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The more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
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).
This is a list of chartered cities in the Philippines. Philippine cities are classified into three groups: highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), independent component cities ( ICC ), and component cities ( CC ).
A city (Filipino: lungsod or siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines.All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers.
List of cities in the Philippines; Municipalities of the Philippines; References This page was last edited on 30 January 2025, at 04:34 ...
The town's name in turn may have come from the city of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.) [3] Isabela (Spanish given name. Named after Isabella II , the reigning queen of Spain at the time of the province's creation in 1856.)
As a consequence of former American and, also earlier for a short period, British sovereignty over the islands that are now the Philippines, there are many places in the country with English names. English has been one of the country's two official languages since independence from the United States in 1946.
The town is known for producing several players for the Philippines men's national team, including Ian and Mariano Araneta, Elmer Bedia, Jovin Bedic, Chieffy Caligdong, Antonio Piao, and Roel Gener. [13] [14] Bocaue: Bulacan: Central Luzon: Fireworks Capital of the Philippines After the town's firecrackers and fireworks industry. [15] Butuan