Municipalities of the Philippines
A municipality (Tagalog: bayan; Hiligaynon: banwa; Cebuano: lungsod; Pangasinan: baley; Kapampangan: balen/balayan; Central Bikol: banwaan; Waray: bungto; Ilocano: ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from city, which is a different category of local government unit. Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into barangays (formerly barrios) – villages. As of September 7, 2019, there are 1,488 municipalities across the country.
| Municipalities of the Philippines | |
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Municipalities of the Philippines in white | |
| Category | Town (Local government unit) |
| Location | Philippines |
| Number | 1,485 (as of 2023) |
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| Populations | Smallest: 193 (Kalayaan) Largest: 443,954 (Rodriguez) |
| Areas | Smallest: 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) (Pateros) Largest: 2,188.8 km2 (845.1 sq mi) (Sablayan) |
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| Cities and municipalities of the Philippines |
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A municipality is the official term for, and the official local equivalent of, a town, the latter being its archaic term and in all of its literal local translations including Filipino. Both terms are interchangeable.
A municipal district is a now-defunct local government unit; previously certain areas were created first as municipal districts before they were converted into municipalities.Their central “barangay” is called “poblacion or bayan”.