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The following is a list of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines.
Luzon
[edit]Abra
[edit]- Patoc → Alfonso XII → Patoc → Peñarrubia (1903)[1]
- San Jose de Manabo → Manabo
- Villavieja → Villa-Pilar (1903)[2] → Pilar
Albay
[edit]- Albay → Legaspi (1925)[3] → Legazpi
- Budiao → Cagsaua → Daraga → Locsin (1959)[4] → Daraga (1967)[5]
- Libog → Santo Domingo (1959)[6]
- Quipia → Jovellar (1882)[7]
- Santa Florentina → Rapu-Rapu
- Tivi → Tiwi
Apayao
[edit]Aurora
[edit]- San Jose de Casignan → Maria Aurora
Bataan
[edit]- Llana Hermosa → Hermosa
- Moron → Morong (1955)[9]
- San Juan de Dinalupijan → Dinalupihan
- Udyong → Orion
Batanes
[edit]- San Carlos de Marigatao → Mahatao
- San Jose de Ivana → Ivana
- San Vicente de Sabtan → Sabtang
- Santa Maria de Mayan → Mayan → Itbayat
- Santo Domingo de Basco → Basco
Batangas
[edit]Benguet
[edit]Bulacan
[edit]- Baliuag → Baliwag
- Bigaa → Balagtas (1966)[11]
- Quingua → Plaridel (1936)[12]
- San Miguel de Mayumo → San Miguel
- Santa Maria de Pandi → Santa Maria
Cagayan
[edit]- Cabug → Enrile
- Cabarungan → Faire → Santo Niño (1969)[13][14]
- Fulay → Alcala[15]
- Malaueg → Rizal[16]
- Malolokit/Naluqui → Sanchez-Mira[17]
- Langangan → Santa Praxedes (1964)[18]
- Nueva Segovia → Lal-lo
- San Bartolome de Calayan → Calayan
Camarines Norte
[edit]- Imelda → San Lorenzo Ruiz (1989)[19]
- Indan → Tacboan → Vinzons (1945)[20]
- Mambulao → Jose Panganiban (1934)[21]
Camarines Sur
[edit]- Anderson → Garchitorena (1949) [22][23]
- Mabatobato → Ocampo (1949)
- Nueva Caceres → Naga (1919)[24]
- Parubcan → Presentacion (1969)[25]
Catanduanes
[edit]- Calolbon → San Andres (1964)[26]
- Jimoto → Gigmoto
- Jose Panganiban → Payo (1957)[27] → Panganiban (1959)[28]
Cavite
[edit]- Bailen → General Emilio Aguinaldo (1965)[29] → Bailen (2012; never ratified in a plebiscite)[30]
- Cavite El Viejo → Cavite Viejo → Kawit (1907)[31]
- Cavite La Punta → Cavite Nuevo → Cavite (1903)[32]
- Mendez Nuñez → Mendez
- Perez Dasmariñas → Dasmariñas (1917)
- San Francisco de Malabon → Malabon (1914) → General Trias (1920)[33]
- Santa Cruz de Malabon → Tanza (1914)[10]
- Tejeros → Salinas → Rosario (1846)[34]
Ifugao
[edit]- Potia → Lista (1988)[35] → Alfonso Lista
- Quiangan → Kiangan
Ilocos Norte
[edit]- Adan → Adams[36]
- Banna → Espiritu (1964)[37] → Banna (1995)
- Nagpartian → Burgos (1914)[38]
- San Miguel → Sarrat (1916)[39]
Ilocos Sur
[edit]- Angaki → Quirino (1964)[40]
- Bauguen → Salcedo (1957)[41]
- Concepcion → Gregorio del Pilar (1955)[42]
- Lapog → San Juan (1961)[43]
- Nueva Coveta → Burgos
- Santa Catalina de Baba → Santa[44]
- Santa Catalina Virgen y Martir (V. y M.) → Santa Catalina[45]
- Sin-nait → Sinait
Isabela
[edit]- Abbag → Calering → Calanusian → Reina Mercedes[46][47]
- Angadanan Nuevo → Angadanan[48]
- Angadanan Viejo → Alicia[48]
- Antatet → Luna (1951)[49]
- Cabagan Nuevo → Cabagan[50]
- Cabagan Viejo → San Pablo[50]
- Callang → San Manuel (1965)[51]
- Camarag → Echagüe → Echague
- Carig → Santiago de Carig → Santiago (1910)[52]
- Dalig → Aurora
- Estella → Cordon
- Magsaysay → Delfin Albano (1982)[53]
Kalinga
[edit]La Union
[edit]- Bagnotan → Bacnotan
- Baoang → Bauang
- Cava → Caba
- Disdis → Burgos (1925)[55]
- Namacpacan → Luna (1906)[56]
Laguna
[edit]- Caboan → San Miguel de Caboan → Santa Maria de Caboan → Santa Maria
- Guiling-guiling → Siniloan
- Kalamba → Calamba, Laguna
- Lilio → Liliw
- Longos → Kalayaan (1956)[57]
- Magdalena de Ambling → Magdalena[58]
- Majayjay → Mahayhay → Majayjay
- Malabanan → Biñan
- Nasonog de Majayjay → Luisiana[59]
- Pinagsangahan → Pagsanjan (1688)
- Paquil → Pakil
- Sampalok→ San Pablo Delos Montes→ San Pablo[60][61]
- San Pedro de Tunasan → San Pedro (1914)[10]
- Santa Rosa de Lima → Santa Rosa
- Tabuco → Kabuyaw → Cabuyao (1571)[62]
- Trenchera → Alaminos
Marinduque
[edit]- Santa Cruz de Napo → Santa Cruz
Masbate
[edit]- Limbuhan → Pio V. Corpuz (1954)[63]
Metro Manila
[edit]- Caloocan → Kalookan → Caloocan
- Las Peñas → Las Piñas
- Mariquina → Marikina (1901)[64]
- Polo → Valenzuela (1963)[65]
- Pineda → Pasay (1901)[66] → Rizal City (1947)[67] → Pasay (1950)[68]
- San Felipe Neri → Mandaluyong (1931)[69]
- San Jose de Navotas → Navotas
- San Juan del Monte → San Juan
- San Pedro de Macati → Makati (1914)[10]
- Tambobon → Malabon
Mountain Province
[edit]Nueva Ecija
[edit]- Bitulok → Sabani (1953)[71] → Gabaldon (1955)[72]
- Santor → Bongabon
- Papaya → General Tinio (1957)[73]
- San Juan de Guimba → Guimba (1914)[10]
Nueva Vizcaya
[edit]- Afanas/Ajanas → Aritao[74]
- Cayapa → Kayapa
- Lumabang → Solano
- Ibung → Villaverde (1959)[75]
- Imugan → Santa Fe (1959)[76]
Occidental Mindoro
[edit]- Irirun → Calintaan
- Mangarin →San Jose[77]
- Santa Cruz de Mindoro → Santa Cruz
Oriental Mindoro
[edit]- Subaan → San Teodoro
- San Pedro → Bulalacao (1969)[78]
Palawan
[edit]- Bacuit → El Nido (1954)[79]
- Linapacan → Gaudencio E. Abordo (1988) → Linapacan
- Marcos → Dr. Jose P. Rizal (1988)[80] → Rizal
- Principe Alfonso → Balabac
- Puerto De La Princesa (1863) → Puerto Princesa
Pampanga
[edit]- Culiat → Angeles (1829)
- Magalan → Magalang
- San Miguel de Masantol → Masantol (1907)
- Sexmoan → Sasmuan (1991)[81]
- Wawa → Guagua
Pangasinan
[edit]- Angio → San Fabian
- Bacnotan → Dagupan
- Balincaguin → Mabini (1929)[82]
- Binalatongan → San Carlos[83]
- Bulaoen → Alava → Sison (1918)[84]
- Salasa → Bugallon (1921)[85]
- San Isidro de Potot → Burgos (1914)[10]
- San Isidro Labrador → Labrador (1939)[86]
- San Vicente de Dasol → Dasol (1903)
Quezon
[edit]- Binangonan de Lampon → Infanta (1902)[87]
- Bondo → Aurora (1940)[88] → San Francisco (1967)[89]
- Hingoso → General Luna[90]
- Laguimanoc → Padre Burgos
- Puerto Real → Real
- Nuestra Senora de los Dolores → Dolores
- Peris → Piris → Buenavista[91]
Rizal
[edit]- Biñangonan → Binangonan
- Montalban → Rodriguez (1982)[92]
Romblon
[edit]- Azagra → San Fernando
- Badajoz → San Agustin (1957)[93]
- Despujols → San Andres (1961)[94]
- Imelda → Santa Maria (1988)[95]
- Jones → Banton (1959)[96]
- Magallanes → Magdiwang
Sorsogon
[edit]- Busaingan → Santa Magdalena[97]
- Montufar → Prieto Diaz
Tarlac
[edit]- San Miguel de Camiling → Camiling
Zambales
[edit]Visayas
[edit]Aklan
[edit]- Calivo → Kalibo
- Jimeno → Altavas
- Lagatic → New Washington
- Navas → Nabas (1906)
- Taft → Makato
- Tierra Alta → Lezo
Antique
[edit]- Antique → Hamtic
- Dao → Tobias Fornier (1978)[99]
- Nalupa Nuevo → Barboza → Barbaza
Biliran
[edit]Bohol
[edit]- Batuanan → Alicia (1949)
- Borja → Sagbayan (1957)[101]
- Ipil → Trinidad (1947)
- Malabooch → Malabohoc → Dunggoan → Maribojoc
- Mariveles → Dauis
- Pitogo → President Carlos P. Garcia (1977)[102]
- San Jacinto → Catigbian (1954)[103]
- Vilar → Bilar
Capiz
[edit]- Capiz → Roxas (1951)[104]
- Lutod-lutod → President Roxas
Cebu
[edit]- Balud → Minglanilla (1858)
- Cordoba → Cordova
- Opon → Lapu-Lapu (1961)[105]
Eastern Samar
[edit]Guimaras
[edit]Iloilo
[edit]- Badiang → Carles (1862) [108]
- Lucena → New Lucena (1955)[109]
Leyte
[edit]- Bugho → Javier (1965)[110]
- Quiot → Isabel[111]
- San Isidro de Campo → San Isidro
Negros Occidental
[edit]- Arguelles → Magallanes → Sagay (1906)[112]
- Asia → Hinoba-an (1959)[113]
- Cavancalan → Kabankalan (1907)[114]
- Ginigaran → Hinigaran
- Guijulungan → Guijulugan → Guihulngan
- Jimamailan → Himamaylan
- Magallon → Moises Padilla (1957)[115]
- Minuluan → Talisay[116]
- San Juan de Ilog → Ilog
- Saravia → Enrique B. Magalona (1967)[117]
Negros Oriental
[edit]- Ayuquitan → Amlan (1950)[118]
- Nueva Valencia → Luzurriaga → Valencia (1948)[119]
- Payabon → Bindoy (1959)[120]
- Tolon → Tolon Nuevo → New Tolong → Bayawan (1952)[121]
Northern Samar
[edit]Samar
[edit]- Bangajon → Gandara[123]
- Hibatang → Calbayog
- Magsohong → Santa Margarita (1892)
- Paranas → Wright → Paranas (1988)[124]
- Pinabagdao → Pinabacdao
Siquijor
[edit]Southern Leyte
[edit]- Cabalian → San Juan (1961)[125]
- San Ricardo → Pintuyan (1907)[100]
- Santo Niño and San Jose → Tacloban (1950)[126]
Mindanao
[edit]Agusan del Norte
[edit]- Mina-ano → Remedios T. Romualdez
Agusan del Sur
[edit]- Hagpa → San Francisco, Agusan del Sur (1955) [2]
Bukidnon
[edit]- Maluko → Manolo Fortich (1957)[127]sou
Davao de Oro
[edit]- Doña Alicia → Mabini (1954)[128]
- New Leyte → Maco
- San Mariano → Maragusan (1988)[129]
- San Vicente → Laak (1994)[130]
Davao del Norte
[edit]Davao del Sur
[edit]Davao Occidental
[edit]- Trinidad → Jose Abad Santos (1955)[134]
Davao Oriental
[edit]- Sigaboy → Governor Generoso[135]
Dinagat Islands
[edit]Lanao del Norte
[edit]- Karomatan → Sultan Naga Dimaporo
- Linamon → Tomas Cabili (1983)[138] → Linamon
Lanao del Sur
[edit]- Bacolod Grande → Bacolod-Kalawi (1994)
- Dansalan → Marawi (1956)[139]
- Sultan Gumander → Picong (2006)
- Tatarikan → Pagayawan
- Watu → Balindong
Maguindanao del Norte
[edit]- Dinaig → Datu Odin Sinsuat
- Nuling → Sultan Kudarat (1969)[140]
- Talitay →Sultan Sumagka (2008)[141]
- Tumbao → Kabuntalan (1976)[142]
Maguindanao del Sur
[edit]- Dulawan → Datu Piang (1954)[143]
- Lambayong → Sultan sa Barongis (1959)[144]
- Maganoy → Shariff Aguak
- Pagagawan → Datu Montawal (2003)[145]
Misamis Occidental
[edit]- Don Mariano Marcos → Don Victoriano (1990)[146] → Don Victoriano
- Misamis → Ozamiz (1948)[147]
- Regidor → Tangub (1930)[148]
Misamis Oriental
[edit]- Cagayan de Misamis → Cagayan → Cagayan de Oro (1950)[149]
- Linugas → Magsaysay (1957)[150]
- Quinoguitan → Kinoguitan
- Tagnipa → El Salvador
South Cotabato
[edit]- Boayen → Buayan → Dadiangas → General Santos (1954)[151]
- Marbel → Koronadal
Sultan Kudarat
[edit]Sulu
[edit]- Marungas → Hadji Panglima Tahil
- New Panamao → Panglima Estino
- Pandami → Lapak (1992)[153] → Pandami
- Talipao → Arolas Tulawie (1984)[154] → Talipao
- Tongkil → Banguingui
Surigao del Norte
[edit]- Anao-aon → San Francisco (1971)[155]
- Cabuntog → General Luna (1929)[156]
- Numancia → Del Carmen (1966)[157]
- Sapao → Santa Monica (1967)[158]
Surigao del Sur
[edit]Tawi-Tawi
[edit]- Balimbing → Panglima Sugala (1991)[160]
- Cagayan de Sulu → Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi (1984)[161] → Mapun (1988)[161]
- Taganak → Turtle Islands
Zamboanga del Norte
[edit]- Bacungan → Leon B. Postigo (1989)[162]
- Dipag → Dipolog (1913)
- Lubungan → Katipunan (1936)[163]
- New Piñan → Piñan (1960)[164]
- Ponot → Jose Dalman (1983)[165]
Zamboanga del Sur
[edit]- Don Mariano Marcos → Sominot (1988)[166]
- Liargo → Ramon Magsaysay
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