List of primary local government units of the Philippines

Below is a full list of primary-level subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of June 11, 2024, there are 82 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ).[1][needs update] All 120 primary-level LGUs (local government units) are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.

Administrative Map of the Philippines, showing provinces and independent cities and the regions they are grouped into.
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 250,985 241,160 4,165.25 58
Agusan del Norte province XIII 387,503 354,503 2,730.24 130
Agusan del Sur province XIII 739,367 700,653 9,989.52 70
Aklan province VI 615,475 574,823 1,821.42 316
Albay province V 1,374,768 1,314,826 2,575.77 510
Angeles City[8] HUC III 462,928 411,634 60.27 6,830
Antique province VI 612,974 582,012 2,729.17 213
Apayao province CAR 124,366 119,184 4,413.35 27
Aurora province III 235,750 214,336 3,147.32 68
Bacolod HUC NIR 600,783 561,875 162.67 3,454
Baguio HUC CAR 366,358 345,366 57.51 6,005
Basilan province BARMM 556,586 459,367 1,327.23 346
Bataan province III 853,373 760,650 1,372.98 554
Batanes province II 18,831 17,246 219.01 79
Batangas province IV-A 2,908,494 2,694,335 3,119.75 864
Benguet province CAR 460,683 446,224 2,769.08 161
Biliran province VIII 179,312 171,612 536.01 320
Bohol province VII 1,394,329 1,313,560 4,820.95 272
Bukidnon province X 1,541,308 1,415,226 10,498.59 135
Bulacan province III 3,708,890 3,292,071 2,796.10 1,177
Butuan HUC XIII 372,910 337,063 816.62 413
Cagayan province II 1,268,603 1,199,320 9,295.75 129
Cagayan de Oro HUC X 728,402 675,950 412.80 1,637
Caloocan HUC NCR 1,661,584 1,583,978 53.33 29,701
Camarines Norte province V 629,699 583,313 2,320.07 251
Camarines Sur province V 1,859,074 1,756,541 5,412.55 325
Camiguin province X 92,808 88,478 237.95 372
Capiz province VI 804,952 761,384 2,594.64 293
Catanduanes province V 271,879 260,964 1,492.16 175
Cavite province IV-A 4,344,829 3,678,301 1,574.17 2,337
Cebu province VII 3,325,385 2,938,982 4,943.72 594
Cebu City HUC VII 964,169 922,611 315.00 2,929
Cotabato province XII 1,490,618 1,379,747 9,008.90 153
Cotabato City ICC BARMM 325,079 299,438 176.00 1,701
Dagupan ICC I 174,302 171,271 37.23 4,600
Davao City HUC XI 1,776,949 1,632,991 2,443.61 668
Davao de Oro province XI 767,547 736,107 4,479.77 164
Davao del Norte province XI 1,125,057 1,016,332 3,426.97 297
Davao del Sur province XI 680,481 632,588 2,163.98 292
Davao Occidental province XI 317,159 316,342 2,163.45 146
Davao Oriental[9] province XI 576,343 558,958 5,679.64 98
Dinagat Islands province XIII 128,117 127,152 1,036.34 123
Eastern Samar province VIII 477,168 467,160 4,660.47 100
General Santos HUC XII 697,315 594,446 492.86 1,206
Guimaras province VI 187,842 174,613 604.57 289
Ifugao province CAR 207,498 202,802 2,628.21 77
Iligan HUC X 363,115 342,618 813.37 421
Ilocos Norte province I 609,588 593,081 3,467.89 171
Ilocos Sur province I 706,009 689,668 2,596.00 266
Iloilo province VI 2,051,899 1,936,423 5,000.83 387
Iloilo City HUC VI 457,626 447,992 78.34 5,719
Isabela province II 1,548,470 1,458,736 12,159.43 120
Kalinga province CAR 229,570 212,680 3,231.25 66
La Union province I 822,352 786,653 1,497.70 525
Laguna province IV-A 3,382,193 3,035,081 1,917.85 1,583
Lanao del Norte province X 722,902 676,395 3,346.57 202
Lanao del Sur province BARMM 1,195,518 1,045,429 3,872.89 270
Lapu-Lapu HUC VII 497,604 408,112 58.10 7,024
Las Piñas HUC NCR 606,293 588,894 32.69 18,014
Leyte province VIII 1,545,849 1,509,648 5,699.73 265
Lucena HUC IV-A 278,924 266,248 80.21 3,319
Maguindanao del Norte province BARMM 926,037 - 3,988.82 232
Maguindanao del Sur province BARMM 741,221 - 4,973.48 149
Makati[10] HUC NCR 629,616 582,602 21.57 27,010
Malabon HUC NCR 380,522 365,525 15.71 23,267
Mandaluyong HUC NCR 425,758 386,276 9.29 41,580
Mandaue HUC VII 364,116 362,654 25.18 14,402
Manila HUC NCR 1,846,513 1,780,148 42.88 41,515
Marikina HUC NCR 456,059 450,741 21.52 20,945
Marinduque province Mimaropa 239,207 234,521 952.58 246
Masbate province V 908,920 892,393 4,151.78 215
Misamis Occidental province X 617,333 602,126 2,055.22 293
Misamis Oriental province X 956,900 888,509 3,131.52 284
Mountain Province province CAR 158,200 154,590 2,157.38 72
Muntinlupa HUC NCR 543,445 504,509 39.75 12,692
Naga ICC V 209,170 196,003 84.48 2,320
Navotas HUC NCR 247,543 249,463 8.94 27,904
Negros Occidental province NIR 2,623,172 2,497,261 7,802.54 320
Negros Oriental province NIR 1,432,990 1,354,995 5,385.53 252
Northern Samar province VIII 639,186 632,379 3,692.93 171
Nueva Ecija province III 2,310,134 2,151,461 5,751.33 374
Nueva Vizcaya province II 497,432 452,287 3,975.67 114
Occidental Mindoro province Mimaropa 525,354 487,414 5,865.71 83
Olongapo HUC III 260,317 233,040 185.00 1,260
Oriental Mindoro province Mimaropa 908,339 844,059 4,238.38 199
Ormoc ICC VIII 230,998 215,031 613.60 350
Palawan province Mimaropa 939,594 849,469 14,649.73 58
Pampanga[11] province III 2,437,709 2,198,110 2,002.20 1,098
Pangasinan province I 2,988,888 2,785,455 5,413.78 515
Parañaque HUC NCR 689,992 665,822 46.57 14,297
Pasay HUC NCR 440,656 416,522 13.97 29,815
Pasig[12] HUC NCR 803,159 755,300 48.46 15,586
Pateros NCR municipality NCR 65,227 63,840 2.25 28,373
Puerto Princesa HUC Mimaropa 307,079 255,116 2,381.02 107
Quezon province IV-A 1,950,459 1,856,582 8,989.39 207
Quezon City HUC NCR 2,960,048 2,936,116 171.71 17,099
Quirino province II 203,828 188,991 2,323.47 81
Rizal[13] province IV-A 3,330,143 2,884,227 1,191.94 2,420
Romblon province Mimaropa 308,985 292,781 1,533.45 191
Samar province VIII 793,183 780,481 6,048.03 129
San Juan HUC NCR 126,347 122,180 5.95 20,569
Santiago ICC II 148,580 134,830 255.50 528
Sarangani province XII 558,946 544,261 3,601.25 151
Siquijor province VII 103,395 95,984 337.49 284
Sorsogon province V 828,655 792,949 2,119.01 374
South Cotabato province XII 975,476 915,289 3,935.95 233
Southern Leyte province VIII 429,573 421,750 1,798.61 234
Sultan Kudarat province XII 854,052 812,095 5,298.34 153
Sulu province BARMM 1,000,108 824,731 1,600.40 515
Surigao del Norte province XIII 534,636 485,088 1,972.93 246
Surigao del Sur[14] province XIII 642,255 592,250 4,932.70 120
Tacloban HUC VIII 251,881 242,089 201.72 1,200
Taguig[15] HUC NCR 886,722 804,915 45.21 17,804
Tarlac province III 1,503,456 1,366,027 3,053.60 447
Tawi-Tawi province BARMM 440,276 390,715 1,087.40 359
Valenzuela HUC NCR 714,978 620,422 47.02 13,195
Zambales province III 649,615 590,848 3,645.83 162
Zamboanga City HUC IX 977,234 861,799 1,414.70 609
Zamboanga del Norte province IX 1,047,455 1,011,393 7,301.00 139
Zamboanga del Sur province IX 1,050,668 1,010,674 4,499.46 225
Zamboanga Sibugay province IX 669,840 633,129 3,607.75 175

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  1. ^ "Number of provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays, by region, as of 30 June 2019" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b 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