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Map of Philippines | |
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Continent | Asia |
Number of zones | 16 |
Maximum PPH | 16 |
Last updated | 2022-01-17 |
The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a country in southeast Asia which has just over 100 million inhabitants.
The capital is Manila and the largest city is Quezon City. Other major cities are Davao City and Caloocan.
The Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the southwest, and shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia and Brunei to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest.
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Zones[edit]
There are 16 turf zones in the country all belonging to the same and only region, Philippines. Six of these zones are counted as world heritage sites, two monument zones, one holy zone and two bridge zones.
Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.
World Heritage Sites[edit]
- Hamiguitan (2015)
- RiceTerraces (2015)
- SantoTomas (2015)
- Subterranean (2015)
- TubbatahaReef (2015)
- Vigan (2015) - The first turf zone in the country.
Monument zones[edit]
Holy zones[edit]
Bridge zones[edit]
Other zones[edit]
- CebuAir (2019)
- Dumaguete (2019)
- Hinagdanan (2019)
- Manilair (2017)
- TurtleIsland (2016)
Updated: 2022-01-17
Country specific medals[edit]
No country specific medals.