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Below is a full list of primary-level subdivisions of local government in the Philippines. As of June 11, 2024, there are 82 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ).
Caloocan: Caloocan City Hall Poblacion 1952 Aging building was succeeded by the current city hall in Grace Park East that opened in 2017 and was replaced on its former site by 999 Shopping Mall Caloocan. [10] Caloocan City Hall North Camarin — Old building at Caloocan's North portion replaced by a new building that began construction in 2023 ...
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 ).
Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines, is a large metropolitan area that has several levels of subdivisions. Administratively, the region is divided into seventeen primary local government units with their own separate elected mayors and councils who are coordinated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, a national government agency headed by a chairperson directly ...
Imus is said to be the site where Philippine flag was unfurled for the first time during the Battle of Alapan of the Philippine Revolution. [42] Kidapawan: Cotabato: Soccsksargen: City of Fruits After the city's fruit industry. Kidapawan is known for the Timpupo festival, a harvest festival showcasing locally grown fruits. [43] La Trinidad: Benguet
Manila has also attempted to bring down the number of barangays from 897 to 150 in 1996 through Ordinance 7907 [6] but failed to hold a plebiscite. This list covers all barangays sorted alphabetically with the exception of Manila, Caloocan and Pasay. Instead, district names are listed for these cities.
Caloocan as a toponym comes from the Tagalog words lo-ok that translates to "bay", [6]: 61 sulok that means "corner" suggested by its location between the ends of the present-day Malabon and Tondo, Manila, and kalook-lookan (or kaloob-looban) meaning "innermost area". [7] The city's name is colloquially spelled Kalookan.
Of the country’s 238 legislative districts, the first legislative district of Caloocan was the biggest in terms of population size, with 1.19 million persons as of 2015. [3] In 2021, the Senate passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 7700, a bill creating the third legislative district of Caloocan. It divided the first district into ...