List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines


The Philippines is administratively divided into 81 provinces . These, together with the National Capital Region, are further subdivided into cities and municipalities .
Cities are classified under the Local Government Code of 1991 into three categories: highly urbanized cities, independent component cities, and component cities. Cities are governed by their own municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. They are given a bigger share of the Internal Revenue Allotment compared to regular municipalities.
As of September 7, 2019, there are 146 cities and 1,488 municipalities encompassing the country.
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Cities with provinces in italics denote the city is administered independently from such provinces to which they are traditionally grouped with. Metro Manila is not a province but is included for comparative purposes. Under class, indicates municipalities, indicates Component cities, Independent component cities, and Highly urbanized cities. Cells with thick borders mark official provincial capitals. Former names are italicized and enclosed in parentheses.

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