Provinces of the Philippines

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The Provinces of the Philippines are the main political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 82 provinces at present. The provinces are divided into cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are separate from any provincial government. Each province has a governor.

The provinces are grouped into seventeen regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Fourteen of these regions are designated with numbers corresponding to their geographic location in order from north to south. The National Capital Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao do not have numerical designations.

Each province is member to the League of Provinces of the Philippines, an organization which aims to address issues affecting provincial and metropolitan government administrations.[1]

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List of provinces

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NOTES:

  • All population and land area figures include cities independent from provinces. In this table, they are counted as part of the province to which they are often grouped for statistical purposes, but in actuality they are first-level entities on their own right.
  • Metro Manila is included for comparison although it is not a province but an administrative region.
  • Land area figures taken from 2009 IRA computation factors Archived 2011-04-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  • Population figures taken from "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2020 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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References

  1. [1]
    About the League of Provinces, League of Provinces of the Philippines, archived from the original on 2009-03-05, retrieved 2008-01-12
  2. [2]
    Figures include the independent city of Butuan.
  3. [3]
    Cabadbaran has been made the official capital of the province, as per Republic Act No. 8811 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. However, the seat of the provincial government is still in the process of being transferred from Butuan, where the provincial government still holds office.
  4. [4]
    Because the provincial government holds office within an independent city, in effect the province maintains the seat of its government outside its jurisdiction.
  5. [5]
    The province maintains another government center in Luna, where many national and provincial agencies now hold office. Philippine Information Agency - Apayao gov't center established in Luna[permanent dead link]
  6. [6]
    The city of Isabela is served by the offices of Region IX.
  7. [7]
    Figures include the independent city of Baguio.
  8. [8]
    Figures include the independent city of Naga.
  9. [9]
    The provincial government of Cavite makes it clear that Imus is the provincial capital, while the seat of the provincial government is Trece Martires City. Official Website of the Province of Cavite - Quick Facts Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Imus is capital of Cavite — Maliksi Archived 2012-09-04 at Archive.today
  10. [10]
    Figures include the independent cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue.
  11. [11]
    Figures include the independent city of Davao.
  12. [12]
    Population figures for both Davao Oriental and Surigao del Sur exclude the 4,555 persons residing in areas disputed between these provinces.
  13. [13]
    Figures include the independent city of Iloilo.
  14. [14]
    Figures include the independent city of Santiago.
  15. [15]
    Figures include the independent city of Iligan.
  16. [16]
    Figures include the independent cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.
  17. [17]
    Figures include the independent city of Cagayan de Oro.
  18. [18]
    Figures include the independent city of Bacolod.
  19. [19]
    The provincial government still uses and maintains facilities in the former capital, Cabanatuan.
  20. [20]
    Figures include the independent city of Puerto Princesa.
  21. [21]
    Figures include the independent city of Angeles.
  22. [22]
    Figures include the independent city of Dagupan.
  23. [23]
    Figures include the independent city of Lucena.
  24. [24]
    Population figures for both Metro Manila and Rizal Province exclude the 24,789 persons residing in areas disputed between the municipality of Cainta, Rizal and the city of Pasig in Metro Manila.
  25. [25]
    The provincial government has already transferred its operations to Antipolo from Pasig, although no legislation on the national level has been enacted yet recognizing the new capital. Yehey! News - Board wants Antipolo officially named capital of Rizal[permanent dead link]
  26. [26]
    Figures include the independent city of General Santos.
  27. [27]
    The National Statistical Coordination Board Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine recognizes both Bongao and Panglima Sugala as capitals of the province. However, the provincial capitol is located in Bongao, the de facto seat of government.
  28. [28]
    Figures include the independent city of Olongapo.
  29. [29]
    Figures include the independent city of Zamboanga.
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