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Under class, Mun indicates municipalities, CC indicates component cities, ICC independent component cities, and HUC highly urbanized cities. Cells with thick borders mark official ( de jure ) provincial capitals while cities/municipalities with asterisk(*) mark the province's largest settlement, double asterisk(**) marks the country's largest ...
This is a list of chartered cities in the Philippines. Philippine cities are classified into three groups: highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), independent component cities ( ICC ), and component cities ( CC ).
The Philippines has three metropolitan areas officially recognized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) due to their prominence, population, size, and economy: Manila, Cebu, and Davao. [1] [2] The most populous is Metro Manila, which comprises the City of Manila, 15 neighboring cities, and a municipality.
A city (Filipino: lungsod or siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines.All Philippine cities are chartered cities (Filipino: nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers.
A municipality (Tagalog: bayan / munisipalidad / munisipyo / puweblo; Hiligaynon: banwa; Cebuano: lungsod; Pangasinan: baley; Kapampangan: balen / balayan; Central Bikol: banwaan; Waray: bungto; Ilocano: ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from city, which is a different category of local government unit.
Largest cities in the Philippines. 2020 Philippine census of population and housing. Rank Name Region Pop. Rank Name Region Pop. Quezon City Manila: 1: Quezon City ...
The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km 2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila respectively, and the most populous city in Mindanao, in Davao Region, and outside of Metro Manila. [16]
Several national government branches including the Batasang Pambansa Complex, the seat of House of Representatives of the Philippines, call the city home. Quezon City is a planned city. It covers a total area of 161.11 square kilometers (62.20 sq mi), [5] making it the largest city in Metro Manila/NCR in terms of land area