The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is an island nation located in the Malay archipelago in Southeast Asia, with Manila * as its capital.



Visayas* is one of the three island groups in the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea. It is the homeland of the Visayans. The island group encompasses three administrative regions.


Western Visayas (Region VI)*

Central Visayas (Region VII

Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

The major islands of Visayas group are:

Panay
Negros
Cebu*
Bohol
Leyte
Samar


Major islands of The Luzon Island group** are Luzon itself, plus the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, and the main and outlying islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, and Mindoro in the south which encompasses eight administrative regions.

National Capital Region(NCR; Metro Manila)

Cordillera Administrative Region
(CAR)

Ilocos Region
(Region I)


Cagayan Valley
(Region II)


Central Luzon
(Region III)


CALABARZON
(Region IV-A)

MIMARO
(Region IV-B)

Bicol Region
(Region V)



The island group of Mindanao encompasses Mindanao island itself and the Sulu Archipelago to the southwest. The southern Philippines which encompasses six administrative regions

Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)

Northern Mindanao (Region X)

Davao Region (Region XI)

SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)

Caraga (Region XIII)

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)






The country is divided into 79 provinces, which are 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.


Regions

National Capital Region (NCR; Metro Manila)
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Ilocos Region (Region I)
Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Central Luzon (Region III)
CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
MIMARO (Region IV-B)
Bicol Region (Region V)
Western Visayas (Region VI)*
Central Visayas (Region VII)
Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Davao Region (Region XI)
SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)
Caraga (Region XIII)
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)





Province / Capital / Region

Abra Bangued CAR
Agusan del Norte Cabadbaran Region XIII
Agusan del Sur Prosperidad Region XIII
Aklan Kalibo Region VI
Albay Legazpi City Region V
Antique San Jose Region VI
Apayao Kabugao CAR
Aurora Baler Region III
Basilan Isabela City ARMM
Bataan Balanga City Region III
Batanes Basco Region II
Batangas Batangas City Region IV-A
Benguet La Trinidad CAR
Biliran Naval Region VIII
Bohol Tagbilaran City Region VII
Bukidnon Malaybalay City Region X
Bulacan Malolos Region III
Cagayan Tuguegarao City Region II
Camarines Norte Daet Region V
Camarines Sur Pili Region V
Camiguin Mambajao Region X
Capiz Roxas City Region VI
Catanduanes Virac Region V
Cavite Trece Martires City Region IV-A
Cebu Cebu City Region VII
Compostela Valley Nabunturan Region XI
Cotabato Kidapawan City Region XII
Davao del Norte Tagum City Region XI
Davao del Sur Digos City Region XI
Davao Oriental Mati Region XI
Eastern Samar Borongan Region VIII
Guimaras Jordan Region VI
Ifugao Lagawe CAR
Ilocos Norte Laoag City Region I
Ilocos Sur Vigan City Region I
Iloilo Iloilo City Region VI
Isabela 1 Ilagan Region II
Kalinga Tabuk CAR
La Union San Fernando City Region I
Laguna Santa Cruz Region IV-A
Lanao del Norte Tubod Region X
Lanao del Sur Marawi City ARMM
Leyte Tacloban City Region VIII
Maguindanao Shariff Aguak ARMM
Marinduque Boac Region IV-B
Masbate Masbate City Region V
Misamis Occidental Oroquieta City Region X
Misamis Oriental Cagayan de Oro City Region X
Mountain Province Bontoc CAR
Negros Occidental 2 Bacolod City Region VI
Negros Oriental Dumaguete City Region VII
Northern Samar Catarman Region VIII
Nueva Ecija Palayan City Region III
Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong Region II
Occidental Mindoro Mamburao Region IV-B
Oriental Mindoro Calapan City Region IV-B
Palawan Puerto Princesa City Region VI
Pampanga San Fernando City Region III
Pangasinan Lingayen Region I
Quezon Lucena City Region IV-A
Quirino Cabarroguis Region II
Rizal Antipolo City Region IV-A
Romblon Romblon Region IV-B
Samar Catbalogan Region VIII
Sarangani Alabel Region XII
Siquijor Siquijor Region VII
Sorsogon Sorsogon City Region V
South Cotabato Koronadal City Region XII
Southern Leyte Maasin City Region VIII
Sultan Kudarat Isulan Region XII
Sulu Jolo ARMM
Surigao del Norte Surigao City Region XIII
Surigao del Sur Tandag Region XIII
Tarlac Tarlac City Region III
Tawi-Tawi Panglima Sugala ARMM
Zambales Iba Region III
Zamboanga del Norte Dipolog City Region IX
Zamboanga del Sur Pagadian City Region IX
Zamboanga Sibugay Ipil








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