Southern Tagalog


Southern Tagalog, designated as Region IV, was an administrative region in the Philippines that comprised the current regions of Calabarzon and Mimaropa, plus Aurora of Central Luzon, and several cities of Metro Manila.
It was partitioned into the two regions on May 17, 2002.

History

Southern Tagalog was the largest region in the Philippines in terms of both land area and population. The 2000 Census of Population and Housing showed the region having a total of 11,793,655 people, which comprised 15.42 percent of the 76.5 million population of the country at that time.
Quezon City was the designated regional center of Southern Tagalog.
The former region covered the area where many reside; the two other majority-Tagalophone regions are the National Capital Region and Central Luzon.

Partitioning

Region IV or Southern Tagalog was divided into Calabarzon and Mimaropa, upon the issuance of Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Additionally, the province of Aurora was moved to Region III.

Administrative divisions

Provinces

Cities

Southern Tagalog region had 13 chartered cities prior to its partition.