Administrative divisions of the Philippines
The
Philippines is divided into, from the highest division to the lowest:
Provinces and independent
citiesMunicipalities and component cities
BarangaysEach division at each level from the provinces down to the barangays is a local government unit (LGU). For administrative purposes, the
provinces and
cities are grouped into
regions. The
President has the prerogative to create, abolish and determine the composition of regions, which is done so most often in consultation with the local government units affected; with the exception of autonomous regions, where the residents of the local government units have to ratify in a plebiscite their inclusion in such a setup.
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Административное деление Филиппин
Основной единицей административного деления на
Филиппинах является
провинция (
таг.: lalawigan / probinsya, ISO 3166-2:PH). На 2007 год в стране была 81 провинция. К провинциям приравнена т. н. независимые города, которые юридически не входят в состав провинций, на территории которых расположены. Провинции делятся на муниципалитеты (bayan) и «включённые» города (lungsod), а те, в свою очередь, на барангаи (baranggay).
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