Filipino Town Name Generator
Towns, barangays and sitios from Luzon to Mindanao
Browse 1,000 Filipino town and barangay names for stories, games and worldbuilding. About half are real cities and municipalities such as Calamba, Vigan and Malaybalay, and the rest are barangay and sitio names on the same patterns, like Ilayang Kawayan and Bundok Maulap.
About Filipino town names
Philippine place names sit in layers. The oldest come from the land itself: plants, rivers and landforms in Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano and many other languages. Tagalog adds affixes to a root, so ma- means having plenty of something (Mabato is stony ground, Maputik is muddy), while ka- with -an, or -an alone, marks the place where a thing grows or gathers: Kawayanan is a bamboo grove, Niyugan a coconut grove, Manggahan a mango orchard. Cebuano gives Tubod (a spring), Lawis (a point of land) and Looc (a cove).
Spanish rule added patron saints (San Fernando, Santa Rosa, Santo Tomas), the names of Spanish cities (Toledo, Pamplona, Valencia) and descriptive names such as Buenavista and La Trinidad. Later generations honored national figures, which is why several provinces have a Rizal, a Mabini or a Quezon.
Below the town are the barangay, the smallest unit of local government, and the sitio, a hamlet inside a barangay. Poblacion is the town center, Bagumbayan means new town, and pairs like Ilaya and Ibaba (upper and lower) split one name in two. About half of the 1,000 names here are real cities and municipalities. The rest are barangay and sitio names, some real and some invented on the same patterns. The list was not checked against a map.
How to choose Filipino town names
- Match the name to the region: Tagalog affix names such as Mabuhangin and Kapasigan suit central and southern Luzon, Daya and Laud pairs such as Cabaroan Daya and Cabaroan Laud suit the Ilocos, and Bag-ong and Tubod names suit the Cebuano-speaking Visayas and Mindanao.
- Build a whole municipality instead of one name: pick a town, give it a Poblacion, then add four or five barangays (a saint, a plant, an Ilaya and Ibaba pair) and a sitio or two for the outskirts.
- Use Sitio or Purok for the smallest places. Sitio Tubod or Purok Sampaguita reads as a cluster of houses, not a town with a plaza and a municipal hall.
- If your story needs a place that does not exist, search the name first. Many names here are real, and common ones like San Isidro or Santa Cruz belong to several towns and barangays at once.
- Keep the ñ where a name has one (Biñan, Los Baños, Dasmariñas), because it changes how the name is said.
Frequently asked questions
Are these real towns in the Philippines?
About half are real cities and municipalities, such as Lucban, Miagao, Sagada and Kidapawan. The rest are barangay and sitio names: some exist in more than one province, and others, such as Ilayang Kawayan and Bundok Maulap, were built from the same parts and may or may not exist somewhere. The list was not checked against a map, so look a name up before you treat it as fictional.
What is the difference between a barangay, a sitio and a purok?
A barangay is the smallest unit of local government in the Philippines, and every city and municipality is divided into them. A sitio is a hamlet or outlying cluster of houses inside a barangay, and a purok is a zone or neighborhood of one. Neither is a unit of local government in its own right.
What do Ilaya, Ibaba, Daya and Laud mean in a place name?
They split one name into two neighboring places. Ilaya is the upper or inland part and Ibaba the lower part, as in Poblacion Ilaya and Poblacion Ibaba. In Ilocano-speaking provinces Daya means east and Laud means west, as in Beddeng Daya and Beddeng Laud, and the Spanish words Norte and Sur do the same job elsewhere.
Why are so many Filipino towns named after saints?
Under Spanish rule a town was usually organized around a parish, and many towns took the name of the parish's patron saint. That is why names such as San Isidro and Santa Cruz repeat across provinces, often with a second part added to tell them apart, as in San Jose del Monte and San Jose de Buenavista.
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All 1,000 Filipino town names
A: 40 names
- Aborlan
- Aggay
- Aglipay
- Agoncillo
- Agoo
- Ajuy
- Alaminos
- Albur
- Alcala
- Alegria
- Alfonso
- Alicia
- Alitagtag
- Allen
- Altavista
- Amadeo
- Ambaguio
- Amlan
- An-annam
- Anahaw
- Anahawan
- Anda
- Angat
- Anini-y
- Antipas
- Antipolo
- Aparri
- Apat na Puno
- Apitong
- Aplaya
- Araceli
- Argao
- Aringay
- Asingan
- Asipulo
- Asturias
- Asuncion
- Atimonan
- Atis
- Aurora
B: 131 names
- Bacacay
- Baclayon
- Bacnotan
- Bacolod
- Bacoor
- Badoc
- Bag-ong Banwa
- Bag-ong Dalan
- Bag-ong Lungsod
- Bag-ong Tubod
- Bagabag
- Baganga
- Baggao
- Bagong Barrio
- Bagong Bayan
- Bagong Buhay
- Bagong Ilog
- Bagong Karsada
- Bagong Nayon
- Bagong Pag-asa
- Bagong Pook
- Bagong Sikat
- Bagong Silang
- Bagong Silangan
- Bagong Sirang
- Bagong Tubig
- Bagulin
- Bagumbayan
- Bais
- Bakawan
- Bakhaw
- Balabac
- Balagtas
- Balaleng
- Balasan
- Balbalan
- Baler
- Balete
- Balilihan
- Balingasag
- Baliwag
- Ballesteros
- Baluarte
B, continued
- Bambang
- Banaba
- Banabang Kahoy
- Banaoang
- Banate
- Banaue
- Banaybanay
- Banga
- Bangar
- Bangbangar
- Bangkal
- Bangkalan
- Bangued
- Bani
- Banilad
- Banna
- Bantay Abot
- Bantayan
- Baras
- Barili
- Barlig
- Barotac Nuevo
- Barraca
- Barrio Obrero
- Barrio Ugong
- Basak
- Basco
- Batan
- Batis
- Bato
- Bato sa Ilog
- Batong Buhay
- Batong Dalig
- Batong Malake
- Batuan
- Batuhan
- Baungon
- Bay
- Bayabas
- Bayambang
- Baybay Dagat
- Baybay Lawa
- Baybayin
- Bayombong
B, continued
- Bayugan
- Beddeng Daya
- Beddeng Laud
- Bella Vista
- Biasong
- Bignay
- Binakayan
- Binalonan
- Biñan
- Binangonan
- Bindoy
- Binmaley
- Biri
- Bislig
- Boac
- Bogo
- Bolinao
- Boljoon
- Bongabong
- Bonifacio
- Bontoc
- Buenasuerte
- Buenavista
- Bugallon
- Bugnay
- Buguias
- Buhi
- Bukal
- Bukid Taas
- Bulacao
- Bulakan
- Bulala
- Bulanos
- Buli
- Bulod
- Bundok Maulap
- Bungtod
- Buntod
- Burgos
- Burol
- Buruanga
- Busay
- Busuanga
- Butuan
C: 56 names
- Cabadbaran
- Cabadiangan
- Cabagan
- Cabalangegan
- Cabancalan
- Cabangahan
- Cabanglotan
- Cabaritan
- Cabaroan Daya
- Cabaroan Laud
- Cabugao
- Cabugbugan
- Cadiz
- Cagwait
- Calamba
- Calanasan
- Calaoa-an
- Calapan
- Calero
- Calinog
- Calintaan
- Calumpit
- Camachile
- Camalaniugan
- Cambinocot
- Campo Verde
- Candelaria
- Candulawan
- Cansojong
- Cantabaco
- Cantao-an
- Caoayan
- Capangpangan
- Carasi
- Carcar
- Carmen
- Carrascal
- Casiguran
- Castilla
- Castillejos
- Catarman
- Catbalogan
- Cauayan
- Cogon
- Compostela
- Concepcion
- Conner
- Consolacion
- Corcuera
- Cordon
- Cordova
- Coron
- Cotta
- Cuenca
- Currimao
- Cuyo
D: 44 names
- Daan Lungsod
- Daanbantayan
- Daang Amaya
- Daang Bakal
- Daang Kalabaw
- Daet
- Dagohoy
- Dakit
- Dalaguete
- Dalampasigan
- Dalandanan
- Dalawang Ilog
- Dalig
- Dalisdis
- Danao
- Dao
- Dapdap
- Dapitan
- Daraga
- Darapidap
- Dasmariñas
- Datu Piang
- Dauin
- Dauis
- Daungan
- Del Pilar
- Diffun
- Dimiao
- Dingalan
- Dingras
- Dipaculao
- Dipolog
- Divilacan
- Dolores
- Don Carlos
- Dos Hermanas
- Duhat
- Dulong Bayan
- Dumaguete
- Dumalneg
- Dumanjug
- Dumarao
- Dumingag
- Dupax del Norte
E: 8 names
- El Nido
- El Pardo
- El Rio
- El Salvador
- Embarcadero
- Enrile
- Estancia
- Estancia Vieja
F: 2 names
- Famy
- Fortuna
G: 27 names
- Galimuyod
- Gasan
- General Emilio Aguinaldo
- General Luna
- General MacArthur
- General Mariano Alvarez
- General Natividad
- General Santos
- General Tinio
- General Trias
- Getafe
- Gitnang Bayan
- Gitnang Ilog
- Gitnang Pulo
- Gloria
- Goa
- Gonzaga
- Guadalupe
- Gubat
- Guimod
- Guindulman
- Guinobatan
- Guinsay
- Guiuan
- Gulod
- Gulod Itaas
- Gulod Malaya
H: 10 names
- Hacienda Maligaya
- Hagonoy
- Hermosa
- Hilagang Wawa
- Himamaylan
- Hinaplanon
- Hinatuan
- Hingyon
- Hinigaran
- Hungduan
I: 33 names
- Ibaba
- Ibabang Bukal
- Ibabang Kawayan
- Ibabang Palale
- Ibabang Talim
- Ibayo
- Ibayo Silangan
- Igbaras
- Iguig
- Ilang-Ilang
- Ilaya
- Ilayang Banaba
- Ilayang Bukal
- Ilayang Kawayan
- Ilayang Talisay
- Iligan
- Ilog
- Ilog Malinao
- Ilog Pugad
- Imus
- Inayawan
- Indang
- Infanta
- Initao
- Ipil
- Iriga
- Irosin
- Isabela
- Isla Puting Bato
- Isla Verde
- Itaas
- Itbayat
- Itogon
J: 10 names
- Jabonga
- Jaclupan
- Jaen
- Jagna
- Jamindan
- Janiuay
- Jones
- Jose Abad Santos
- Jose Dalman
- Jose Panganiban
K: 52 names
- Kabacan
- Kabankalan
- Kabatuhan
- Kabuhayan
- Kabulakan
- Kabulusan
- Kahayag
- Kaimito
- Kaingin
- Kakawate
- Kalachuchi
- Kalawaan
- Kalibo
- Kaligayahan
- Kalinawan
- Kalubihan
- Kalubkob
- Kalumpang
- Kalunasan
- Kamagong
- Kamanggahan
- Kamias
- Kanluran
- Kanlurang Bayan
- Kanlurang Mabato
- Kanlurang Malinaw
- Kapalong
- Kapasigan
- Kapatagan
- Kapatagan Ilaya
- Kapayapaan
- Karangalan
- Kasarinlan
- Kasibu
- Kasiglahan
- Kasoy
- Katipunan
- Katubhan
- Katuparan
- Kaunlaran
- Kawayan
- Kawayanan
- Kaylaway
- Kaypian
- Kaytitinga
- Kiamba
- Kiangan
- Kibungan
- Kidapawan
- Kinamayan
- Kitaotao
- Koronadal
L: 66 names
- La Castellana
- La Fortuna
- La Granja
- La Libertad
- La Paz
- La Paz del Mar
- La Purisima
- La Trinidad
- Labak
- Labason
- Lagawe
- Lahug
- Lake Sebu
- Lal-lo
- Lamac
- Lambak
- Lambak ng Narra
- Langtad
- Lantapan
- Lanuza
- Laoag
- Laoang
- Lapu-Lapu
- Las Flores
- Las Nieves
- Las Piñas
- Lasam
- Laua-an
- Lauan
- Laurel
- Lawa
- Lawaan
- Lawis
L, continued
- Legazpi
- Lemery
- Leon
- Lianga
- Libertad
- Libis
- Libis ng Nayon
- Libungan
- Liburon
- Lidlidda
- Liliw
- Linamon
- Linao
- Lingayen
- Lingig
- Lipote
- Loay
- Loboc
- Looc
- Lopez
- Lopez Jaena
- Loreto
- Los Baños
- Lower Looc
- Lower Mahayag
- Lubang
- Lubuagan
- Lucban
- Lucena
- Luisiana
- Lumang Bayan
- Lumban
- Luna
M: 101 names
- Maaraw
- Maasim
- Maasin
- Mababaw
- Mabango
- Mabato
- Mabini
- Mabolo
- Mabuhangin
- Mabuhay
- Mabunga
- Macabebe
- Macalelon
- Maco
- Maddela
- Madre Cacao
- Madridejos
- Magallanes
- Magdalena
- Magdiwang
- Magsaysay
- Mahangin
- Mahatao
- Mahayag
- Mahayahay
- Mahinog
- Maigo
- Maisan
- Makahoy
- Makilala
- Malabon
- Malabuyoc
- Malalim
- Malamig
- Malanday
- Malapascua
- Malaybalay
- Maligaya
- Malinaw
- Malinawon
- Malinta
- Malitbog
- Malolos
- Malungon
- Malusak
- Mambajao
- Mamburao
- Mambusao
- Mandaue
- Mangaldan
M, continued
- Mangatarem
- Manggahan
- Mankayan
- Mapalad
- Mapayapa
- Mapulang Lupa
- Maputik
- Maputing Bato
- Marabut
- Maragondon
- Maragusan
- Maramag
- Maria Aurora
- Maribojoc
- Marikina
- Marikit
- Marilao
- Masagana
- Masaya
- Mataas na Lupa
- Mataasnakahoy
- Matahimik
- Matamis
- Mati
- Matnog
- Matubig
- Mauban
- Maulap
- Mawab
- Mayaman
- Mayantoc
- Mayapa
- Maybunga
- Maypangdan
- Maysilo
- Maytalang
- Mendez
- Mercedes
- Miagao
- Midsayap
- Minglanilla
- Moalboal
- Molave
- Moncada
- Mondragon
- Monreal
- Monte Alegre
- Montevista
- Morong
- Mulanay
- Murcia
N: 33 names
- Nabas
- Nabunturan
- Nagbukel
- Nagpanaoan
- Nagsangalan
- Nagtupacan
- Naguilian
- Naic
- Nangka
- Narra
- Narvacan
- Natividad
- New Albay
- New Bataan
- New Carmen
- New Cebu
- New Iloilo
- New Katipunan
- New Lucena
- New Panay
- Nipa
- Niyugan
- Noveleta
- Nueva Caceres
- Nueva Era
- Nueva Esperanza
- Nueva Estrella
- Nueva Fuerza
- Nueva Segovia
- Nueva Sevilla
- Nueva Valencia
- Nuevo Iloco
- Numancia
O: 6 names
- Oas
- Opol
- Oras
- Oslob
- Osmeña
- Ozamiz
P: 104 names
- Paanan
- Paanan ng Bundok
- Padre Burgos
- Padre Garcia
- Paete
- Pag-asa
- Pagatpat
- Pagburnayan
- Pagkakaisa
- Pagkalinawan
- Paglaum
- Pagpartian
- Pagsanjan
- Pagudpud
- Pakigne
- Pakil
- Palanan
- Palayan
- Paligsahan
- Paliparan
- Paltok
- Pamplona
- Panabo
- Panay
- Pandan
- Pandanan
- Pangantucan
- Pangdan
- Panglao
- Panitan
- Pansol
- Pantalan
- Pantay Daya
- Paoa
- Paoay
- Paracelis
- Paraiso
- Paratong
- Paril
- Parioc
- Parola
- Pasacao
- Paso de Blas
- Pasuquin
- Patag
- Patnongon
- Pavia
- Pilar
- Pili
- Pinagbayanan
- Pinagbuhatan
- Pinagkaisahan
P, continued
- Pinagsama
- Pinagtipunan
- Pinamungajan
- Piñan
- Pinyahan
- Pitong Burol
- Pitong Gatang
- Placer
- Plaridel
- Plaza Aldea
- Poblacion
- Poblacion Ibaba
- Poblacion Ilaya
- Pola
- Polomolok
- Pong-ol
- Poro
- Pototan
- Pozorrubio
- President Quirino
- President Roxas
- Pudtol
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Pueblo Viejo
- Puerto Bello
- Puerto Galera
- Puerto Princesa
- Pulo
- Pulo ng Niyog
- Pulong Bato
- Pulong Buhangin
- Pulong Gubat
- Pulong Maliit
- Pulong Yantok
- Punong Mangga
- Punta Baja
- Punta Buri
- Punta Dagat
- Punta Engaño
- Punta Maliit
- Punta Princesa
- Punta Taytay
- Pura
- Purok Acacia
- Purok Bayanihan
- Purok Dama de Noche
- Purok Ipil-Ipil
- Purok Kamuning
- Purok Maharlika
- Purok Rosal
- Purok Sampaguita
- Purok Waling-Waling
Q: 3 names
- Quezon
- Quimmarayan
- Quirino
R: 14 names
- Rajah Buayan
- Ramon Magsaysay
- Raois
- Recto
- Reina Mercedes
- Rio Chico
- Rio Hondo
- Rio Tuba
- Rizal
- Romblon
- Ronda
- Rosales
- Rosario
- Roxas
S: 150 names
- Sabangan
- Sablan
- Sacsac
- Sagada
- Sagingan
- Sagneb
- Salindeg
- Salvador
- Samboan
- Sampaguita
- Sampalukan
- San Agustin del Rio
- San Andres de Ilaya
- San Antonio
- San Benito
- San Carlos
- San Clemente
- San Dionisio
- San Emilio
- San Enrique
- San Esteban
- San Fabian
- San Felipe
- San Fernando
- San Gabriel de Talisay
- San Guillermo
- San Ildefonso
- San Isidro
- San Isidro Labrador
- San Jacinto
- San Joaquin
- San Jose de Buenavista
- San Jose del Monte
- San Juan de Bolbok
- San Julian
- San Leonardo
- San Lorenzo Ruiz
- San Manuel
- San Marcelino
- San Mariano
- San Mateo
- San Miguel
- San Narciso
- San Nicolas
- San Pablo
- San Pascual
- San Pedro
- San Policarpo
- San Quintin
- San Rafael
S, continued
- San Remigio
- San Ricardo
- San Roque de Mabolo
- San Sebastian
- San Simon
- San Teodoro
- San Vicente
- San Vicente Ferrer
- Sanchez-Mira
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Catalina
- Santa Cecilia
- Santa Clara del Mar
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz de Malabon
- Santa Elena
- Santa Fe
- Santa Felicidad
- Santa Filomena
- Santa Ignacia
- Santa Ines
- Santa Isabel de Baybay
- Santa Josefa
- Santa Juliana
- Santa Lucia
- Santa Magdalena
- Santa Marcela
- Santa Margarita
- Santa Maria
- Santa Marta
- Santa Monica
- Santa Praxedes
- Santa Quiteria
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa de Lima
- Santa Teresita
- Santa Veronica
- Santander
- Santiago
- Santo Angel
- Santo Cristo
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Niño
- Santo Rosario
- Santo Tomas
- Santo Tomas de Ilog
- Santol
- Santolan
S, continued
- Saoang
- Sapang Bato
- Sapang Dalaga
- Sapang Kawayan
- Sapang Maragul
- Sapang Palay
- Sapang Putik
- Sapang Uwak
- Sapian
- Sergio Osmeña Sr.
- Siaton
- Siayan
- Sibalom
- Sibonga
- Sibulan
- Sigay
- Sikatuna
- Silangang Bayan
- Silangang Mabato
- Silangang Malinaw
- Silay
- Sinalhan
- Sindangan
- Sipalay
- Sipocot
- Sitio Bagong Sibol
- Sitio Balimbing
- Sitio Balite
- Sitio Bato-Bato
- Sitio Gumamela
- Sitio Kalamansi
- Sitio Kamansi
- Sitio Lagundi
- Sitio Luyahan
- Sitio Makopa
- Sitio Malipayon
- Sitio Malunggay
- Sitio Santan
- Sitio Sineguelas
- Sitio Tagbak
- Sitio Tanglad
- Sitio Tubod
- Sogod
- Solano
- Solsona
- Sual
- Sugpon
- Sulvec
- Sumilao
- Suyo
T: 83 names
- Taal
- Tabaco
- Tabang
- Tabing Bakod
- Tabing Bundok
- Tabing Dagat
- Tabing Ilog
- Tablac
- Tabogon
- Tabok
- Tabon
- Tabuelan
- Tabuk
- Tabunok
- Tadian
- Tagaytay
- Tagbao
- Tagbilaran
- Tagpuan
- Taguig
- Taguiporo
- Tagum
- Talacogon
- Talahib
- Talahiban
- Talamban
- Talampas
- Talavera
- Taleb
- Talibon
- Taliptip
- Talisay
- Talisayan
- Talon
- Taluktok
- Tambo
- Tambobong
- Tampakan
- Tanay
- Tandang Sora
- Tangal
T, continued
- Tangalan
- Tangos
- Tantangan
- Tanza
- Taptap
- Tarragona
- Tatlong Bukal
- Tatlong Niyog
- Tayabas
- Taytay
- Teresa
- Tiaong
- Tibag
- Tibiao
- Tierra Alta
- Tigbauan
- Timog Wawa
- Tinajeros
- Tindalo
- Tinglayan
- Tingub
- Tipolo
- Tisa
- Tiwi
- Toledo
- Trece Martires
- Trento
- Trinidad
- Tuao
- Tubao
- Tubay
- Tubigan
- Tubigon
- Tublay
- Tubod
- Tubuhan
- Tugatog
- Tugbungan
- Tuguegarao
- Tuktok
- Tumana
- Tunasan
U: 6 names
- Umingan
- Unisan
- Upper Kalubihan
- Upper Lawis
- Upper Tubod
- Uyugan
V: 17 names
- Valencia
- Valladolid
- Vallehermoso
- Victoria
- Vigan
- Villa Aurora
- Villa Esperanza
- Villa Hermosa
- Villa Kananga
- Villa Paz
- Villaba
- Villanueva
- Villasis
- Villaverde
- Villaviciosa
- Vintar
- Vista Alegre
W: 1 name
- Wawa
Y: 1 name
- Yakal