Some Facts About the Philippine Geography

Number of Islands: Low Tide-7,107; High Tide-7,102
                *Named Island-2703

Land Area: 300,000 km²

Three Large Group of Islands:
            1. Luzon- 105,000 km²
            2. Mindanao- 95,000 km²
            3. Visayas

Luzon

Map	Region (short name)	Regional center	Provinces
	National Capital Region (NCR; Metro Manila)	Manila	§  Caloocan City §  Las Piñas City §  Makati City §  Malabon City §  Mandaluyong City §  Manila §  Marikina City §  Muntinlupa City §  Navotas City §  Parañaque City §  Pasay City §  Pasig City §  Pateros §  Quezon City §  San Juan City §  Taguig City §  Valenzuela City
	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)	Baguio City	§  Abra §  Apayao §  Benguet §  Ifugao §  Kalinga §  Mountain Province
	Ilocos Region (Region I)	San Fernando City	§  Ilocos Norte §  Ilocos Sur §  La Union §  Pangasinan
	Cagayan Valley (Region II)	Tuguegarao City	§  Batanes §  Cagayan §  Isabela §  Nueva Vizcaya §  Quirino
	Central Luzon (Region III)	San Fernando City	§  Aurora §  Bataan §  Bulacan §  Nueva Ecija §  Pampanga §  Tarlac §  Zambales
	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)	Calamba City	§  Batangas §  Cavite §  Laguna §  Quezon §  Rizal
	MIMARO (Region IV-B)	Calapan City	§  Marinduque §  Occidental Mindoro §  Oriental Mindoro §  Romblon
	Bicol Region (Region V)	Legazpi City	§  Albay §  Camarines Norte §  Camarines Sur §  Catanduanes §  Masbate §  Sorsogon

[edit] Visayas

Map	Region (short name)	Regional center	Provinces
	Western Visayas (Region VI)	Iloilo City	§  Aklan §  Antique §  Capiz §  Guimaras §  Iloilo §  Negros Occidental
	Central Visayas (Region VII)	Cebu City	§  Bohol §  Cebu §  Negros Oriental §  Siquijor
	Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)	Tacloban City	§  Biliran §  Eastern Samar §  Leyte §  Northern Samar §  Samar §  Southern Leyte

[edit] Mindanao

Map	Region (short name)	Regional center	Provinces
	Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)	Pagadian City	§  Zamboanga del Norte §  Zamboanga del Sur §  Zamboanga Sibugay
	Northern Mindanao (Region X)	Cagayan de Oro	§  Bukidnon §  Camiguin §  Lanao del Norte §  Misamis Occidental §  Misamis Oriental
	Davao Region (Region XI)	Davao City	§  Compostela Valley §  Davao del Norte §  Davao del Sur §  Davao Oriental
	SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)	Koronadal City	§  Cotabato §  Sarangani §  South Cotabato §  Sultan Kudarat §  General Santos City
	Caraga (Region XIII)	Butuan City	§  Agusan del Norte §  Agusan del Sur §  Dinagat Islands §  Surigao del Norte §  Surigao del Sur
	Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)	Cotabato City	§  Basilan §  Lanao del Sur §  Maguindanao §  Shariff Kabunsuan §  Sulu §  Tawi-Tawi