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 30, 2019, there are 81 provinces, 33 highly urbanized cities, 5 independent component cities, and one independent municipality. All 120 primary-level LGUs are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.

Primary-level
TypeRegionPopulation
Area
(		Density
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AbraprovinceCAR241,1604,165.25
Agusan del NorteprovinceXIII354,5032,730.24
Agusan del SurprovinceXIII700,6539,989.52
AklanprovinceVI574,8231,821.42
AlbayprovinceV1,314,8262,575.77
AngelesHUCIII411,63460.27
AntiqueprovinceVI582,0122,729.17
ApayaoprovinceCAR119,1844,413.35
AuroraprovinceIII214,3363,147.32
BacolodHUCVI561,875162.67
BaguioHUCCAR345,36657.51
BasilanprovinceBARMM459,3671,327.23
BataanprovinceIII760,6501,372.98
BatanesprovinceII17,246219.01
BatangasprovinceIV-A2,694,3353,119.75
BenguetprovinceCAR446,2242,769.08
BiliranprovinceVIII171,612536.01
BoholprovinceVII1,313,5604,820.95
BukidnonprovinceX1,415,22610,498.59
BulacanprovinceIII3,292,0712,796.10
ButuanHUCXIII337,063816.62
CagayanprovinceII1,199,3209,295.75
Cagayan de OroHUCX675,950412.80
CaloocanHUCNCR1,583,97853.33
Camarines NorteprovinceV583,3132,320.07
Camarines SurprovinceV1,756,5415,412.55
CamiguinprovinceX88,478237.95
CapizprovinceVI761,3842,594.64
CatanduanesprovinceV260,9641,492.16
CaviteprovinceIV-A3,678,3011,574.17
CebuprovinceVII2,938,9824,943.72
Cebu CityHUCVII922,611315.00
CotabatoprovinceXII1,379,7479,008.90
Cotabato CityICCBARMM299,438176.00
DagupanICCI171,27137.23
Davao CityHUCXI1,632,9912,443.61
Davao de OroprovinceXI736,1074,479.77
Davao del NorteprovinceXI1,016,3323,426.97
Davao del SurprovinceXI632,5882,163.98
Davao OccidentalprovinceXI316,3422,163.45
Davao OrientalprovinceXI558,9585,679.64
Dinagat IslandsprovinceXIII127,1521,036.34
Eastern SamarprovinceVIII467,1604,660.47
General SantosHUCXII594,446492.86
GuimarasprovinceVI174,613604.57
IfugaoprovinceCAR202,8022,628.21
IliganHUCX342,618813.37
Ilocos NorteprovinceI593,0813,467.89
Ilocos SurprovinceI689,6682,596.00
IloiloprovinceVI1,936,4235,000.83
Iloilo CityHUCVI447,99278.34
IsabelaprovinceII1,458,73612,159.43
KalingaprovinceCAR212,6803,231.25
La UnionprovinceI786,6531,497.70
LagunaprovinceIV-A3,035,0811,917.85
Lanao del NorteprovinceX676,3953,346.57
Lanao del SurprovinceBARMM1,045,4293,872.89
Lapu-LapuHUCVII408,11258.10
Las PiñasHUCNCR588,89432.69
LeyteprovinceVIII1,509,6485,699.73
LucenaHUCIV-A266,24880.21
MaguindanaoprovinceBARMM1,173,9334,871.60
MakatiHUCNCR582,60221.57
MalabonHUCNCR365,52515.71
MandaluyongHUCNCR386,2769.29
MandaueHUCVII362,65425.18
ManilaHUCNCR1,780,14842.88
MarikinaHUCNCR450,74121.52
MarinduqueprovinceMimaropa234,521952.58
MasbateprovinceV892,3934,151.78
Misamis OccidentalprovinceX602,1262,055.22
Misamis OrientalprovinceX888,5093,131.52
Mountain ProvinceprovinceCAR154,5902,157.38
MuntinlupaHUCNCR504,50939.75
NagaICCV196,00384.48
NavotasHUCNCR249,4638.94
Negros OccidentalprovinceVI2,497,2617,802.54
Negros OrientalprovinceVII1,354,9955,385.53
Northern SamarprovinceVIII632,3793,692.93
Nueva EcijaprovinceIII2,151,4615,751.33
Nueva VizcayaprovinceII452,2873,975.67
Occidental MindoroprovinceMimaropa487,4145,865.71
OlongapoHUCIII233,040185.00
Oriental MindoroprovinceMimaropa844,0594,238.38
OrmocICCVIII215,031613.60
PalawanprovinceMimaropa849,46914,649.73
PampangaprovinceIII2,198,1102,002.20
PangasinanprovinceI2,785,4555,413.78
ParañaqueHUCNCR665,82246.57
PasayHUCNCR416,52213.97
PasigHUCNCR755,30048.46
PaterosNCR municipalityNCR63,8402.25
Puerto PrincesaHUCMimaropa255,1162,381.02
QuezonprovinceIV-A1,856,5828,989.39
Quezon CityHUCNCR2,936,116171.71
QuirinoprovinceII188,9912,323.47
RizalprovinceIV-A2,884,2271,191.94
RomblonprovinceMimaropa292,7811,533.45
SamarprovinceVIII780,4816,048.03
San JuanHUCNCR122,1805.95
SantiagoICCII134,830255.50
SaranganiprovinceXII544,2613,601.25
SiquijorprovinceVII95,984337.49
SorsogonprovinceV792,9492,119.01
South CotabatoprovinceXII915,2893,935.95
Southern LeyteprovinceVIII421,7501,798.61
Sultan KudaratprovinceXII812,0955,298.34
SuluprovinceBARMM824,7311,600.40
Surigao del NorteprovinceXIII485,0881,972.93
Surigao del SurprovinceXIII592,2504,932.70
TaclobanHUCVIII242,089201.72
TaguigHUCNCR804,91545.21
TarlacprovinceIII1,366,0273,053.60
Tawi-TawiprovinceBARMM390,7151,087.40
ValenzuelaHUCNCR620,42247.02
ZambalesprovinceIII590,8483,645.83
Zamboanga CityHUCIX861,7991,414.70
Zamboanga del NorteprovinceIX1,011,3937,301.00
Zamboanga del SurprovinceIX1,010,6744,499.46
Zamboanga SibugayprovinceIX633,1293,607.75