Political Map of Philippines

 

Philippines political map helps in identifying the important locations of Philippines. The country is situated between South China Sea and the Philippines Sea in Southeast Asia.

Batian, Babuyan and the Luzon Strait lies in the northern side and the Moro Gulf and Celebes Sea is located in the southern side of Philippines.

Philippines is situated in the north-eastern side of Malaysia. The geographical coordinates of the country are 13° North latitude and 122° East longitude. Mount Apo, located at an elevation of 2,954 meters above sea level, is the highest point of Philippines. The country covers an area of 300,000 sq km.

Philippines Political Map locates the important places and provinces of Philippines along with the bordering countries and water bodies.

 

Water bodies, Gulf and Islands surrounding Philippines

To the north of Philippines are located the islands of Batian, Babuyan and the Luzon Strait. Moro Gulf and Celebes Sea lie to the south of the country. Sulu Sea is located in the south-western side.

 

Important Places of Philippines

The important places of the country are indicated on the printable political map of Philippines. Some of the important places of the nation are:

Tuguegarao	Cebu
San Fernando	Leyte
Luzon	Panay
Angeles	Bohol
Mindoro	Cgayan de Oro
Legaspi	Calamian Group
Samar	Palawan
Tacloban	Mindanao
Visayan Islands	Cotabato
Davao	Zamboanga

 

Provinces of Philippines

The provinces of Philippines are shown on the Philippines Map with Roman numbers whose names are given at the bottom of the map. These provinces include:

Ilocos	Eastern Visayas
Bicol	Western Visayas
Western Mindanao	Central Visayas
Central Mindanao	Central Luzon
Northern Mindanao	Cagayan Valley
Southern Mindanao	Southern Tagalog

The provincial capitals can be identified on the Philippines Political Map, which are marked by white squares.

 

Manila, the Philippine Capital

The national capital of Philippines is Manila NCR. It is located on the coordinates of 14° 35′ North latitude and 121° East longitude. It is shown on the Political Map of Philippines by a red square. Some of the cities located near Manila are:

Binondo

Intramuros

North Port District

San Nicolas

Tondo

Ninoy Aquino International Airport, located in the city serve as the gateway to the Philippine capital.