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Monday, August 12, 2013

Regions of the Philippines

          The Republic of the Philippines is country in Southeast Asia composed of 17 regions. Each region is composed of provinces, each with its own local government headed by a governor.The map below shows the different regions of the Philippines distributed among the three island groups namely Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Altogether, there are 16 regular regions (including NCR and CAR) and one autonomous region (ARMM).

          Luzon, the largest island group both in terms of land area and population, is composed of Regions 1 to 5, CAR, and NCR. Visayas is composed of Regions 6 to 8 and is the smallest island group in terms of land area and population. Mindanao is composed of Regions 9 to 13 plus ARMM.



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