# List of primary local government units of the Philippines

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 ). All 120 primary-level LGUs (local government units) are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines.
| Primary-level LGU | Type | Region | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Area (km$^2$) | Density (/km$^2$, 2015) |
| Abra | province | CAR | 250,985 | 241,160 | 4,165.25 | 58 |
| Agusan del Norte | province | XIII | 387,503 | 354,503 | 2,730.24 | 130 |
| Agusan del Sur | province | XIII | 739,367 | 700,653 | 9,989.52 | 70 |
| Aklan | province | VI | 615,475 | 574,823 | 1,821.42 | 316 |
| Albay | province | V | 1,374,768 | 1,314,826 | 2,575.77 | 510 |
| Angeles City | HUC | III | 462,928 | 411,634 | 60.27 | 6,830 |
| Antique | province | VI | 612,974 | 582,012 | 2,729.17 | 213 |
| Apayao | province | CAR | 124,366 | 119,184 | 4,413.35 | 27 |
| Aurora | province | III | 235,750 | 214,336 | 3,147.32 | 68 |
| Bacolod | HUC | NIR | 600,783 | 561,875 | 162.67 | 3,454 |
| Baguio | HUC | CAR | 366,358 | 345,366 | 57.51 | 6,005 |
| Basilan | province | BARMM | 556,586 | 459,367 | 1,327.23 | 346 |
| Bataan | province | III | 853,373 | 760,650 | 1,372.98 | 554 |
| Batanes | province | II | 18,831 | 17,246 | 219.01 | 79 |
| Batangas | province | IV-A | 2,908,494 | 2,694,335 | 3,119.75 | 864 |
| Benguet | province | CAR | 460,683 | 446,224 | 2,769.08 | 161 |
| Biliran | province | VIII | 179,312 | 171,612 | 536.01 | 320 |
| Bohol | province | VII | 1,394,329 | 1,313,560 | 4,820.95 | 272 |
| Bukidnon | province | X | 1,541,308 | 1,415,226 | 10,498.59 | 135 |
| Bulacan | province | III | 3,708,890 | 3,292,071 | 2,796.10 | 1,177 |
| Butuan | HUC | XIII | 372,910 | 337,063 | 816.62 | 413 |
| Cagayan | province | II | 1,268,603 | 1,199,320 | 9,295.75 | 129 |
| Cagayan de Oro | HUC | X | 728,402 | 675,950 | 412.80 | 1,637 |
| Caloocan | HUC | NCR | 1,661,584 | 1,583,978 | 53.33 | 29,701 |
| Camarines Norte | province | V | 629,699 | 583,313 | 2,320.07 | 251 |
| Camarines Sur | province | V | 1,859,074 | 1,756,541 | 5,412.55 | 325 |
| Camiguin | province | X | 92,808 | 88,478 | 237.95 | 372 |
| Capiz | province | VI | 804,952 | 761,384 | 2,594.64 | 293 |
| Catanduanes | province | V | 271,879 | 260,964 | 1,492.16 | 175 |
| Cavite | province | IV-A | 4,344,829 | 3,678,301 | 1,574.17 | 2,337 |
| Cebu | province | VII | 3,325,385 | 2,938,982 | 4,943.72 | 594 |
| Cebu City | HUC | VII | 964,169 | 922,611 | 315.00 | 2,929 |
| Cotabato | province | XII | 1,490,618 | 1,379,747 | 9,008.90 | 153 |
| Cotabato City | ICC | BARMM | 325,079 | 299,438 | 176.00 | 1,701 |
| Dagupan | ICC | I | 174,302 | 171,271 | 37.23 | 4,600 |
| Davao City | HUC | XI | 1,776,949 | 1,632,991 | 2,443.61 | 668 |
| Davao de Oro | province | XI | 767,547 | 736,107 | 4,479.77 | 164 |
| Davao del Norte | province | XI | 1,125,057 | 1,016,332 | 3,426.97 | 297 |
| Davao del Sur | province | XI | 680,481 | 632,588 | 2,163.98 | 292 |
| Davao Occidental | province | XI | 317,159 | 316,342 | 2,163.45 | 146 |
| Davao Oriental | province | XI | 576,343 | 558,958 | 5,679.64 | 98 |
| Dinagat Islands | province | XIII | 128,117 | 127,152 | 1,036.34 | 123 |
| Eastern Samar | province | VIII | 477,168 | 467,160 | 4,660.47 | 100 |
| General Santos | HUC | XII | 697,315 | 594,446 | 492.86 | 1,206 |
| Guimaras | province | VI | 187,842 | 174,613 | 604.57 | 289 |
| Ifugao | province | CAR | 207,498 | 202,802 | 2,628.21 | 77 |
| Iligan | HUC | X | 363,115 | 342,618 | 813.37 | 421 |
| Ilocos Norte | province | I | 609,588 | 593,081 | 3,467.89 | 171 |
| Ilocos Sur | province | I | 706,009 | 689,668 | 2,596.00 | 266 |
| Iloilo | province | VI | 2,051,899 | 1,936,423 | 5,000.83 | 387 |
| Iloilo City | HUC | VI | 457,626 | 447,992 | 78.34 | 5,719 |
| Isabela | province | II | 1,548,470 | 1,458,736 | 12,159.43 | 120 |
| Kalinga | province | CAR | 229,570 | 212,680 | 3,231.25 | 66 |
| La Union | province | I | 822,352 | 786,653 | 1,497.70 | 525 |
| Laguna | province | IV-A | 3,382,193 | 3,035,081 | 1,917.85 | 1,583 |
| Lanao del Norte | province | X | 722,902 | 676,395 | 3,346.57 | 202 |
| Lanao del Sur | province | BARMM | 1,195,518 | 1,045,429 | 3,872.89 | 270 |
| Lapu-Lapu | HUC | VII | 497,604 | 408,112 | 58.10 | 7,024 |
| Las Piñas | HUC | NCR | 606,293 | 588,894 | 32.69 | 18,014 |
| Leyte | province | VIII | 1,545,849 | 1,509,648 | 5,699.73 | 265 |
| Lucena | HUC | IV-A | 278,924 | 266,248 | 80.21 | 3,319 |
| Maguindanao del Norte | province | BARMM | 926,037 | - | 3,988.82 | 232 |
| Maguindanao del Sur | province | BARMM | 741,221 | - | 4,973.48 | 149 |
| Makati | HUC | NCR | 629,616 | 582,602 | 21.57 | 27,010 |
| Malabon | HUC | NCR | 380,522 | 365,525 | 15.71 | 23,267 |
| Mandaluyong | HUC | NCR | 425,758 | 386,276 | 9.29 | 41,580 |
| Mandaue | HUC | VII | 364,116 | 362,654 | 25.18 | 14,402 |
| Manila | HUC | NCR | 1,846,513 | 1,780,148 | 42.88 | 41,515 |
| Marikina | HUC | NCR | 456,059 | 450,741 | 21.52 | 20,945 |
| Marinduque | province | Mimaropa | 239,207 | 234,521 | 952.58 | 246 |
| Masbate | province | V | 908,920 | 892,393 | 4,151.78 | 215 |
| Misamis Occidental | province | X | 617,333 | 602,126 | 2,055.22 | 293 |
| Misamis Oriental | province | X | 956,900 | 888,509 | 3,131.52 | 284 |
| Mountain Province | province | CAR | 158,200 | 154,590 | 2,157.38 | 72 |
| Muntinlupa | HUC | NCR | 543,445 | 504,509 | 39.75 | 12,692 |
| Naga | ICC | V | 209,170 | 196,003 | 84.48 | 2,320 |
| Navotas | HUC | NCR | 247,543 | 249,463 | 8.94 | 27,904 |
| Negros Occidental | province | NIR | 2,623,172 | 2,497,261 | 7,802.54 | 320 |
| Negros Oriental | province | NIR | 1,432,990 | 1,354,995 | 5,385.53 | 252 |
| Northern Samar | province | VIII | 639,186 | 632,379 | 3,692.93 | 171 |
| Nueva Ecija | province | III | 2,310,134 | 2,151,461 | 5,751.33 | 374 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | province | II | 497,432 | 452,287 | 3,975.67 | 114 |
| Occidental Mindoro | province | Mimaropa | 525,354 | 487,414 | 5,865.71 | 83 |
| Olongapo | HUC | III | 260,317 | 233,040 | 185.00 | 1,260 |
| Oriental Mindoro | province | Mimaropa | 908,339 | 844,059 | 4,238.38 | 199 |
| Ormoc | ICC | VIII | 230,998 | 215,031 | 613.60 | 350 |
| Palawan | province | Mimaropa | 939,594 | 849,469 | 14,649.73 | 58 |
| Pampanga | province | III | 2,437,709 | 2,198,110 | 2,002.20 | 1,098 |
| Pangasinan | province | I | 2,988,888 | 2,785,455 | 5,413.78 | 515 |
| Parañaque | HUC | NCR | 689,992 | 665,822 | 46.57 | 14,297 |
| Pasay | HUC | NCR | 440,656 | 416,522 | 13.97 | 29,815 |
| Pasig | HUC | NCR | 803,159 | 755,300 | 48.46 | 15,586 |
| Pateros | NCR municipality | NCR | 65,227 | 63,840 | 2.25 | 28,373 |
| Puerto Princesa | HUC | Mimaropa | 307,079 | 255,116 | 2,381.02 | 107 |
| Quezon | province | IV-A | 1,950,459 | 1,856,582 | 8,989.39 | 207 |
| Quezon City | HUC | NCR | 2,960,048 | 2,936,116 | 171.71 | 17,099 |
| Quirino | province | II | 203,828 | 188,991 | 2,323.47 | 81 |
| Rizal | province | IV-A | 3,330,143 | 2,884,227 | 1,191.94 | 2,420 |
| Romblon | province | Mimaropa | 308,985 | 292,781 | 1,533.45 | 191 |
| Samar | province | VIII | 793,183 | 780,481 | 6,048.03 | 129 |
| San Juan | HUC | NCR | 126,347 | 122,180 | 5.95 | 20,569 |
| Santiago | ICC | II | 148,580 | 134,830 | 255.50 | 528 |
| Sarangani | province | XII | 558,946 | 544,261 | 3,601.25 | 151 |
| Siquijor | province | VII | 103,395 | 95,984 | 337.49 | 284 |
| Sorsogon | province | V | 828,655 | 792,949 | 2,119.01 | 374 |
| South Cotabato | province | XII | 975,476 | 915,289 | 3,935.95 | 233 |
| Southern Leyte | province | VIII | 429,573 | 421,750 | 1,798.61 | 234 |
| Sultan Kudarat | province | XII | 854,052 | 812,095 | 5,298.34 | 153 |
| Sulu | province | BARMM | 1,000,108 | 824,731 | 1,600.40 | 515 |
| Surigao del Norte | province | XIII | 534,636 | 485,088 | 1,972.93 | 246 |
| Surigao del Sur | province | XIII | 642,255 | 592,250 | 4,932.70 | 120 |
| Tacloban | HUC | VIII | 251,881 | 242,089 | 201.72 | 1,200 |
| Taguig | HUC | NCR | 886,722 | 804,915 | 45.21 | 17,804 |
| Tarlac | province | III | 1,503,456 | 1,366,027 | 3,053.60 | 447 |
| Tawi-Tawi | province | BARMM | 440,276 | 390,715 | 1,087.40 | 359 |
| Valenzuela | HUC | NCR | 714,978 | 620,422 | 47.02 | 13,195 |
| Zambales | province | III | 649,615 | 590,848 | 3,645.83 | 162 |
| Zamboanga City | HUC | IX | 977,234 | 861,799 | 1,414.70 | 609 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | province | IX | 1,047,455 | 1,011,393 | 7,301.00 | 139 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | province | IX | 1,050,668 | 1,010,674 | 4,499.46 | 225 |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | province | IX | 669,840 | 633,129 | 3,607.75 | 175 |