How Many Cities Are There in the Philippines? Here is the Answer

Here is the list and total number of cities in the Philippines

Here is the total number of cities in the Philippines, which have been classified under three main categories.

The Philippines is divided into regions (Rehiyon), province (Lalawigan), cities (Lungsod), and municipalities (Bayan). It is the usual division of areas in different countries all around the world.

Under the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160), cities are under three categories such as highly urbanized cities, independent component cities, and component cities. Cities are usually governed by their municipal charters.

However, a lot of Filipino people have no idea regarding the number of cities in their respective provinces and throughout the entire Philippines. For the knowledge of our countrymen, here is the number of cities in the country as of September 2019.

The Philippines has a total of 146 cities, which have been categorized in 33 highly urbanized, 5 independent component, and 108 component. Municipalities have been excluded in this report.