Back مناطق الفلبين Arabic Regiona vo de Philippinen BAR Rehiyon kan Filipinas BCL Regions de les Filipines Catalan Rehiyon (Pilipinas) CEB Filippinernes regioner Danish Region (Philippinen) German Regions of the Philippines English Anexo:Regiones de Filipinas Spanish Filippiinien alueet Finnish
| Regions of the Philippines | |
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 Administrative map of the Philippines | |
| Category | Region |
| Location | Philippines |
| Number | 18 (as of 2024) |
| Possible status | Administrative region Autonomous region |
| Populations | Smallest: 1,791,121 (CAR) Largest: 16,139,770 (Calabarzon) |
| Areas | Smallest: 636.00 km2 (245.56 sq mi) (NCR) Largest: 29,620.90 km2 (11,436.69 sq mi) (Mimaropa) |
| Government | Regional development council Metropolitan development authority Autonomous regional government |
| Subdivisions | Provinces Independent cities |
In the Philippines, regions (Filipino: rehiyon) are administrative divisions that serve primarily to organize the provinces (Filipino: lalawigan, probinsiya) of the country for administrative convenience. Most government offices are established by region instead of individual provincial offices, usually (but not always) in the city that is the regional center.
The regions themselves do not possess a separate local government, with the exception of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which has an elected regional assembly and governor.