Philippines Provincial Flags

Last modified: 2005-09-24 by rob raeside
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• Background to Philippine provinces
• Luzon
  • Region I, Ilocos
  • Region II, Cagayan Valley
  • Region III, Central Luzon
  • Region IV-A: CALABARZON
  • Region IV-B: MIMAROPA
  • Region V: Bicol
  • Cordillera Administrative Region
  • National Capital Region
• Visayas
  • Region VI: Western Visayas
  • Region VII: Central Visayas
  • Region VIII: Eastern Visayas
• Mindanao
  • Region IX: Zamboanga Peninsula
  • Region X: Northern Mindanao
  • Region XI: Davao
  • Region XII: SOCCSKSARGEN
  • Region XIII: Caraga
  • Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

See also:

• Philippines
• Philippines: index of all pages

Philippine Provincial Flags

The Philippines are divided in large divisions called regions (English: region/regions, Spanish: región/regiones, Filipino: rehiyon), which in turn are divided into provinces, numbering of 79 (English: province/provinces, Spanish: provincia/provincias, Filipino: lalawigan), plus one national capital region, undivided and smaller in area than the average province. Below this level there are municipal governments - a 1992 map refers to the national capital, regional centers, province capitals and chartered cities, some of these based on amalgamation. (English: city/cities, Spanish: ciudad/ciudades, Filipino: lungsod/.)

Almost all flags are 1:2 plain cloths in one of 26 colors (see below), with the province or city seal centered on it. The seal