1914) → General Trias (1920)^[33]
• Santa Cruz de Malabon → Tanza (1914)^[10]
• Tejeros → Salinas → Rosario (1846)^[34]

Ifugao

• Potia → Lista (1988)^[35] → Alfonso Lista
• Quiangan → Kiangan

Ilocos Norte

• Adan → Adams^[36]
• Banna → Espiritu (1964)^[37] → Banna (1995)
• Nagpartian → Burgos (1914)^[38]
• San Miguel → Sarrat (1916)^[39]

Ilocos Sur

• Angaki → Quirino (1964)^[40]
• Bauguen → Salcedo (1957)^[41]
• Concepcion → Gregorio del Pilar (1955)^[42]
• Lapog → San Juan (1961)^[43]
• Nueva Coveta → Burgos
• Santa Catalina de Baba → Santa^[44]
• Santa Catalina Virgen y Martir (V. y M.) → Santa Catalina^[45]
• Sin-nait → Sinait

Isabela

• Abbag → Calering → Calanusian → Reina Mercedes^[46][47]
• Angadanan Nuevo → Angadanan^[48]
• Angadanan Viejo → Alicia^[48]
• Antatet → Luna (1951)^[49]
• Cabagan Nuevo → Cabagan^[50]
• Cabagan Viejo → San Pablo^[50]
• Callang → San Manuel (1965)^[51]
• Camarag → Echagüe → Echague
• Carig → Santiago de Carig → Santiago (1910)^[52]
• Dalig → Aurora
• Estella → Cordon
• Magsaysay → Delfin Albano (1982)^[53]

Kalinga

• Liwan → Rizal (1971)^[54]

La Union

• Bagnotan → Bacnotan
• Baoang → Bauang
• Cava → Caba
• Disdis → Burgos (1925)^[55]
• Namacpacan → Luna (1906)^[56]

Laguna

• Caboan → San Miguel de Caboan → Santa Maria de Caboan → Santa Maria
• Guiling-guiling → Siniloan
• Kalamba → Calamba, Laguna
• Lilio → Liliw
• Longos → Kalayaan (1956)^[57]
• Magdalena de Ambling → Magdalena^[58]
• Majayjay → Mahayhay → Majayjay
• Malabanan → Biñan
• Nasonog de Majayjay → Luisiana^[59]
• Pinagsangahan → Pagsanjan (1688)
• Paquil → Pakil
• Sampalok→ San Pablo Delos Montes→ San Pablo^[60][61]
• San Pedro de Tunasan → San Pedro (1914)^[10]
• Santa Rosa de Lima → Santa Rosa
• Tabuco → Kabuyaw → Cabuyao (1571)^[62]
• Trenchera → Alaminos

Marinduque

• Santa Cruz de Napo → Santa Cruz

Masbate

• Limbuhan → Pio V. Corpuz (1954)^[63]

Metro Manila

• Caloocan → Kalookan → Caloocan
• Las Peñas → Las Piñas
• Mariquina → Marikina (1901)^[64]
• Polo → Valenzuela (1963)^[65]
• Pineda → Pasay (1901)^[66] → Rizal City (1947)^[67] → Pasay (1950)^[68]
• San Felipe Neri → Mandaluyong (1931)^[69]
• San Jose de Navotas → Navotas
• San Juan del Monte → San Juan
• San Pedro de Macati → Makati (1914)^[10]
• Tambobon → Malabon

Mountain Province

• Cayan → Kayan → Tadian (1959)^[70]

Nueva Ecija

• Bitulok → Sabani (1953)^[71] → Gabaldon (1955)^[72]
• Santor → Bongabon
• Papaya → General Tinio (1957)^[73]
• San Juan de Guimba → Guimba (1914)^[10]

Nueva Vizcaya

• Afanas/Ajanas → Aritao^[74]
• Cayapa → Kayapa
• Lumabang → Solano
• Ibung → Villaverde (1959)^[75]
• Imugan → Santa Fe (1959)^[76]

Occidental Mindoro

• Irirun → Calintaan
• Mangarin →San Jose^[77]
• Santa Cruz de Mindoro → Santa Cruz

Oriental Mindoro

• Subaan → San Teodoro
• San Pedro → Bulalacao (1969)^[78]

Palawan

• Bacuit → El Nido (1954)^[79]
• Linapacan → Gaudencio E. Abordo (1988) → Linapacan
• Marcos → Dr. Jose P. Rizal (1988)^[80] → Rizal
• Principe Alfonso → Balabac
• Puerto De La Princesa (1863) → Puerto Princesa

Pampanga

• Culiat → Angeles (1829)
• Magalan → Magalang
• San Miguel de Masantol → Masantol (1907)
• Sexmoan → Sasmuan (1991)^[81]
• Wawa → Guagua

Pangasinan

• Angio → San Fabian
• Bacnotan → Dagupan
• Balincaguin → Mabini (1929)^[82]
• Binalatongan → San Carlos^[83]
• Bulaoen → Alava → Sison (1918)^[84]
• Salasa → Bugallon (1921)^[85]
• San Isidro de Potot → Burgos (1914)^[10]
• San Isidro Labrador → Labrador (1939)^[86]
• San Vicente de Dasol → Dasol (1903)

Quezon

• Binangonan de Lampon → Infanta (1902)^[87]
• Bondo → Aurora (1940)^[88] → San Francisco (1967)^[89]
• Hingoso → General Luna^[90]
• Laguimanoc → Padre Burgos
• Puerto Real → Real
• Nuestra Senora de los Dolores → Dolores
• Peris → Piris → Buenavista^[91]

Rizal

• Biñangonan → Binangonan
• Montalban → Rodriguez (1982)^[92]

Romblon

• Azagra → San Fernando
• Badajoz → San Agustin (1957)^[93]
• Despujols → San Andres (1961)^[94]
• Imelda → Santa Maria (1988)^[95]
• Jones → Banton (1959)^[96]
• Magallanes → Magdiwang

Sorsogon

• Busaingan → Santa Magdalena^[97]
• Montufar → Prieto Diaz

Tarlac

• San Miguel de Camiling → Camiling

Zambales

• Olongapo → President Magsaysay City (1971)^[98] → Olongapo

Visayas

Aklan

• Calivo → Kalibo
• Jimeno → Altavas
• Lagatic → New Washington
• Navas → Nabas (1906)
• Taft → Makato
• Tierra Alta → Lezo

Antique

• Antique → Hamtic
• Dao → Tobias Fornier (1978)^[99]
• Nalupa Nuevo → Barboza → Barbaza

Biliran

• Almeria → Kawayan (1907)^[100]

Bohol

• Batuanan → Alicia (1949)
• Borja → Sagbayan (1957)^[101]
• Ipil → Trinidad (1947)
• Malabooch → Malabohoc → Dunggoan → Maribojoc
• Mariveles → Dauis
• Pitogo → President Carlos P. Garcia (1977)^[102]
• San Jacinto → Catigbian (1954)^[103]
• Vilar → Bilar

Capiz

• Capiz → Roxas (1951)^[104]
• Lutod-lutod → President Roxas

Cebu

• Balud → Minglanilla (1858)
• Cordoba → Cordova
• Opon → Lapu-Lapu (1961)^[105]

Eastern Samar

• Lanang → Llorente (1903)^[106]
• Lauaan → Lawaan
• Tubig → Taft (1903)^[106]

Guimaras

• Nagaba → Jordan (1902)^[107]

Iloilo

• Badiang → Carles (1862) ^[108]
• Lucena → New Lucena (1955)^[109]

Leyte

• Bugho → Javier (1965)^[110]
• Quiot → Isabel^[111]
• San Isidro de Campo → San Isidro

Negros Occidental

• Arguelles → Magallanes → Sagay (1906)^[112]
• Asia → Hinoba-an (1959)^[113]
• Cavancalan → Kabankalan (1907)^[114]
• Ginigaran → Hinigaran
• Guijulungan → Guijulugan → Guihulngan
• Jimamailan → Himamaylan
• Magallon → Moises Padilla (1957)^[115]
• Minuluan → Talisay^[116]
• San Juan de Ilog → Ilog
• Saravia → Enrique B. Magalona (1967)^[117]

Negros Oriental

• Ayuquitan → Amlan (1950)^[118]
• Nueva Valencia → Luzurriaga → Valencia (1948)^[119]
• Payabon → Bindoy (1959)^[120]
• Tolon → Tolon Nuevo → New Tolong → Bayawan (1952)^[121]

Northern Samar

• Binuntuan → Las Navas
• La Granja → Allen (1903)^[122]
• Laguan → Laoang

Samar

• Bangajon → Gandara^[123]
• Hibatang → Calbayog
• Magsohong → Santa Margarita (1892)
• Paranas → Wright → Paranas (1988)^[124]
• Pinabagdao → Pinabacdao

Siquijor

• Canoan → Larena
• Lacy → Lazi

Southern Leyte

• Cabalian → San Juan (1961)^[125]
• San Ricardo → Pintuyan (1907)^[100]
• Santo Niño and San Jose → Tacloban (1950)^[126]

Mindanao

Agusan del Norte

• Mina-ano → Remedios T. Romualdez

Agusan del Sur

• Hagpa → San Francisco (1955)

Bukidnon

• Maluko → Manolo Fortich (1957)^[127]

Davao de Oro

• Doña Alicia → Mabini (1954)^[128]
• New Leyte → Maco
• San Mariano → Maragusan (1988)^[129]
• San Vicente → Laak (1994)^[130]

Davao del Norte

• Saug → Asuncion (1957)^[131]
• Magugpo → Tagum^[132]

Davao del Sur

• Nueva Vergara → Davao (1868)^[133]

Davao Occidental

• Trinidad → Jose Abad Santos (1955)^[134]

Davao Oriental

• Sigaboy → Governor Generoso^[135]

Dinagat Islands

• Albor → Libjo (1967)^[136]
• Rizal → Basilisa (1969)^[137]

Lanao del Norte

• Karomatan → Sultan Naga Dimaporo
• Linamon → Tomas Cabili (1983)^[138] → Linamon

Lanao del Sur

• Bacolod Grande → Bacolod-Kalawi (1994)
• Dansalan → Marawi (1956)^[139]
• Sultan Gumander → Picong (2006)
• Tatarikan → Pagayawan
• Watu → Balindong

Maguindanao del Norte

• Dinaig → Datu Odin Sinsuat
• Nuling → Sultan Kudarat (1969)^[140]
• Talitay →Sultan Sumagka (2008)^[141]
• Tumbao → Kabuntalan (1976)^[142]

Maguindanao del Sur

• Dulawan → Datu Piang (1954)^[143]
• Lambayong → Sultan sa Barongis (1959)^[144]
• Maganoy → Shariff Aguak
• Pagagawan → Datu Montawal (2003)^[145]

Misamis Occidental

• Don Mariano Marcos → Don Victoriano (1990)^[146] → Don Victoriano
• Misamis → Ozamiz (1948)^[147]
• Regidor → Tangub (1930)^[148]

Misamis Oriental

• Cagayan de Misamis → Cagayan → Cagayan de Oro (1950)^[149]
• Linugas → Magsaysay (1957)^[150]
• Quinoguitan → Kinoguitan
• Tagnipa → El Salvador

South Cotabato

• Boayen → Buayan → Dadiangas → General Santos (1954)^[151]
• Marbel → Koronadal

Sultan Kudarat

• Mariano Marcos → Lambayong (1988)^[152]

Sulu

• Marungas → Hadji Panglima Tahil
• New Panamao → Panglima Estino
• Pandami → Lapak (1992)^[153] → Pandami
• Talipao → Arolas Tulawie (1984)^[154] → Talipao
• Tongkil → Banguingui

Surigao del Norte

• Anao-aon → San Francisco (1971)^[155]
• Cabuntog → General Luna (1929)^[156]
• Numancia → Del Carmen (1966)^[157]
• Sapao → Santa Monica (1967)^[158]

Surigao del Sur

• Jinatuan → Hinatuan
• Linguig → Lingig
• Oteiza → Marihatag (1955)^[159]

Tawi-Tawi

• Balimbing → Panglima Sugala (1991)^[160]
• Cagayan de Sulu → Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi (1984)^[161] → Mapun (1988)^[161]
• Taganak → Turtle Islands

Zamboanga del Norte

• Bacungan → Leon B. Postigo (1989)^[162]
• Dipag → Dipolog (1913)
• Lubungan → Katipunan (1936)^[163]
• New Piñan → Piñan (1960)^[164]
• Ponot → Jose Dalman (1983)^[165]

Zamboanga del Sur

• Don Mariano Marcos → Sominot (1988)^[166]
• Liargo → Ramon Magsaysay

See also

• List of cities in the Philippines
• Municipalities of the Philippines