List of Provinces

The province is the primary local government unit in the Philippines. The following table gives a list of all provinces with regions, super regions and proposed federal states. Although Metropolitan Manila is not a province, it is included for completeness.

Province	Region	Super Region	Proposed Federal State *
Abra	CAR	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Agusan del Norte	XIII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Agusan del Sur	XIII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Aklan	VI	Central Philippines	Western Visayas
Albay	V	Central Philippines	Bicol
Antique	VI	Central Philippines	Western Visayas
Apayao	CAR	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Aurora	III	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle (north of Baler), Luzon Urban Beltway (southern area)	Central Luzon
Basilan	ARMM	Agribusiness Mindanao	Bangsamoro
Bataan	III	Luzon Urban Beltway	Central Luzon
Batanes	II	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Batangas	IV-A	Luzon Urban Beltway	Southern Tagalog
Benguet	CAR	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Biliran	VIII	Central Philippines	Eastern Visayas
Bohol	VII	Central Philippines	Central Visayas
Bukidnon	X	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Bulacan	III	Luzon Urban Beltway	Central Luzon
Cagayan	II	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Camarines Norte	V	Central Philippines	Bicol
Camarines Sur	V	Central Philippines	Bicol
Camiguin	X	Central Philippines	Northern Mindanao
Capiz	VI	Central Philippines	Western Visayas
Catanduanes	V	Central Philippines	Bicol
Cavite	IV-A	Luzon Urban Beltway	Southern Tagalog
Cebu	VII	Central Philippines	Central Visayas
Compostela Valley	XI	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Cotabato (North Cotabato)	XII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Davao del Norte	XI	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Davao del Sur	XI	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Davao Oriental	XI	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Dinagat Islands	XIII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Eastern Samar	VIII	Central Philippines	Eastern Visayas
Guimaras	VI	Central Philippines	Western Visayas
Ifugao	CAR	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Ilocos Norte	I	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Ilocos Sur	I	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Iloilo	VI	Central Philippines	Western Visayas
Isabela	II	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Kalinga	CAR	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
La Union	I	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Laguna	IV-A	Luzon Urban Beltway	Southern Tagalog
Lanao del Norte	X	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Lanao del Sur	ARMM	Agribusiness Mindanao	Bangsamoro
Leyte	VIII	Central Philippines	Eastern Visayas
Maguindanao	ARMM	Agribusiness Mindanao	Bangsamoro
Marinduque	IV-B	Luzon Urban Beltway	Minparom
Masbate	V	Central Philippines	Central Visayas
Metropolitan Manila	NCR	Luzon Urban Beltway	Metro Manila †
Misamis Occidental	X	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Misamis Oriental	X	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Mountain Province	CAR	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Negros Occidental	VI	Central Philippines	Western Visayas
Negros Oriental	VII	Central Philippines	Central Visayas
Northern Samar	VIII	Central Philippines	Eastern Visayas
Nueva Ecija	III	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle (north of Cabanatuan City), Luzon Urban Beltway (southern area)	Central Luzon
Nueva Vizcaya	II	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Occidental Mindoro	IV-B	Luzon Urban Beltway	Minparom
Oriental Mindoro	IV-B	Luzon Urban Beltway	Minparom
Palawan	IV-B	Central Philippines	Minparom
Pampanga	III	Luzon Urban Beltway	Central Luzon
Pangasinan	I	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Quezon	IV-A	Luzon Urban Beltway	Southern Tagalog
Quirino	II	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle	Northern Luzon
Rizal	IV-A	Luzon Urban Beltway	Southern Tagalog
Romblon	IV-B	Central Philippines	Minparom
Samar (Western Samar)	VIII	Central Philippines	Eastern Visayas
Sarangani	XII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Shariff Kabunsuan	ARMM	Agribusiness Mindanao	Bangsamoro
Siquijor	VII	Central Philippines	Central Visayas
Sorsogon	V	Central Philippines	Bicol
South Cotabato	XII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Southern Leyte	VIII	Central Philippines	Eastern Visayas
Sultan Kudarat	XII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Sulu	ARMM	Agribusiness Mindanao	Bangsamoro
Surigao del Norte	XIII	Central Philippines (Siargao Island), Agribusiness Mindanao (excluding Siargao Island)	Northern Mindanao
Surigao del Sur	XIII	Agribusiness Mindanao	Southern Mindanao
Tarlac	III	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle (north of Tarlac, City of), Luzon Urban Beltway (southern area)	Central Luzon
Tawi-Tawi	ARMM	Agribusiness Mindanao	Bangsamoro
Zambales	III	Northern Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle (north of Subic), Luzon Urban Beltway (southern area)	Central Luzon
Zamboanga del Norte	IX	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Zamboanga del Sur	IX	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao
Zamboanga Sibugay	IX	Agribusiness Mindanao	Northern Mindanao

* The capitals of the proposed federal states are:
Northern Luzon: Tuguegarao City
Central Luzon: Tarlac, City of
Southern Tagalog: Tagaytay City
Minparom: Mamburao
Bicol: Legazpi City
Western Visayas: Iloilo City
Central Visayas: Toledo City
Eastern Visayas: Catbalogan, City of
Northern Mindanao: Cagayan de Oro City
Southern Mindanao: Davao City
Bangsamoro: Marawi City
† Proposed as an administrative region, not a federal state.

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