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 (), 33 highly urbanized cities (), 5 independent component cities (), and one independent municipality (). All 121 primary-level LGUs (local government units) are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.

Primary-level Type Region Population Population Area Independent cities have been excluded from provincial land area and population figures.For provinces in the ARMM: Note that the land area of Cotabato City has been subtracted from Maguindanao.For Pateros: Density Abra province CAR250,985 241,160 4,165.25 Agusan del Norte province XIII387,503 354,503 2,730.24 Agusan del Sur province XIII739,367 700,653 9,989.52 Aklan province VI615,475 574,823 1,821.42 Albay province V1,374,768 1,314,826 2,575.77 Angeles CityPopulation count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Dolores, Mabalacat, Pampanga HUC III462,928 411,634 60.27 Antique province VI612,974 582,012 2,729.17 Apayao province CAR124,366 119,184 4,413.35 Aurora province III235,750 214,336 3,147.32 Bacolod HUC NIR600,783 561,875 162.67 Baguio HUC CAR366,358 345,366 57.51 Basilan province BARMM556,586 459,367 1,327.23 Bataan province III853,373 760,650 1,372.98 Batanes province II18,831 17,246 219.01 Batangas province IV-A2,908,494 2,694,335 3,119.75 Benguet province CAR460,683 446,224 2,769.08 Biliran province VIII179,312 171,612 536.01 Bohol province VII1,394,329 1,313,560 4,820.95 Bukidnon province X1,541,308 1,415,226 10,498.59 Bulacan province III3,708,890 3,292,071 2,796.10 Butuan HUC XIII372,910 337,063 816.62 Cagayan province II1,268,603 1,199,320 9,295.75 Cagayan de Oro HUC X728,402 675,950 412.80 Caloocan HUC NCR1,661,584 1,583,978 53.33 Camarines Norte province V629,699 583,313 2,320.07 Camarines Sur province V1,859,074 1,756,541 5,412.55 Camiguin province X92,808 88,478 237.95 Capiz province VI804,952 761,384 2,594.64 Catanduanes province V271,879 260,964 1,492.16 Cavite province IV-A4,344,829 3,678,301 1,574.17 Cebu province VII3,325,385 2,938,982 4,943.72 Cebu City HUC VII964,169 922,611 315.00 Cotabato province XII1,490,618 1,379,747 9,008.90 Cotabato City ICC BARMM325,079 299,438 176.00 Dagupan ICC I174,302 171,271 37.23 Davao City HUC XI1,776,949 1,632,991 2,443.61 Davao de Oro province XI767,547 736,107 4,479.77 Davao del Norte province XI1,125,057 1,016,332 3,426.97 Davao del Sur province XI680,481 632,588 2,163.98 Davao Occidental province XI317,159 316,342 2,163.45 Davao OrientalPopulation count excludes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Boston, Davao Oriental and Lingig, Surigao del Sur province XI576,343 558,958 5,679.64 Dinagat Islands province XIII128,117 127,152 1,036.34 Eastern Samar province VIII477,168 467,160 4,660.47 General Santos HUC XII697,315 594,446 492.86 Guimaras province VI187,842 174,613 604.57 Ifugao province CAR207,498 202,802 2,628.21 Iligan HUC X363,115 342,618 813.37 Ilocos Norte province I609,588 593,081 3,467.89 Ilocos Sur province I706,009 689,668 2,596.00 Iloilo province VI2,051,899 1,936,423 5,000.83 Iloilo City HUC VI457,626 447,992 78.34 Isabela province II1,548,470 1,458,736 12,159.43 Kalinga province CAR229,570 212,680 3,231.25 La Union province I822,352 786,653 1,497.70 Laguna province IV-A3,382,193 3,035,081 1,917.85 Lanao del Norte province X722,902 676,395 3,346.57 Lanao del Sur province BARMM1,195,518 1,045,429 3,872.89 Lapu-Lapu HUC VII497,604 408,112 58.10 Las Piñas HUC NCR606,293 588,894 32.69 Leyte province VIII1,545,849 1,509,648 5,699.73 Lucena HUC IV-A278,924 266,248 80.21 Maguindanao del Norte province BARMM926,037 - 3,988.82 Maguindanao del Sur province BARMM741,221 - 4,973.48 MakatiData for Makati includes areas in dispute with Taguig HUC NCR629,616 582,602 21.57 Malabon HUC NCR380,522 365,525 15.71 Mandaluyong HUC NCR425,758 386,276 9.29 Mandaue HUC VII364,116 362,654 25.18 Manila HUC NCR1,846,513 1,780,148 42.88 Marikina HUC NCR456,059 450,741 21.52 Marinduque province Mimaropa239,207 234,521 952.58 Masbate province V908,920 892,393 4,151.78 Misamis Occidental province X617,333 602,126 2,055.22 Misamis Oriental province X956,900 888,509 3,131.52 Mountain Province province CAR158,200 154,590 2,157.38 Muntinlupa HUC NCR543,445 504,509 39.75 Naga ICC V209,170 196,003 84.48 Navotas HUC NCR247,543 249,463 8.94 Negros Occidental province NIR2,623,172 2,497,261 7,802.54 Negros Oriental province NIR1,432,990 1,354,995 5,385.53 Northern Samar province VIII639,186 632,379 3,692.93 Nueva Ecija province III2,310,134 2,151,461 5,751.33 Nueva Vizcaya province II497,432 452,287 3,975.67 Occidental Mindoro province Mimaropa525,354 487,414 5,865.71 Olongapo HUC III260,317 233,040 185.00 Oriental Mindoro province Mimaropa908,339 844,059 4,238.38 Ormoc ICC VIII230,998 215,031 613.60 Palawan province Mimaropa939,594 849,469 14,649.73 PampangaPopulation count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay Balibago, Angeles City province III2,437,709 2,198,110 2,002.20 Pangasinan province I2,988,888 2,785,455 5,413.78 Parañaque HUC NCR689,992 665,822 46.57 Pasay HUC NCR440,656 416,522 13.97 PasigPopulation count excludes persons residing in area disputed by Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal HUC NCR803,159 755,300 48.46 Pateros NCR65,227 63,840 2.25 Puerto Princesa HUC Mimaropa307,079 255,116 2,381.02 Quezon province IV-A1,950,459 1,856,582 8,989.39 Quezon City HUC NCR2,960,048 2,936,116 171.71 Quirino province II203,828 188,991 2,323.47 RizalPopulation count includes persons residing in area disputed by Barangays Manggahan and Dela Paz, Pasig province IV-A3,330,143 2,884,227 1,191.94 Romblon province Mimaropa308,985 292,781 1,533.45 Samar province VIII793,183 780,481 6,048.03 San Juan HUC NCR126,347 122,180 5.95 Santiago ICC II148,580 134,830 255.50 Sarangani province XII558,946 544,261 3,601.25 Siquijor province NIR103,395 95,984 337.49 Sorsogon province V828,655 792,949 2,119.01 South Cotabato province XII975,476 915,289 3,935.95 Southern Leyte province VIII429,573 421,750 1,798.61 Sultan Kudarat province XII854,052 812,095 5,298.34 Sulu province BARMM1,000,108 824,731 1,600.40 Surigao del Norte province XIII534,636 485,088 1,972.93 Surigao del SurPopulation count includes persons residing in three barangays (Pagtila-an, Rajah Cabungso-an, Union) disputed between Lingig, Surigao del Sur and Boston, Davao Oriental province XIII642,255 592,250 4,932.70 Tacloban HUC VIII251,881 242,089 201.72 TaguigData for Taguig excludes areas in dispute with Makati HUC NCR886,722 804,915 45.21 Tarlac province III1,503,456 1,366,027 3,053.60 Tawi-Tawi province BARMM440,276 390,715 1,087.40 Valenzuela HUC NCR714,978 620,422 47.02 Zambales province III649,615 590,848 3,645.83 Zamboanga City HUC IX977,234 861,799 1,414.70 Zamboanga del Norte province IX1,047,455 1,011,393 7,301.00 Zamboanga del Sur province IX1,050,668 1,010,674 4,499.46 Zamboanga Sibugay province IX669,840 633,129 3,607.75

See also List of cities in the Philippines List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines List of provinces of the Philippines

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