Southern Tagalog
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Southern Tagalog, or Region IV, was a region of the Philippines that is now comprised of Region IV-A (CALABARZON) and Region IV-B (MIMAROPA). Region IV was split into the two regions on May 17, 2002. Before the split, Southern Tagalog was the largest region in terms of both population and area.
History and the split
Southern Tagalog comprises the provinces of Aurora, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Quezon, Rizal, and Romblon. Quezon City was the designated regional center of Southern Tagalog. Southern Tagalog covers the area where many Tagalog native speakers reside. The new capital region also known as NCR of Metro Manila and Central Luzon are the other regions of native Tagalog speakers. In this respect, Central Luzon can be considered as the Northern Tagalog region. Palawan, which was formerly part of MIMAROPA, one of the divisions of Region IV, was moved to the Western Visayas region, or Region VI, on June 5,2005.
| 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) |
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