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The region comprises six provinces: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon and the island-provinces of Catanduanes and Masbate, 107 Municipalities and 3,471 Barangays As of 2020, Camarines Sur is the region's largest province in area and population, occupying 5,481.6 km 2 (2,116.5 sq mi) or around 30.4% of the total land area with a ...
Cordillera Administrative Region: 4 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Mount Ragang: 2,815 m 9,236 ft 5 IV-B-Mimaropa: Mount Halcon: 2,586 m 8,484 ft 6 NIR-Negros Island Region: Mount Kanlaon: 2,465 m 8,087 ft 7 V-Bicol Region: Mayon Volcano: 2,463 m 8,081 ft 8 I-Ilocandia: Mount Sicapoo: 2,360 m 7,740 ft 9 IV-A-Calabarzon: Mount ...
State of calamity, in the context of disaster management in the Philippines, refers to a status that could be declared widespread within the country, or certain localities, in response to a destructive, natural, or man-made disaster. This measures allows the release of "calamity funds" allocated to local governments and control the pricing of ...
When the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain in 1898, the islands were divided into four gobiernos (governments), which were further subdivided into provinces and districts. The American administration initially inherited the Spanish divisions and placed them under military government.
ISO 3166-2:PH is the entry for the Philippines in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Each province is guaranteed at least one seat, and more populous provinces are also provided more. Many cities that have a population of at least 250,000 inhabitants are also granted one or more seats. If a province or a city is composed of only one legislative district, it is said to be the lone district (e.g., the "Lone District of Guimaras").
Poverty incidence of Occidental Mindoro 10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 21.74 2003 50.50 2006 43.17 2009 35.88 2012 38.10 2015 41.66 2018 21.75 2021 23.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Occidental Mindoro is an agricultural area devoted to the production of food. Its economic base is rice production (Oryza sativa culture), a Philippine staple crop. It is the leading activity and source of ...
This is a list of Philippine provinces sorted by population as of the 2020 census, which was conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Population of provinces in this list includes population of highly urbanized cities, which are administratively independent of the province.