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Municipalities of the Philippines
A
municipality
(;
Kapampangan
:
balen; balayan
;
Cebuano
:
lungsod
;
Hiligaynon
:
banwa
;
Bikol
:
banwaan
;
Ilocano
:
Ili
;
Waray
:
bungto
) is a
local government unit
(LGU) in the
Philippines
. Municipalities are also usually called
towns
. They are distinct from cities, which are a different category of local government unit.
Provinces of the Philippines
are divided into
cities
and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into
barangays
, formerly
barrios
. , there are 1,490 municipalities across the country.
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