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This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).
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.
This is a list of Philippine provinces sorted by population as of the 2020 census, which was conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Population of provinces in this list includes population of highly urbanized cities, which are administratively independent of the province.
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 ).
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 ...
According to the 2020 Philippine census, Quezon City has a population of 2,960,048 people, making it the most populous city in the Philippines. [96] As of the 2015 census, the population of Quezon City comprises 22.80% or about 1 ⁄ 4 of Metro Manila's population. [96]
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, upon reaching certain requirements (such as minimum population size, and minimum annual revenue) may opt to become a city. First, a bill must be passed in Congress, then signed into law by the President and then the residents would vote in the resulting plebiscite to accept or reject cityhood.