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Provinces of the Philippines
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Provinces of the Philippines
The
provinces of the Philippines
(
Filipino
:
Mga Lalawigan ng Pilipinas
) are the primary political and
administrative divisions
of the
Philippines
. There are 81 provinces at present, further subdivided into
component cities
and
municipalities
. The
National Capital Region
, as well as
independent cities
, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected
legislature
called the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
and by an elected
governor
.
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