The Philippines has 1,493 municipalities distributed across 18 regions.

Municipalities by Region

Region	Name	Municipalities
NCR	National Capital Region	1
CAR	Cordillera Administrative Region	75
Region I	Ilocos Region	116
Region II	Cagayan Valley	89
Region III	Central Luzon	115
Region IV-A	CALABARZON	120
MIMAROPA	MIMAROPA Region	71
Region V	Bicol Region	107
Region VI	Western Visayas	98
NIR	Negros Island Region	44
Region VII	Central Visayas	91
Region VIII	Eastern Visayas	136
Region IX	Zamboanga Peninsula	86
Region X	Northern Mindanao	84
Region XI	Davao Region	43
Region XII	SOCCSKSARGEN	45
Region XIII	Caraga	67
BARMM	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao	105
Total	Philippines	1,493

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National Capital Region (NCR) — 1 Municipality

NCR has 16 cities and one municipality.

• Pateros

The municipality of Pateros is the only municipality in Metro Manila; the other local government units in NCR are cities.

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Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) — 75 Municipalities

Abra

• Bangued
• Boliney
• Bucay
• Bucloc
• Daguioman
• Danglas
• Dolores
• La Paz
• Lacub
• Lagangilang
• Lagayan
• Langiden
• Licuan-Baay
• Luba
• Malibcong
• Manabo
• Peñarrubia
• Pidigan
• Pilar
• Sallapadan
• San Isidro
• San Juan
• San Quintin
• Tayum
• Tineg
• Tubo
• Villaviciosa

Benguet

• Atok
• Bakun
• Bokod
• Buguias
• Itogon
• Kabayan
• Kapangan
• Kibungan
• La Trinidad
• Mankayan
• Sablan
• Tuba
• Tublay

Ifugao

• Aguinaldo
• Alfonso Lista
• Asipulo
• Banaue
• Hingyon
• Hungduan
• Kiangan
• Lagawe
• Lamut
• Mayoyao
• Tinoc

Kalinga

• Balbalan
• Lubuagan
• Pasil
• Pinukpuk
• Rizal
• Tanudan
• Tinglayan

Mountain Province

• Barlig
• Bauko
• Besao
• Bontoc
• Natonin
• Paracelis
• Sabangan
• Sadanga
• Sagada
• Tadian

Apayao

• Calanasan
• Conner
• Flora
• Kabugao
• Luna
• Pudtol
• Santa Marcela

There are 75 municipalities in CAR.

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Region I — Ilocos Region — 116 Municipalities

Ilocos Norte

• Adams
• Bacarra
• Badoc
• Bangui
• Banna
• Batac
• Burgos
• Carasi
• Currimao
• Dingras
• Dumalneg
• Laoag
• Marcos
• Nueva Era
• Pagudpud
• Paoay
• Pasuquin
• Piddig
• Pinili
• San Nicolas
• Sarrat
• Solsona
• Vintar

Ilocos Sur

• Alilem
• Banayoyo
• Bantay
• Burgos
• Cabugao
• Caoayan
• Cervantes
• Galimuyod
• Gregorio del Pilar
• Lidlidda
• Magsingal
• Nagbukel
• Narvacan
• Quirino
• Salcedo
• San Emilio
• San Esteban
• San Ildefonso
• San Juan
• San Vicente
• Santa
• Santa Catalina
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Lucia
• Santa Maria
• Santiago
• Santo Domingo
• Sigay
• Sinait
• Sugpon
• Suyo
• Tagudin

La Union

• Agoo
• Aringay
• Bacnotan
• Bagulin
• Balaoan
• Bangar
• Bauang
• Burgos
• Caba
• Luna
• Naguilian
• Pugo
• Rosario
• San Gabriel
• San Juan
• Santo Tomas
• Santol
• Sudipen
• Tubao

Pangasinan

• Agno
• Aguilar
• Alcala
• Anda
• Asingan
• Balungao
• Bani
• Basista
• Bautista
• Bayambang
• Binalonan
• Binmaley
• Bolinao
• Bugallon
• Burgos
• Calasiao
• Dasol
• Infanta
• Labrador
• Laoac
• Lingayen
• Mabini
• Malasiqui
• Manaoag
• Mangaldan
• Mangatarem
• Mapandan
• Natividad
• Pozorrubio
• Rosales
• San Fabian
• San Jacinto
• San Manuel
• San Nicolas
• San Quintin
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Maria
• Santo Tomas
• Sison
• Sual
• Tayug
• Umingan
• Urbiztondo
• Villasis

There are 116 municipalities for Region I.

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Region II — Cagayan Valley — 89 Municipalities

The region consists of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Batanes.

Batanes

• Basco
• Itbayat
• Ivana
• Mahatao
• Sabtang
• Uyugan

Cagayan

• Abulug
• Alcala
• Allacapan
• Amulung
• Aparri
• Baggao
• Ballesteros
• Buguey
• Calayan
• Camalaniugan
• Claveria
• Enrile
• Gattaran
• Gonzaga
• Iguig
• Lal-lo
• Lasam
• Pamplona
• Peñablanca
• Piat
• Rizal
• Sanchez-Mira
• Santa Ana
• Santa Praxedes
• Santa Teresita
• Santo Niño
• Solana
• Tuao

Isabela

• Alicia
• Angadanan
• Aurora
• Benito Soliven
• Burgos
• Cabagan
• Cabatuan
• Cauayan
• Cordon
• Delfin Albano
• Dinapigue
• Divilacan
• Echague
• Gamu
• Ilagan
• Jones
• Lagan
• Luna
• Maconacon
• Mallig
• Naguilian
• Palanan
• Quezon
• Quirino
• Ramon
• Reina Mercedes
• Roxas
• San Agustin
• San Guillermo
• San Isidro
• San Manuel
• San Mariano
• San Mateo
• San Pablo
• Santa Maria
• Santo Tomas
• Tumauini

Nueva Vizcaya

• Alfonso Castañeda
• Ambaguio
• Aritao
• Bagabag
• Bambang
• Bayombong
• Diadi
• Dupax del Norte
• Dupax del Sur
• Kasibu
• Kayapa
• Quezon
• Santa Fe
• Solano
• Villaverde

Quirino

• Aglipay
• Cabarroguis
• Diffun
• Maddela
• Nagtipunan
• Saguday

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Region III — Central Luzon — 115 Municipalities

They are distributed among Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales.

Aurora

• Baler
• Casiguran
• Dilasag
• Dinalungan
• Dingalan
• Dipaculao
• Maria Aurora
• San Luis

Bataan

• Abucay
• Bagac
• Dinalupihan
• Hermosa
• Limay
• Mariveles
• Morong
• Orani
• Orion
• Pilar
• Samal

Bulacan

• Angat
• Balagtas
• Bocaue
• Bulacan
• Bustos
• Calumpit
• Doña Remedios Trinidad
• Guiguinto
• Hagonoy
• Marilao
• Norzagaray
• Obando
• Pandi
• Paombong
• Plaridel
• Pulilan
• San Ildefonso
• San Miguel
• San Rafael
• Santa Maria

Nueva Ecija

• Aliaga
• Bongabon
• Cabiao
• Carranglan
• Cuyapo
• Gabaldon
• General Mamerto Natividad
• General Tinio
• Guimba
• Jaen
• Laur
• Licab
• Llanera
• Lupao
• Nampicuan
• Pantabangan
• Peñaranda
• Quezon
• Rizal
• San Antonio
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• San Leonardo
• Santa Rosa
• Santo Domingo
• Talavera
• Talugtug
• Zaragoza

Pampanga

• Apalit
• Arayat
• Bacolor
• Candaba
• Floridablanca
• Guagua
• Lubao
• Macabebe
• Magalang
• Masantol
• Mexico
• Minalin
• Porac
• San Luis
• San Simon
• Santa Ana
• Santa Rita
• Santo Tomas
• Sasmuan

Tarlac

• Anao
• Bamban
• Camiling
• Capas
• Concepcion
• Gerona
• La Paz
• Mayantoc
• Moncada
• Paniqui
• Pura
• Ramos
• San Clemente
• San Jose
• San Manuel
• Santa Ignacia
• Victoria

Zambales

• Botolan
• Cabangan
• Candelaria
• Castillejos
• Iba
• Masinloc
• Palauig
• San Antonio
• San Felipe
• San Marcelino
• San Narciso
• Santa Cruz
• Subic

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Region IV-A — CALABARZON — 120 Municipalities

The five provinces are Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon and Rizal.

Batangas

• Agoncillo
• Alitagtag
• Balayan
• Balete
• Bauan
• Calaca
• Calatagan
• Cuenca
• Ibaan
• Laurel
• Lemery
• Lian
• Lobo
• Mabini
• Malvar
• Mataasnakahoy
• Nasugbu
• Padre Garcia
• Rosario
• San Jose
• San Luis
• San Nicolas
• San Pascual
• Santa Teresita
• Taal
• Talisay
• Taysan
• Tingloy
• Tuy

Cavite

• Alfonso
• Amadeo
• General Emilio Aguinaldo
• General Mariano Alvarez
• Indang
• Kawit
• Magallanes
• Maragondon
• Mendez
• Naic
• Noveleta
• Rosario
• Silang
• Tanza
• Ternate

Laguna

• Alaminos
• Bay
• Biñan
• Cabuyao
• Calauan
• Cavinti
• Famy
• Kalayaan
• Liliw
• Los Baños
• Luisiana
• Lumban
• Mabitac
• Magdalena
• Majayjay
• Nagcarlan
• Paete
• Pagsanjan
• Pakil
• Pangil
• Pila
• Rizal
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Maria
• Siniloan
• Victoria

Quezon

• Agdangan
• Alabat
• Atimonan
• Buenavista
• Burdeos
• Calauag
• Candelaria
• Catanauan
• Dolores
• General Luna
• General Nakar
• Guinayangan
• Gumaca
• Infanta
• Jomalig
• Lopez
• Lucban
• Macalelon
• Mauban
• Mulanay
• Padre Burgos
• Pagbilao
• Panukulan
• Patnanungan
• Perez
• Pitogo
• Plaridel
• Polillo
• Quezon
• Real
• Sampaloc
• San Andres
• San Antonio
• San Francisco
• San Narciso
• Sariaya
• Tagkawayan
• Tayabas
• Tiaong
• Unisan

Rizal

• Angono
• Baras
• Binangonan
• Cainta
• Cardona
• Jalajala
• Morong
• Pililla
• Rodriguez
• San Mateo
• Tanay
• Teresa

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MIMAROPA Region — 71 Municipalities

The provinces are Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan and Romblon.

Marinduque

• Boac
• Buenavista
• Gasan
• Mogpog
• Santa Cruz
• Torrijos

Occidental Mindoro

• Abra de Ilog
• Calintaan
• Looc
• Lubang
• Magsaysay
• Mamburao
• Paluan
• Rizal
• Sablayan
• San Jose
• Santa Cruz

Oriental Mindoro

• Baco
• Bansud
• Bongabong
• Bulalacao
• Buluangan
• Gloria
• Mansalay
• Naujan
• Pinamalayan
• Pola
• Puerto Galera
• Roxas
• San Teodoro
• Socorro
• Victoria

Palawan

• Aborlan
• Agutaya
• Araceli
• Balabac
• Bataraza
• Brooke’s Point
• Busuanga
• Cagayancillo
• Coron
• Culion
• Cuyo
• Dumaran
• El Nido
• Kalayaan
• Linapacan
• Magsaysay
• Narra
• Quezon
• Rizal
• Roxas
• San Vicente
• Sofronio Española
• Taytay

Romblon

• Alcantara
• Banton
• Cajidiocan
• Calatrava
• Concepcion
• Corcuera
• Ferrol
• Looc
• Magdiwang
• Odiongan
• Romblon
• San Agustin
• San Andres
• San Fernando
• Santa Fe
• Santa Maria
• Odiongan

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Region V — Bicol Region — 107 Municipalities

They are in Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon.

Albay

• Bacacay
• Camalig
• Daraga
• Guinobatan
• Jovellar
• Libon
• Malilipot
• Malinao
• Manito
• Oas
• Pio Duran
• Polangui
• Rapu-Rapu
• Santo Domingo
• Tiwi

Camarines Norte

• Basud
• Capalonga
• Daet
• Jose Panganiban
• Labo
• Mercedes
• Paracale
• San Lorenzo Ruiz
• San Vicente
• Santa Elena
• Talisay
• Vinzons

Camarines Sur

• Baao
• Balatan
• Bato
• Bombon
• Buhi
• Bula
• Cabusao
• Calabanga
• Camaligan
• Canaman
• Caramoan
• Del Gallego
• Gainza
• Goa
• Lagonoy
• Libmanan
• Lupi
• Magarao
• Milaor
• Minalabac
• Nabua
• Ocampo
• Pasacao
• Pili
• Presentacion
• Ragay
• Sagñay
• San Fernando
• San Jose
• Sipocot
• Siruma
• Tigaon
• Tinambac

Catanduanes

• Bagamanoc
• Baras
• Bato
• Caramoran
• Gigmoto
• Pandan
• Panganiban
• San Andres
• San Miguel
• Viga
• Virac

Masbate

• Aroroy
• Baleno
• Balud
• Batuan
• Cataingan
• Cawayan
• Claveria
• Dimasalang
• Esperanza
• Mandaon
• Milagros
• Mobo
• Monreal
• Palanas
• Pio V. Corpuz
• Placer
• San Fernando
• San Jacinto
• San Pascual
• Uson

Sorsogon

• Barcelona
• Bulan
• Bulusan
• Castilla
• Donsol
• Gubat
• Irosin
• Juban
• Magallanes
• Matnog
• Pilar
• Prieto Diaz
• Santa Magdalena

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Region VI — Western Visayas — 98 Municipalities

They are in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo and Guimaras.

The municipality lists begin with Aklan’s Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Buruanga, Ibajay, Kalibo, Lezo, Libacao, Madalag, Makato, Malay, Malinao, Nabas, New Washington and continue through the remaining municipalities of the five provinces.

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Negros Island Region (NIR) — 44 Municipalities

The three provinces are Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.

The NIR was not included in older regional arrangements, which is why older versions of Philippine regional lists may show Negros Occidental under Region VI and Negros Oriental and Siquijor under Region VII.

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Region VII — Central Visayas — 91 Municipalities

The current region comprises Cebu and Bohol.

Bohol, for example, includes:

• Alburquerque
• Alicia
• Anda
• Antequera
• Baclayon
• Balilihan
• Batuan
• Bilar
• Buenavista
• Calape
• Candijay
• Carmen
• Catigbian
• Clarin
• Corella
• and the remaining Bohol municipalities.

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Region VIII — Eastern Visayas — 136 Municipalities

Eastern Visayas has 136 municipalities, the largest municipal count among the current Philippine regions.

The six provinces are:

• Eastern Samar — 22 municipalities
• Leyte — 40 municipalities
• Northern Samar — 24 municipalities
• Samar — 24 municipalities
• Southern Leyte — 18 municipalities
• Biliran — 8 municipalities

Some municipalities include Arteche, Balangiga, Balangkayan, Can-Avid, Dolores, General MacArthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Jipapad, Lawaan, Llorente, Maslog, Maydolong, Mercedes, and many others.

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Region IX — Zamboanga Peninsula — 86 Municipalities

The PSA lists 86 municipalities in Region IX.

The region consists of:

• Zamboanga del Norte
• Zamboanga del Sur
• Zamboanga Sibugay
• Sulu, under the current PSGC regional arrangement

Municipalities include Godod, Gutalac, Jose Dalman, Kalawit, Katipunan, La Libertad, Labason, Leon B. Postigo, Liloy, Manukan, Mutia, Piñan, Polanco, President Manuel A. Roxas, Rizal, Salug, Sergio Osmeña Sr., Siayan, Sibuco, Sibutad, Sindangan, Siocon, Sirawai and Tampilisan, among the Zamboanga del Norte municipalities.

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Region X — Northern Mindanao — 84 Municipalities

Northern Mindanao has 84 municipalities.

Its five provinces are:

• Bukidnon
• Camiguin
• Lanao del Norte
• Misamis Occidental
• Misamis Oriental

Examples include Baungon, Libona, Manolo Fortich, Malitbog, Sumilao, Talakag, and municipalities throughout the other four provinces. The PSA’s current regional PSGC gives the region 84 municipalities.

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Region XI — Davao Region — 43 Municipalities

The PSA lists 43 municipalities in Davao Region.

The five provinces are:

• Davao de Oro
• Davao del Norte
• Davao del Sur
• Davao Occidental
• Davao Oriental

Municipalities include Maco, Mabini, Maragusan, Mawab, Monkayo, Montevista, Nabunturan, New Bataan, Pantukan, among the municipalities of Davao de Oro, together with municipalities throughout the other four provinces.

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Region XII — SOCCSKSARGEN — 45 Municipalities

The four provinces are:

• Cotabato — 17 municipalities
• South Cotabato — 10 municipalities
• Sultan Kudarat — 11 municipalities
• Sarangani — 7 municipalities

Municipalities include Alamada, Aleosan, Antipas, Arakan, Banisilan, Carmen, Kabacan, Libungan, Matalam, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit, President Roxas, Tulunan, Makilala, Magpet and Kidapawan-area municipalities, along with those in South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani.

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Region XIII — Caraga — 67 Municipalities

Caraga has 67 municipalities.

Its five provinces are:

• Agusan del Norte — 10 municipalities
• Agusan del Sur — 13 municipalities
• Surigao del Norte — 20 municipalities
• Surigao del Sur — 17 municipalities
• Dinagat Islands — 7 municipalities

Municipalities in the region include Basilisa, Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo, Loreto, San Jose, Tubajon in Dinagat Islands; Alegria, Bacuag, Burgos, Claver, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, Gigaquit, Mainit, Malimono, Pilar, Placer, San Benito, San Francisco, San Isidro, Santa Monica, Sison, Socorro, Tagana-an and Tubod in Surigao del Norte; and numerous municipalities in the remaining Caraga provinces.

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Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) — 105 Municipalities

The five provinces are:

• Basilan
• Lanao del Sur
• Maguindanao del Norte
• Maguindanao del Sur
• Tawi-Tawi

Municipalities include Akbar, Al-Barka, Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Hadji Muhtamad, Lantawan, Maluso and Sumisip in Basilan, among the municipalities of the other BARMM provinces.

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Current Regional Municipality Count

The regional figures total 1,493 municipalities:

Sources

• Philippine Statistics Authority — PSGC Regions — current regional structure and municipality counts.
• Philippine Statistics Authority — PSGC Municipalities — official municipality database.
• Wikipedia — List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines — complete municipality/city reference organized by province.