Eight New Municipalities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
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There were no changes in the geographical-political units of the country during the fourth quarter of 2018 (01 October –
Per confirmation with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and members of the PSA Technical Working Group on Geographic Code (TWGGC), there was no plebiscite conducted to ratify any proposed changes in the country’s local government units (LGUs) during the period as required by the Local Government Code and no request/certification received from LGUs for the correction of misspelled municipal/barangay names.
The latest number of regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays in the country is shown below:
| Inter-levels | As of 31 December 2018 | As of 30 September 2018 |
| Regions | 17 | 17 |
| Provinces | 81 | 81 |
| Cities | 145 | 145 |
| Municipalities | 1,489 | 1,489 |
| Barangays | 42,045 | 42,045 |
The updated PSGC database as of
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