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List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

This is a list of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines.

Luzon

Abra

  • Patoc → Alfonso XII → Patoc → Peñarrubia (1903)
  • San Jose de Manabo → Manabo
  • Villavieja → Villa-Pilar (1903) → Pilar

Albay

  • Albay → Legaspi (1925) → Legazpi
  • Budiao → Cagsaua → Salcedo (1772) → Daraga → Locsin (1959) → Daraga (1967)
  • Libog → Santo Domingo (1959)
  • Quipia → Jovellar (1882)
  • Santa Florentina → Rapu-Rapu
  • Tivi → Tiwi

Apayao

  • Bayag → Calanasan (1967)
  • Cabugaoan → Kabugao
  • Tauit → Tawit → Pudtol

Aurora

Bataan

Batanes

  • 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

  • San Juan de Bocboc → Bolbok (1914) → San Juan

Benguet

Bulacan

Cagayan

Camarines Norte

Camarines Sur

Catanduanes

  • Calolbon → San Andres (1964)
  • Jimoto → Gigmoto
  • Jose Panganiban → Payo (1957) → Panganiban (1959)

Cavite

  • Bailen → General Emilio Aguinaldo (1965) → Bailen (2012; never ratified in a plebiscite)
  • Cavite El Viejo → Cavite Viejo → Kawit (1907)
  • Cavite La Punta → Cavite Nuevo → Cavite (1903)
  • Mendez Nuñez → Mendez
  • Perez Dasmariñas → Dasmariñas (1917)
  • San Francisco de Malabon → Malabon (1914) → General Trias (1920)
  • Santa Cruz de Malabon → Tanza (1914)
  • Tejeros → Salinas → Rosario (1846)

Ifugao

Ilocos Norte

  • Adan → Adams
  • Banna → Espiritu (1964) → Banna (1995)
  • Nagpartian → Burgos (1914)
  • San Miguel → Sarrat (1916)

Ilocos Sur

Isabela

  • Abbag → Calering → Calanusian → Reina Mercedes
  • Angadanan Nuevo → Angadanan
  • Angadanan Viejo → Alicia
  • Antatet → Luna (1951)
  • Cabagan Nuevo → Cabagan
  • Cabagan Viejo → San Pablo
  • Callang → San Manuel (1965)
  • Camarag → Echagüe → Echague
  • Carig → Santiago de Carig → Santiago (1910)
  • Dalig → Aurora
  • Estella → Cordon
  • Magsaysay → Delfin Albano (1982)

Kalinga

  • Liwan → Rizal (1971)

La Union

  • Bagnotan → Bacnotan
  • Baoang → Bauang
  • Cava → Caba
  • Disdis → Burgos (1925)
  • Namacpacan → Luna (1906)

Laguna

  • Caboan → San Miguel de Caboan → Santa Maria de Caboan → Santa Maria
  • Guiling-guiling → Siniloan
  • Kalamba → Calamba, Laguna
  • Lilio → Liliw
  • Longos → Kalayaan (1956)
  • Magdalena de Ambling → Magdalena
  • Majayjay → Mahayhay → Majayjay
  • Malabanan → Biñan
  • Nasonog de Majayjay → Luisiana
  • Pinagsangahan → Pagsanjan (1688)
  • Paquil → Pakil
  • Sampalok→ San Pablo Delos Montes→ San Pablo
  • San Pedro de Tunasan → San Pedro (1914)
  • Santa Rosa de Lima → Santa Rosa
  • Tabuco → Kabuyaw → Cabuyao (1571)
  • Trenchera → Alaminos

Marinduque

Masbate

Metro Manila

  • Caloocan → Kalookan → Caloocan
  • Las Peñas → Las Piñas
  • Mariquina → Marikina (1901)
  • Polo → Valenzuela (1963)
  • Pineda → Pasay (1901) → Rizal City (1947) → Pasay (1950)
  • San Felipe Neri → Mandaluyong (1931)
  • San Jose de Navotas → Navotas
  • San Juan del Monte → San Juan
  • San Pedro de Macati → Makati (1914)
  • Tambobon → Malabon

Mountain Province

  • Cayan → Kayan → Tadian (1959)

Nueva Ecija

  • Bitulok → Sabani (1953) → Gabaldon (1955)
  • Santor → Bongabon
  • Papaya → General Tinio (1957)
  • San Juan de Guimba → Guimba (1914)

Nueva Vizcaya

Occidental Mindoro

Oriental Mindoro

Palawan

  • Bacuit → El Nido (1954)
  • Linapacan → Gaudencio E. Abordo (1988) → Linapacan
  • Marcos → Dr. Jose P. Rizal (1988) → Rizal
  • Principe Alfonso → Balabac
  • Puerto De La Princesa (1863) → Puerto Princesa

Pampanga

Pangasinan

  • Angio → San Fabian
  • Bacnotan → Dagupan
  • Balincaguin → Mabini (1929)
  • Binalatongan → San Carlos
  • Bulaoen → Alava → Sison (1918)
  • Salasa → Bugallon (1921)
  • San Isidro de Potot → Burgos (1914)
  • San Isidro Labrador → Labrador (1939)
  • San Vicente de Dasol → Dasol (1903)

Quezon

Rizal

Romblon

Sorsogon

Tarlac

  • San Miguel de Camiling → Camiling

Zambales

  • Olongapo → President Magsaysay City (1971) → Olongapo

Visayas

Aklan

Antique

Biliran

  • Almeria → Kawayan (1907)

Bohol

Capiz

Cebu

Eastern Samar

  • Lanang → Llorente (1903)
  • Lauaan → Lawaan
  • Tubig → Taft (1903)

Guimaras

  • Nagaba → Jordan (1902)

Iloilo

Leyte

  • Bugho → Javier (1965)
  • Quiot → Isabel
  • San Isidro de Campo → San Isidro
  • Santo Niño and San Jose → Tacloban (1950)

Negros Occidental

Negros Oriental

  • Ayuquitan → Amlan (1950)
  • Guijulungan → Guijulugan → Guihulngan
  • Nueva Valencia → Luzurriaga → Valencia (1948)
  • Payabon → Bindoy (1959)
  • Tolon → Tolon Nuevo → New Tolong → Bayawan (1952)

Northern Samar

Samar

Siquijor

  • Canoan → Larena
  • Lacy → Lazi

Southern Leyte

  • Cabalian → San Juan (1961)
  • San Ricardo → Pintuyan (1907)

Mindanao

Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Bukidnon

Davao de Oro

  • Doña Alicia → Mabini (1954)
  • New Leyte → Maco
  • San Mariano → Maragusan (1988)
  • San Vicente → Laak (1994)

Davao del Norte

Davao del Sur

  • Nueva Vergara → Davao (1868)

Davao Occidental

Davao Oriental

Dinagat Islands

  • Albor → Libjo (1967)
  • Rizal → Basilisa (1969)

Lanao del Norte

Lanao del Sur

Maguindanao del Norte

Maguindanao del Sur

Misamis Occidental

Misamis Oriental

South Cotabato

  • Boayen → Buayan → Dadiangas → General Santos (1954)
  • Marbel → Koronadal

Sultan Kudarat

  • Mariano Marcos → Lambayong (1988)

Sulu

Surigao del Norte

Surigao del Sur

Tawi-Tawi

Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Sur

See also

References