MIMARO

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Region IV-B
MIMARO

Regional center Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Population 1,543,817
– Density 122.9 per km²
Area 12,559.8 km²
Divisions
Provinces 4
Cities 1
Municipalities 48
– Barangays 1,025
– Cong. districts 5
Languages Tagalog, Asi, Romblomanon, Filipino, English, others

Region IV-B
MIMARO

Regional center	Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
Population	1,543,817
– Density	122.9 per km²
Area	12,559.8 km²
Divisions
Provinces	4
Cities	1
Municipalities	48
– Barangays	1,025
– Cong. districts	5
Languages	Tagalog, Asi, Romblomanon, Filipino, English, others

MIMARO, also known as Region IV-B, is a region of the Philippines located in Luzon. The name is an acronym that stands for its provinces, which are: Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, and Romblon. There is only one city in the entire region: Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro.

History

Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, divided Region IV (Souhtern Tagalog) into MIMAROPA and Region IV-A (CALABARZON). Executive Order No. 429, dated May 23, 2005, transferred Palawan to Region VI

Administrative Order No. 129 was issued on August 19, 2005, to "resolve" the negative backlash and as part of the supervison of the transfer process of Palawan from MIMAROPA to Western Visayas.

Political Divisions

Province Capital Population
(2000) Area
(km²) Pop. density
(per km²)
Marinduque Boac 217,392 959.3 226.6
Occidental Mindoro Mamburao 380,250 5,879.9 64.7
Oriental Mindoro Calapan City 681,818 4,364.7 156.2
Romblon Romblon 264,357 1,355.9 195.0

Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
Marinduque	Boac	217,392	959.3	226.6
Occidental Mindoro	Mamburao	380,250	5,879.9	64.7
Oriental Mindoro	Calapan City	681,818	4,364.7	156.2
Romblon	Romblon	264,357	1,355.9	195.0

Component City

Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro

Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region:	Ilocos Norte \| Ilocos Sur \| La Union \| Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley:	Batanes \| Cagayan \| Isabela \| Nueva Vizcaya \| Quirino
Central Luzon:	Aurora \| Bataan \| Bulacan \| Nueva Ecija \| Pampanga \| Tarlac \| Zambales
CALABARZON:	Batangas \| Cavite \| Laguna \| Quezon \| Rizal
MIMARO:	Marinduque \| Occidental Mindoro \| Oriental Mindoro \| Romblon
Bicol Region:	Albay \| Camarines Norte \| Camarines Sur \| Catanduanes \| Masbate \| Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region:	Abra \| Apayao \| Benguet \| Ifugao \| Kalinga \| Mountain Province \| Baguio City
National Capital Region:	Metro Manila (not actually a province)

Regions of the Philippines
Luzon:	National Capital \| Cordillera Administrative \| Ilocos \| Cagayan Valley \| Central Luzon \| CALABARZON \| MIMARO \| Bicol
Visayas:	Western Visayas \| Central Visayas \| Eastern Visayas
Mindanao:	Zamboanga Peninsula \| Northern Mindanao \| Davao \| SOCCSKSARGEN \| Caraga \| Muslim Mindanao

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