List of primary local government units of the Philippines

Below is a combined list of primary-level subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of September 2015, there were 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 direct administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.

Primary-level LGU Type Region Population (rank) Area (rank) Density (rank)
(2015)[2] overall provinces others (km2)[3][4][5][6] overall provinces others (/km2) overall provinces others
Abra province CAR 241,160 100 68 — 4,165.25 29 29 — 58 119 80 —
Agusan del Norte province XIII 354,503 88 64 — 2,730.24 48 48 — 130 100 62 —
Agusan del Sur province XIII 700,653 49 41 — 9,989.52 4 4 — 70 115 76 —
Aklan province VI 574,823 67 53 — 1,821.42 66 64 — 320 61 23 —
Albay province V 1,314,826 24 20 — 2,575.77 53 53 — 510 47 12 —
Angeles[7] HUC III 411,634 82 — 20 60.27 100 — 19 6,800 20 — 20
Antique province VI 582,012 66 52 — 2,729.17 49 49 — 210 82 44 —
Apayao province CAR 119,184 116 78 — 4,413.35 27 27 — 27 120 81 —
Aurora province III 214,336 104 70 — 3,147.32 42 42 — 68 116 77 —
Bacolod HUC XVIII 561,875 68 — 15 162.67 96 — 15 3,500 24 — 24
Baguio HUC CAR 345,366 89 — 25 57.51 102 — 21 6,000 21 — 21
Basilan province ARMM/ (IX-Isabela) 459,367 75 59 — 1,327.23 75 72 — 350 57 19 —
Bataan province III 760,650 46 39 — 1,372.98 74 71 — 550 42 8 —
Batanes province II 17,246 120 81 — 219.01 91 81 — 79 112 73 —
Batangas province IV-A 2,694,335 8 7 — 3,119.75 44 44 — 860 38 6 —
Benguet province CAR 446,224 79 61 — 2,769.08 47 47 — 160 93 55 —
Biliran province VIII 171,612 110 75 — 536.01 84 78 — 320 59 21 —
Bohol province VII 1,313,560 25 21 — 4,820.95 23 23 — 270 69 31 —
Bukidnon province X 1,415,226 20 16 — 10,498.59 3 3 — 130 99 61 —
Bulacan province III 3,292,071 2 2 — 2,796.10 46 46 — 1,200 36 4 —
Butuan HUC XIII 337,063 91 — 27 816.62 80 — 4 410 50 — 37
Cagayan province II 1,199,320 26 22 — 9,295.75 5 5 — 130 101 63 —
Cagayan de Oro HUC X 675,950 52 — 9 412.80 86 — 8 1,600 31 — 29
Caloocan HUC NCR 1,583,978 17 — 4 55.80 103 — 23 28,000 4 — 4
Camarines Norte province V 583,313 64 51 — 2,320.07 57 55 — 250 74 36 —
Camarines Sur province V 1,756,541 15 13 — 5,412.55 16 16 — 320 58 20 —
Camiguin province X 88,478 118 80 — 237.95 90 80 — 370 54 17 —
Capiz province VI 761,384 45 38 — 2,594.64 52 52 — 290 63 25 —
Catanduanes province V 260,964 96 67 — 1,492.16 72 70 — 170 88 50 —
Cavite province IV-A 3,678,301 1 1 — 1,574.17 69 67 — 2,300 28 2 —
Cebu province VII 2,938,982 4 4 — 4,943.72 20 20 — 590 41 7 —
Cebu City HUC VII 922,611 32 — 5 315.00 88 — 9 2,900 26 — 26
Compostela Valley province XI 736,107 48 40 — 4,479.77 26 26 — 160 91 53 —
Cotabato province XII 1,379,747 21 17 — 9,008.90 6 6 — 150 95 57 —
Cotabato City ICC XII 299,438 93 — 28 176.00 94 — 13 1,700 30 — 28
Dagupan ICC I 171,271 111 — 36 37.23 109 — 28 4,600 23 — 23
Davao City HUC XI 1,632,991 16 — 3 2,443.61 54 — 1 670 39 — 33
Davao del Norte province XI 1,016,332 29 25 — 3,426.97 39 39 — 300 62 24 —
Davao del Sur province XI 632,588 55 45 — 2,163.98 58 56 — 290 65 27 —
Davao Occidental province XI 316,342 92 65 — 2,163.45 59 57 — 150 97 59 —
Davao Oriental[8] province XI 558,958 69 54 — 5,679.64 14 14 — 98 109 70 —
Dinagat Islands province XIII 127,152 114 77 — 1,036.34 78 75 — 120 103 65 —
Eastern Samar province VIII 467,160 74 58 — 4,660.47 24 24 — 100 108 69
General Santos HUC XII 594,446 59 — 12 492.86 85 — 7 1,200 34 — 31
Guimaras province VI 174,613 109 74 — 604.57 83 77 — 290 66 28 —
Ifugao province CAR 202,802 106 72 — 2,628.21 50 50 — 77 113 74 —
Iligan HUC X 342,618 90 — 26 813.37 81 — 5 420 49 — 36
Ilocos Norte province I 593,081 60 48 — 3,467.89 38 38 — 170 90 52 —
Ilocos Sur province I 689,668 50 42 — 2,596.00 51 51 — 270 71 33 —
Iloilo province VI 1,936,423 12 11 — 5,000.83 19 19 — 390 51 14 —
Iloilo City HUC VI 447,992 78 — 18 78.34 99 — 18 5,700 22 — 22
Isabela province II 1,458,736 19 15 — 12,159.43 2 2 — 120 105 67 —
Kalinga province CAR 212,680 105 71 — 3,231.25 41 41 — 66 117 78 —
La Union province I 786,653 43 36 — 1,497.70 71 69 — 530 44 9 —
Laguna province IV-A 3,035,081 3 3 — 1,917.85 65 63 — 1,600 32 3 —
Lanao del Norte province X 676,395 51 43 — 3,346.57 40 40 — 200 84 46 —
Lanao del Sur province ARMM 1,045,429 28 24 — 3,872.89 33 33 — 270 70 32 —
Lapu-Lapu HUC VII 408,112 83 — 21 58.10 101 — 20 7,000 19 — 19
Las Piñas HUC NCR 588,894 63 — 13 32.69 110 — 29 18,000 11 — 11
Leyte province VIII 1,509,648 18 14 — 5,699.73 13 13 — 260 72 34 —
Lucena HUC IV-A 266,248 95 — 29 80.21 98 — 17 3,300 25 — 25
Maguindanao province ARMM 1,173,933 27 23 — 4,871.60 22 22 — 240 77 39 —
Makati[9] HUC NCR 582,602 65 — 14 21.57 113 — 32 27,000 7 — 7
Malabon HUC NCR 365,525 86 — 23 15.71 115 — 34 23,000 8 — 8
Mandaluyong HUC NCR 386,276 85 — 22 9.29 117 — 36 42,000 2 — 2
Mandaue HUC VII 362,654 87 — 24 25.18 111 — 30 14,000 15 — 15
Manila HUC NCR 1,780,148 14 — 2 24.98 112 — 31 71,000 1 — 1
Marikina HUC NCR 450,741 77 — 17 21.52 114 — 33 21,000 9 — 9
Marinduque province IV-B 234,521 101 69 — 952.58 79 76 — 250 75 37 —
Masbate province V 892,393 34 29 — 4,151.78 30 30 — 210 81 43 —
Misamis Occidental province X 602,126 58 47 — 2,055.22 62 60 — 290 64 26 —
Misamis Oriental province X 888,509 35 30 — 3,131.52 43 43 — 280 68 30 —
Mountain Province province CAR 154,590 112 76 — 2,157.38 60 58 — 72 114 75 —
Muntinlupa HUC NCR 504,509 71 — 16 39.75 108 — 27 13,000 18 — 18
Naga ICC V 196,003 107 — 35 84.48 97 — 16 2,300 29 — 27
Navotas HUC NCR 249,463 98 — 31 8.94 118 — 37 28,000 6 — 6
Negros Occidental province XVIII 2,497,261 9 8 — 7,802.54 8 8 — 320 60 22 —
Negros Oriental province XVIII 1,354,995 23 19 — 5,385.53 17 17 — 250 73 35 —
Northern Samar province VIII 632,379 56 46 — 3,692.93 34 34 — 170 89 51 —
Nueva Ecija province III 2,151,461 11 10 — 5,751.33 12 12 — 370 53 16 —
Nueva Vizcaya province II 452,287 76 60 — 3,975.67 31 31 — 110 106 68 —
Occidental Mindoro province IV-B 487,414 72 56 — 5,865.71 11 11 — 83 110 71 —
Olongapo HUC III 233,040 102 — 33 185.00 93 — 12 1,300 33 — 30
Oriental Mindoro province IV-B 844,059 38 32 — 4,238.38 28 28 — 200 85 47 —
Ormoc ICC VIII 215,031 103 — 34 613.60 82 — 6 350 56 — 38
Palawan province IV-B 849,469 37 31 — 14,649.73 1 1 — 58 118 79 —
Pampanga[10] province III 2,198,110 10 9 — 2,002.20 63 61 — 1,100 37 5 —
Pangasinan province I 2,785,455 7 6 — 5,413.78 15 15 — 510 46 11 —
Parañaque HUC NCR 665,822 53 — 10 46.57 106 — 25 14,000 16 — 16
Pasay HUC NCR 416,522 81 — 19 13.97 116 — 35 30,000 3 — 3
Pasig[11] HUC NCR 755,300 47 — 8 48.46 104 — 23 16,000 14 — 14
Pateros NCR municipality NCR 63,840 119 — 39 2.25 120 — 39 28,000 5 — 5
Puerto Princesa HUC IV-B 255,116 97 — 30 2,381.02 55 — 2 110 107 — 39
Quezon province IV-A 1,856,582 13 12 — 8,989.39 7 7 — 210 83 45 —
Quezon City HUC NCR 2,936,116 5 — 1 171.71 95 — 14 17,000 13 — 13
Quirino province II 188,991 108 73 — 2,323.47 56 54 — 81 111 72 —
Rizal[12] province IV-A 2,884,227 6 5 — 1,191.94 76 73 — 2,400 27 1 —
Romblon province IV-B 292,781 94 66 — 1,533.45 70 68 — 190 86 48 —
Samar province VIII 780,481 44 37 — 6,048.03 10 10 — 130 102 64 —
San Juan HUC NCR 122,180 115 — 38 5.95 119 — 38 21,000 10 — 10
Santiago ICC II 134,830 113 — 37 255.50 89 — 10 530 43 — 35
Sarangani province XII 544,261 70 55 — 3,601.25 37 37 — 150 96 58 —
Siquijor province VII 95,984 117 79 — 337.49 82 79 — 280 67 29 —
Sorsogon province V 792,949 42 35 — 2,119.01 61 59 — 370 52 15 —
South Cotabato province XII 915,289 33 28 — 3,935.95 32 32 — 230 79 41 —
Southern Leyte province VIII 421,750 80 62 — 1,798.61 67 65 — 230 78 40 —
Sultan Kudarat province XII 812,095 40 34 — 5,298.34 18 18 — 150 94 56 —
Sulu province ARMM 824,731 39 33 — 1,600.40 68 66 — 520 45 10 —
Surigao del Norte province XIII 485,088 73 57 — 1,972.93 64 62 — 250 76 38 —
Surigao del Sur[13] province XIII 592,250 61 49 — 4,932.70 21 21 — 120 104 66 —
Tacloban HUC VIII 242,089 99 — 32 201.72 92 — 11 1,200 35 — 32
Taguig[14] HUC NCR 804,915 41 — 7 45.21 107 — 26 18,000 12 — 12
Tarlac province III 1,366,027 22 18 — 3,053.60 45 45 — 450 48 13 —
Tawi-Tawi province ARMM 390,715 84 63 — 1,087.40 77 74 — 360 55 18 —
Valenzuela HUC NCR 620,422 57 — 11 47.02 105 — 24 13,000 17 — 17
Zambales province III 590,848 62 50 — 3,645.83 35 35 — 160 92 54 —
Zamboanga City HUC IX 861,799 36 — 6 1,414.70 73 — 3 610 40 — 34
Zamboanga del Norte province IX 1,011,393 30 26 — 7,301.00 9 9 — 140 98 60 —
Zamboanga del Sur province IX 1,010,674 31 27 — 4,499.46 25 25 — 220 80 42 —
Zamboanga Sibugay province IX 633,129 54 44 — 3,607.75 36 36 — 180 87 49 —
Primary-level LGU Type Region Population (rank) Area (rank) Density (rank)

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References

  1. ↑ "Provincial Summary, number of provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays, by region, as of June 2015" (PDF). PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Census of Population (2015): Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 20 March 2013. Independent cities have been excluded from provincial land area and population figures.
  4. ↑ "List of Cities". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  5. ↑ For provinces in the ARMM: "Bangsamoro Development Plan Integrative Report, Chapter 10" (PDF). Bangsamoro Development Agency. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-05. Note that the land area of Cotabato City has been subtracted from Maguindanao.
  6. ↑ For Pateros: "Land Use Classification". Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  7. ↑ Population count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Dolores, Mabalacat, Pampanga
  8. ↑ Population count excludes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Boston, Davao Oriental and Lingig, Surigao del Sur
  9. ↑ Data for Makati includes areas in dispute with Taguig
  10. ↑ Population count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Balibago, Angeles City
  11. ↑ Population count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal
  12. ↑ Population count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangays Manggahan and Dela Paz, Pasig
  13. ↑ Population count includes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Lingig, Surigao del Sur and Boston, Davao Oriental
  14. ↑ Data for Taguig excludes areas in dispute with Makati
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