Provinces of the Philippines
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Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version).
The province (Filipino: lalawigan or probinsya) is the primary local government unit in the
Philippines. The country is divided into 80 provinces, which are further subdivided into cities
(lungsod) and municipalities (bayan). The National Capital Region, which includes the capital
city Manila, is not divided into provinces.
The provinces are grouped into 17 regions (rehiyon) based on geographical, cultural, and
ethnological characteristics. Fourteen of the regions are designated with numbers
corresponding roughly with their geographic location from north to south. The National Capital
Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao do not
have a number designation.
The provincial government is headed by a governor (gobernador). For purposes of legislative
representation, the province is divided into one or more congressional districts (distrito). Each
city or municipality belongs to one of these districts. One congressman (kinatawan) represents
each district in the House of Representatives. Every district also has board members in the
Provincial Board (see the succeeding section on the Provincial government).
Just this October 30, 2006, the people of the 1st district of Maguindanao approved the
creation of the new province, Shariff Kabunsuan in a plebiscite officiated by the COMELEC.
Contents: Provincial government ; Executive branch , Legislative branch, List of provinces,
History, Etymologies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version).
The province (Filipino: lalawigan or probinsya) is the primary local government unit in the
Philippines. The country is divided into 80 provinces, which are further subdivided into cities
(lungsod) and municipalities (bayan). The National Capital Region, which includes the capital
city Manila, is not divided into provinces.
The provinces are grouped into 17 regions (rehiyon) based on geographical, cultural, and
ethnological characteristics. Fourteen of the regions are designated with numbers
corresponding roughly with their geographic location from north to south. The National Capital
Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao do not
have a number designation.
The provincial government is headed by a governor (gobernador). For purposes of legislative
representation, the province is divided into one or more congressional districts (distrito). Each
city or municipality belongs to one of these districts. One congressman (kinatawan) represents
each district in the House of Representatives. Every district also has board members in the
Provincial Board (see the succeeding section on the Provincial government).
Just this October 30, 2006, the people of the 1st district of Maguindanao approved the
creation of the new province, Shariff Kabunsuan in a plebiscite officiated by the COMELEC.
Contents: Provincial government ; Executive branch , Legislative branch, List of provinces,
History, Etymologies
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