Regions in Philippines
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You can sort the regions in Philippines alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Philippines
There are 17 regions in Philippines in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Metro Manila National Capital Region | 1. | 11,855,975 | Manila Manila | 1,600,000 |
Calabarzon Calabarzon | 2. | 11,743,110 | Calamba Calamba | 539,671 |
Central Luzon Central Luzon | 3. | 10,137,737 | San Fernando San Fernando | 251,248 |
Western Visayas Western Visayas | 4. | 6,843,643 | - | - |
Central Visayas Central Visayas | 5. | 6,398,628 | Cebu City Cebu City | 964,169 |
Bicol Bicol | 6. | 5,109,798 | - | - |
Ilocos Ilocos | 7. | 4,545,906 | - | - |
Davao Davao | 8. | 4,156,653 | Davao Davao | 1,776,949 |
Northern Mindanao Northern Mindanao | 9. | 3,952,437 | - | - |
Eastern Visayas Eastern Visayas | 10. | 3,912,936 | - | - |
Soccsksargen Soccsksargen | 11. | 3,829,081 | Koronadal Koronadal | 195,398 |
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao | 12. | 3,256,140 | Cotabato Cotabato | 325,079 |
Zamboanga Peninsula Zamboanga Peninsula | 13. | 3,230,094 | Pagadian Pagadian | 186,852 |
Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley | 14. | 3,051,487 | Tuguegarao Tuguegarao | 166,334 |
Mimaropa Mimaropa | 15. | 2,559,791 | Calapan Calapan | 66,008 |
Caraga Caraga | 16. | 2,293,480 | Butuan Butuan | 309,709 |
Cordillera Cordillera Administrative Region | 17. | 1,616,867 | Baguio Baguio | 272,714 |