List of renamed cities and municipalities of the Philippines

The following is the list of List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines and municipalities in the Philippines that underwent a name change in the past.

Luzon

• Adan → Adams^[1]
• Albay → Legaspi (1925)^[2] → Legazpi
• Anderson →Garchitorena^[3][4]
• Angaki → Quirino (1964)^[5]
• Antatet → Luna (1951)^[6]
• Atoc → Atok
• Aurora → San Francisco (1967)^[7]
• Azagra → San Fernando
• Bacuit → El Nido (1954)^[8]
• Badajoz → San Agustin (1957)^[9]
• Bagnotan → Bacnotan
• Bailen → General Emilio Aguinaldo (1965)^[10] → Bailen (2012)^[11]
• Balincaguin → Mabini (1929)^[12]
• Banna → Espiritu (1964)^[13] → Banna (1995)
• Baoang → Bauang
• Bauguen → Salcedo (1957)^[14]
• Bayag → Calanasan (1967)^[15]
• Bigaa → Balagtas (1966)^[16]
• Binangonan de Lampon → Infanta (1902)^[17]
• Bitulok → Sabani (1953)^[18] → Gabaldon (1955)^[19]
• Budiao → Cagsaua → Daraga → Locsin (1959)^[20] → Daraga (1967)^[21]
• Bulaoen → Alava → Sison (1918)^[22]
• Busaingan → Santa Magdalena^[23]
• Cabayan → Kabayan
• Caboan → San Miguel de Caboan → Santa Maria de Caboan → Santa Maria
• Cabugaoan → Kabugao
• Callang → San Manuel (1965)^[24]
• Calolbon → San Andres (1964)^[25]
• Caloocan → Kalookan → Caloocan
• Capangan → Kapangan
• Carig → Santiago de Carig → Santiago (1910)^[26]
• Cava → Caba
• Cavite El Viejo → Cavite Viejo → Kawit (1907)^[27]
• Cavite La Punta → Cavite Nuevo → Cavite (1903)^[28]
• Cayan → Kayan → Tadian (1959)^[29]
• Cayapa → Kayapa
• Concepcion → Gregorio del Pilar (1955)^[30]
• Culiat → Angeles (1829)
• Despujols → San Andres (1961)^[31]
• Disdis → Burgos (1925)^[32]
• Echagüe → Echague
• Estella → Cordon
• Faire → Santo Niño (1969)^[33]
• Guiling-guiling → Siniloan
• Hingoso → General Luna^[34]
• Ibung → Villaverde (1959)^[35]
• Imelda → San Lorenzo Ruiz (1989)^[36]
• Imelda → Santa Maria (1988)^[37]
• Indan → Vinzons (1945)^[38]
• Irirun → Calintaan
• Jimoto → Gigmoto
• Jones → Banton (1959)^[39]
• Jose Panganiban → Payo (1957)^[40] → Panganiban (1959)^[41]
• Kalamba → Calamba, Laguna
• Laguimanoc → Padre Burgos
• Langangan → Santa Praxedes (1964)^[42]
• Lapog → San Juan (1961)^[43]
• Las Peñas → Las Piñas
• Libog → Santo Domingo (1959)^[44]
• Lilio → Liliw
• Limbuhan → Pio V. Corpuz (1954)^[45]
• Linapacan → Gaudencio E. Abordo (1988) → Linapacan
• Liwan → Rizal (1971)^[46]
• Llana Hermosa → Hermosa
• Longos → Kalayaan (1956)^[47]
• Mabatobato → Ocampo (1949)
• Magalan → Magalang
• Magallanes → Magdiwang
• Magsaysay → Delfin Albano (1982)^[48]
• Malabanan → Biñan
• Mambulao → Jose Panganiban (1934)^[49]
• Mangarin →San Jose^[50]
• Marcos → Dr. Jose P. Rizal (1988)^[51] → Rizal
• Mariquina → Marikina (1901)^[52]
• Mauanan → Rizal (1914)
• Mendez Nuñez → Mendez
• Montalban → Rodriguez (1982)^[53]
• Montufar → Prieto Diaz
• Moron → Morong (1955)^[54]
• Nagpartian → Burgos (1914)^[55]
• Namacpacan → Luna (1906)^[56]
• Nueva Caceres → Naga (1919)^[57]
• Nueva Coveta → Burgos
• Nueva Segovia → Lal-lo
• Olongapo → President Magsaysay City (1971)^[58] → Olongapo
• Papaya → General Tinio (1957)^[59]
• Paquil → Pakil
• Parubcan → Presentacion (1969)^[60]
• Patoc → Alfonso XII → Patoc → Peñarrubia (1903)^[61]
• Perez Dasmariñas → Dasmariñas (1917)
• Peris → Piris → Buenavista^[62]
• Pinagsangahan → Pagsanjan (1688)
• Pineda → Pasay (1901)^[63] → Rizal City (1947)^[64] → Pasay (1950)^[65]
• Polo → Valenzuela (1963)^[66]
• Potia → Lista (1988)^[67] → Alfonso Lista
• Principe Alfonso → Balabac
• Puerto De La Princesa (1863) → Puerto Princesa
• Puerto Real → Real
• Quiangan → Kiangan
• Quibungan → Kibungan
• Quingua → Plaridel (1936)^[68]
• Quipia → Jovellar (1882)^[69]
• Salasa → Bugallon (1921)^[70]
• San Bartolome de Calayan → Calayan
• San Carlos de Marigatao → Mahatao
• San Felipe Neri → Mandaluyong (1931)^[71]
• San Francisco de Malabon → General Trias (1920)^[72]
• San Isidro de Potot → Burgos (1913)
• San Isidro Labrador → Labrador (1939)^[73]
• San Jose de Casignan → Maria Aurora
• San Jose de Ivana → Ivana
• San Jose de Manabo → Manabo
• San Jose de Navotas → Navotas
• San Juan de Bocboc → San Juan de Bolboc → Bolbok → San Juan
• San Juan de Dinalupijan → Dinalupihan
• San Juan de Guimba → Guimba
• San Juan del Monte → San Juan
• San Miguel → Sarrat (1916)^[74]
• San Miguel de Camiling → Camiling
• San Miguel de Masantol → Masantol (1907)
• San Miguel de Mayumo → San Miguel
• San Pablo de los Montes → San Pablo (1902)^[75]
• San Pedro → Bulalacao (1969)^[76]
• San Pedro de Macati → Makati (1914)^[77]
• San Pedro de Tunasan → San Pedro (1914)^[78]
• San Vicente de Dasol → Dasol (1903)
• San Vicente de Sabtan → Sabtang
• Santa Catalina de Baba → Santa^[79]
• Santa Catalina Virgen y Martir (V. y M.) → Santa Catalina^[80]
• Santa Cruz de Malabon → Tanza (1914)^[81]
• Santa Cruz de Mindoro → Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz de Napo → Santa Cruz
• Santa Florentina → Rapu-Rapu
• Santa Maria de Mayan → Mayan → Itbayat
• Santa Maria de Pandi → Pandi
• Santa Rosa de Lima → Santa Rosa
• Santo Domingo de Basco → Basco
• Santor → Bongabon
• Sexmoan → Sasmuan (1991)^[82]
• Subaan → San Teodoro
• Tabuco → Kabuyaw → Cabuyao (1571)^[83]
• Tambobon → Malabon
• Tauit → Tawit → Pudtol
• Tejeros → Salinas → Rosario (1846)^[84]
• Tivi → Tiwi
• Udyong → Orion
• Villavieja → Villa-Pilar (1903)^[85] → Pilar
• Wawa → Guagua

Visayas

• Almeria - Kawayan (1907)^[86]
• Antique - Hamtic
• Arguelles - Magallanes → Sagay (1906)^[87]
• Asia - Hinoba-an (1959)^[88]
• Ayuquitan - Amlan (1950)^[89]
• Bangajon - Gandara^[90]
• Balud - Minglanilla (1858)
• Binuntuan → Las Navas
• Borja → Sagbayan (1957)^[91]
• Bugho → Javier (1965)^[92]
• Cabalian → San Juan (1961)^[93]
• Calivo → Kalibo
• Canoan → Larena
• Capiz → Roxas (1951)^[94]
• Cavancalan → Kabankalan (1907)^[95]
• Cordoba → Cordova
• Dao → Tobias Fornier (1978)^[96]
• Ginigaran → Hinigaran
• Guijulungan → Guijulugan → Guihulngan
• Jimamailan → Himamaylan
• Jimeno → Altavas
• La Granja → Allen (1903)^[97]
• Lacy → Lazi
• Lagatic → New Washington
• Laguan → Laoang
• Lanang → Llorente (1903)^[98]
• Lauaan → Lawaan
• Lucena → New Lucena (1955)^[99]
• Macato → Makato
• Magallon → Moises Padilla (1957)^[100]
• Minuluan → Talisay^[101]
• Nagaba → Jordan (1902)^[102]
• Nalupa Nuevo → Barboza → Barbaza
• Navas → Nabas (1906)
• Nueva Valencia → Luzurriaga → Valencia (1948)^[103]
• Opon → Lapu-Lapu (1961)^[104]
• Paranas → Wright → Paranas (1988)^[105]
• Payabon → Bindoy (1959)^[106]
• Pinabagdao → Pinabacdao
• Pitogo → President Carlos P. Garcia (1977)^[107]
• Quiot → Isabel^[108]
• San Isidro de Campo → San Isidro
• San Jacinto → Catigbian (1954)^[109]
• San Juan de Ilog → Ilog
• San Ricardo → Pintuyan (1907)^[86]
• Saravia → Enrique B. Magalona (1967)^[110]
• Tolon → Tolon Nuevo → New Tolong → Bayawan (1952)^[111]
• Sto. Niño and San Jose- Tacloban City (1950)^[112]
• Tubig → Taft (1903)^[98]
• Vilar → Bilar

Mindanao

• Albor → Libjo (1967)^[113]
• Anao-aon → San Francisco (1971)^[114]
• Bacolod Grande → Bacolod-Kalawi (1994)
• Bacungan → Leon B. Postigo (1989)^[115]
• Balimbing → Panglima Sugala (1991)^[116]
• Boayen → Buayan → Dadiangas → General Santos (1954)^[117]
• Cabuntog → General Luna (1929)^[118]
• Cagayan de Misamis → Cagayan de Oro (1950)^[119]
• Cagayan de Sulu → Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi (1984)^[120] → Mapun (1988)^[120]
• Dansalan → Marawi (1956)^[121]
• Dinaig → Datu Odin Sinsuat
• Dipag → Dipolog (1913)
• Don Mariano Marcos → Don Victoriano (1990)^[122] → Don Victoriano Chiongbian
• Don Mariano Marcos → Sominot (1988)^[123]
• Doña Alicia → Mabini (1954)^[124]
• Dulawan → Datu Piang (1954)^[125]
• Jinatuan → Hinatuan
• Karomatan → Sultan Naga Dimaporo
• Lambayong → Sultan sa Barongis (1959)^[126]
• Liargo → Ramon Magsaysay
• Linamon → Tomas Cabili (1983)^[127] → Linamon
• Linguig → Lingig
• Linugas → Magsaysay (1957)^[128]
• Lubungan → Katipunan (1936)^[129]
• Maganoy → Shariff Aguak
• Magugpo → Tagum^[130]
• Maluko → Manolo Fortich (1957)^[131]
• Marbel → Koronadal
• Mariano Marcos → Lambayong (1988)^[132]
• Marungas → Hadji Panglima Tahil
• Mina-ano → Remedios T. Romualdez
• Misamis → Ozamiz (1948)^[133]
• New Leyte → Maco
• New Panamao → Panglima Estino
• New Piñan → Piñan (1960)^[134]
• Nueva Vergara → Davao (1868)^[135]
• Nuling → Sultan Kudarat (1969)^[136]
• Numancia → Del Carmen (1966)^[137]
• Oteiza → Marihatag (1955)^[138]
• Pagagawan →Datu Montawal (2003)^[139]
• Pandami → Lapak (1992)^[140] → Pandami
• Ponot → Jose Dalman (1983)^[141]
• Quinoguitan → Kinoguitan
• Regidor → Tangub (1930)^[142]
• Rizal → Basilisa (1969)^[143]
• San Mariano → Maragusan (1988)^[144]
• San Vicente → Laak (1994)^[145]
• Sapao → Santa Monica (1967)^[146]
• Saug → Asuncion (1957)^[147]
• Sigaboy → Governor Generoso^[148]
• Sultan Gumander → Picong (2006)
• Taganak → Turtle Islands
• Talipao → Arolas Tulawie (1984)^[149] → Talipao
• Talitay →Sultan Sumagka (2008)^[150]
• Tatarikan → Pagayawan
• Tongkil → Banguingui
• Trinidad → Jose Abad Santos (1955)^[151]
• Tumbao → Kabuntalan (1976)^[152]
• Wato → Balindong

See also

• List of cities in the Philippines
• Municipalities of the Philippines

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