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The Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named.
The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands in Southeast Asia, with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers. It lies between 4° and 21° north latitude and 116° and 127° east longitude, and is bordered by the Philippine Sea, the West Philippine Sea, and the Celebes Sea.
Mindanao is the second-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with diverse ethnic groups, religions and languages. Learn about its prehistory, colonial past, regional divisions, natural resources and conflicts from this comprehensive encyclopedia article.
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.
The Philippines is divided into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Learn about their administrative divisions, largest cities, population, area, density, and islands.
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 82 provinces of the Philippines, their government, classification, and history. See a list of provinces by island group, region, population, area, and density.
Luzon is the largest and most populous island of the Philippines, located in Southeast Asia. It has three main regions: Northern Luzon, Central Luzon and Southern Luzon, with various provinces, cities, ethnic groups and languages.