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Map of the Philippines showing the proposed provinces. Occidental Leyte and Oriental Leyte (1923) – Leyte was divided into two new provinces by Act No. 3117 on March 27, 1923. [149] The division never took place, however, as no proclamation was issued by the Governor-General.
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).
Learn about the 18 regions of the Philippines, their history, government, and subdivisions. Region 1 (Ilocos Region) is one of the administrative regions, covering the northernmost part of Luzon island.
This is an overview of current and former national capital cities in the Philippines, spanning from the Spanish colonial period to the current Fifth Philippine Republic. [1] The current capital city, Manila , has been the country's capital throughout most of its history and regained the title through a presidential order in 1976, with Metro ...
Find out the names, populations, areas, densities, provinces, regions, classes, and charters of the 149 cities in the Philippines. See also the map, the etymologies, the nicknames, and the international relations of the cities.
Learn about the 149 cities in the Philippines, their classification, government, subdivisions, and history. Find out which cities are highly urbanized, independent, or component, and how they are ranked by income and population.
The 1987 Constitution allows for the creation of autonomous regions in the Cordillera Central of Luzon and in the Muslim-majority areas of Mindanao. [2] However, only the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and its predecessor, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, have been approved by voters in plebiscites held in 1989, 2001, and 2019.
Davao Region, also known as Region XI, is an administrative region in the Philippines, located at the southeastern portion of Mindanao. It consists of five provinces and one independent city, and has a history of tribal, Spanish, American, and Japanese influences.