MIMARO
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MIMAROPA, 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 (also Palawan, since transferred to another region). There is only one city in the entire region: Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro.
The region was created by Executive Order No. 103, dated May 17, 2002, as was Region IV-A (CALABARZON), after Region IV (Southern Tagalog) was divided. Quezon City (the former regional center of Southern Tagalog) remains the regional center of the MIMAROPA region.
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.
| 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 |
| Metro Manila: | No provinces |