General info

Entity:
Philippines
Capital:
Manila
Population (2008-07-01):
92,681,453 (CIA)
Area:
300,000 sq.km.
Country code:
ph
Region:
South-eastern Asia

Philippines

Administrative units

region
province/city		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1995-09-01
census		 population
2000-05-01
census		 population
2007-08-01
census
source: National Statistics Office, Philippines.
note: Several cities have become Highly Urbanized Cities (HUC) and seem to be separate from the province they used to belong to.
Region I (Ilocos Region) San Fernando City 12,840 3,803,890 4,200,478 4,545,906
Ilocos Norte Laoag 3,399 482,651 514,241 547,284
Ilocos Sur Vigan 2,580 545,385 594,206 632,255
La Union San Fernando 1,493 597,442 657,945 720,972
Pangasinan Lingayen 5,368 2,178,412 2,434,086 2,645,395
Region II (Cagayan Valley) Tuguegarao City 26,838 2,536,035 2,813,159 3,051,487
Batanes Basco 209 14,180 16,467 15,974
Cagayan Tuguegarao City 9,003 895,050 993,580 1,072,571
Isabela Ilagan 10,665 1,160,721 1,287,575 1,401,495
Nueva Vizcaya Bayombong 3,904 334,965 366,962 397,837
Quirino Cabarroguis 3,057 131,119 148,575 163,610
Region III (Central Luzon) City of San Fernando 21,470 7,092,191 8,204,742 9,720,982
Angeles City Angeles City   234,011 263,971 314,493
Aurora Baler 3,240 159,621 173,797 187,802
Bataan Balanga 1,373 491,459 557,659 662,153
Bulacan Malolos 2,625 1,784,441 2,234,088 2,826,926
Nueva Ecija Palayan 5,284 1,505,827 1,659,883 1,853,853
Olangapo City Olangapo City   179,754 194,260 227,270
Pampanga San Fernando 2,181 1,401,756 1,618,759 1,911,951
Tarlac Tarlac 3,053 945,810 1,068,783 1,243,449
Zambales Iba 3,714 389,512 433,542 493,085
Region IV-A (Calabarzon) Calamba City 16,229 7,750,204 9,320,629 11,743,110
Batangas Batangas City 3,166 1,658,567 1,905,348 2,245,869
Cavite Trece Martires City 1,288 1,610,324 2,063,161 2,856,765
Laguna Santa Cruz 1,760 1,631,082 1,965,872 2,473,530
Lucena City Lucena City   177,750 196,075 236,390
Quezon Lucena City 8,707 1,359,992 1,482,955 1,646,510
Rizal Pasig 1,309 1,312,489 1,707,218 2,284,046
Region IV-B (Mimaropa) Calapan City 27,456 2,033,271 2,299,229 2,559,791
Marinduque Boac 959 199,910 217,392 229,636
Occidental Mindoro Mamburao 5,880 339,605 380,250 421,952
Oriental Mindoro Calapan 4,365 608,616 681,818 735,769
Palawan Puerto Princesa 14,896 510,909 593,500 682,152
Puerto Princesa City Puerto Princesa City   129,577 161,912 210,508
Romblon Romblon 1,356 244,654 264,357 279,774
Region V (Bicol) Legazpi City 17,632 4,325,307 4,674,855 5,109,798
Albay Legazpi City 2,553 1,005,315 1,090,907 1,190,823
Camarines Norte Daet 2,113 439,151 458,840 513,785
Camarines Sur Pili 5,267 1,432,598 1,551,549 1,693,821
Catanduanes Virac 1,512 202,464 215,356 232,757
Masbate Masbate 4,048 707,668 707,668 768,939
Sorsogon Sorsogon 2,141 650,535 650,535 709,673
Region VI (Western Visayas) Iloilo City 20,223 5,776,938 6,211,038 6,843,643
Aklan Kalibo 1,818 410,539 451,314 495,122
Antique San Jose de Buenavista 2,522 431,713 472,822 515,265
Bacolod City Bacolod City   402,345 429,076 499,497
Capiz Roxas City 2,633 624,469 654,156 701,664
Guimaras Jordan 605 126,470 141,450 151,238
Iloilo Iloilo 4,719 1,415,022 1,559,182 1,691,878
Iloilo City Iloilo City   334,539 366,391 418,710
Negros Occidental Bacolod City 7,926 2,031,841 2,136,647 2,370,269
Region VII (Central Visayas) Cebu City 14,951 5,014,588 5,706,953 6,398,628
Bohol Tagbilaran 4,117 994,440 1,139,130 1,230,110
Cebu Cebu City 5,088 1,890,357 2,160,569 2,439,005
Cebu City Cebu City   662,299 718,821 798,809
Lapu-Lapu City Lapu-Lapu City   173,744 217,019 292,530
Mandaue City Mandaue City   194,745 259,728 318,575
Negros Oriental Dumaguete 5,402 1,025,247 1,130,088 1,231,904
Siquijor Siquijor 344 73,756 81,598 87,695
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) Tacloban City 21,432 3,366,917 3,610,355 3,912,936
Biliran Naval 556 132,209 140,274 150,031
Eastern Samar Borongan 4,340 362,324 375,822 405,114
Leyte Tacloban City 5,713 1,511,251 1,592,336 1,722,036
Northern Samar Catarman 3,498 454,195 500,639 549,759
Samar (Western) Catbalogan 5,591 589,373 641,124 695,149
Southern Leyte Maasin 1,735 317,565 360,160 390,847
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) Pagadian City 14,811 2,567,651 2,831,412 3,230,094
Isabela City Isabela City 141 68,557 73,032 87,985
Zamboanga City Zamboanga City   511,139 601,794 774,407
Zamboanga del Norte Dipolog 6,618 770,697 823,130 907,238
Zamboanga del Sur Pagadian 4,964 766,918 836,217 914,278
Zamboanga Sibugay Ipil 3,088 450,340 497,239 546,186
Region X (Northern Mindanao) Cagayan de Oro City 17,125 3,197,059 3,505,708 3,952,437
Bukidnon Malaybalay 8,294 940,403 1,060,265 1,190,284
Cagayan de Oro City Cagayan de Oro City   428,314 461,877 553,966
Camiguin Mambajao 230 68,039 74,232 81,293
Iligan City Iligan City   273,004 285,061 308,046
Lanao del Norte Tubod 3,092 440,783 473,062 538,283
Misamis Occidental Oroquieta 1,939 458,965 486,723 531,680
Misamis Oriental Cagayan de Oro City 3,570 587,551 664,338 748,885
Region XI (Davao Region) Davao City 19,672 3,288,824 3,676,163 4,156,653
Compostela Valley Nabunturan 4,667 520,110 580,244 637,366
Davao City Davao City   1,006,840 1,147,116 1,363,337
Davao del Norte Tagum 3,463 671,333 743,811 847,440
Davao del Sur Digos 6,378 677,069 758,801 822,406
Davao Oriental Mati 5,164 413,472 446,191 486,104
Region XII (Soccsksargen) Koronadal City 18,433 2,846,966 3,222,169 3,829,081
Cotabato (North C.) Kidapawan 6,566 862,666 958,643 1,121,974
Cotabato City Cotabato City 176 146,779 163,849 259,153
General Santos City (Dadiangas) General Santos City   327,173 411,822 529,542
Sarangani Alabel 2,980 367,006 410,622 475,514
South Cotabato Koronadal 3,996 621,155 690,728 767,254
Sultan Kudarat Isulan 4,715 522,187 586,505 675,644
Region XIII (Caraga) Butuan City 18,847 1,942,687 2,095,367 2,293,480
Agusan del Norte Butuan City 2,591 267,411 285,570 314,027
Agusan del Sur Prosperidad 8,966 514,736 559,294 609,447
Butuan City Butuan City   247,074 267,279 298,378
Dinagat Islands San Jose 802 100,537 106,951 120,813
Surigao del Norte Surigao City 1,937 341,666 374,465 409,468
Surigao del Sur Tandag 4,552 471,263 501,808 541,347
ARMM - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Cotabato City 12,695 2,362,300 2,803,045 4,120,795
Basilan Isabela City 1,234 227,008 259,796 408,520
Lanao del Sur Marawi City 3,873 686,193 800,162 1,138,544
Maguindanao Shariff Aguak 4,900 352,751 435,254 710,829
Shariff Kabunsuan   309,429 365,848 562,886
Sulu Jolo 1,600 536,201 619,668 849,670
Tawi-tawi Panglima Sugala 1,087 250,718 322,317 450,346
CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region Baguio City 18,294 1,254,838 1,365,220 1,520,743
Abra Bangued 3,992 195,964 209,491 230,953
Apayao Kabugao 4,083 83,660 97,129 103,633
Baguio Baguio City 49 226,883 252,386 301,926
Benguet La Trinidad 2,607 313,833 330,129 372,533
Ifugao Lagawe 2,518 149,598 161,623 180,711
Kalinga Tabuk 3,120 154,145 174,023 182,326
Mountain Province Bontoc 2,097 130,755 140,439 148,661
NCR - National Capital Region (Metro Manila) Manila 636 9,454,040 9,932,560 11,553,427
First District Manila   1,654,761 1,581,082 1,660,714
City of Manila 38 1,654,761 1,581,082 1,660,714
Second District Quezon City   3,228,782 3,466,213 4,152,275
Mandaluyong, City of   286,870 278,474 305,576
Marikina, City of   357,231 391,170 424,610
Pasig, City of   471,075 505,058 617,301
Quezon City   1,989,419 2,173,831 2,679,450
San Juan, City of   124,187 117,680 125,338
Third District Callocan City   2,036,847 2,232,295 2,556,809
Kalookan City   1,023,159 1,177,604 1,378,856
Malabon, City of   347,484 338,855 363,681
Navotas, City of   229,039 230,403 245,344
ValenzuelaCity of   437,165 485,433 568,928
Fourth District Pasay City   2,533,650 2,626,458 3,126,663
Las Piñas, City of 42 413,086 472,780 532,330
Makati, City of   484,176 444,867 510,383
Muntinlupa, City of 44 399,846 379,310 452,943
Paranaque, City of 47 391,296 449,811 552,660
Pasay City 14 408,610 354,908 403,064
Pateros   55,286 57,407 61,940
Taguig City   381,350 467,375 613,343
total   300,000 68,616,536 76,506,928 88,574,614

Main cities

name population
2000-05-01
census		 population
2007-08-01
census
Quezon City 2,173,831 2,679,450
Manila, City of 1,581,082 1,660,714
Kalookan City 1,177,604 1,378,856
Davao City 1,147,116 1,363,337
Cebu City 718,821 798,809
Zamboanga City 601,794 774,407
Antipolo, City of 470,866 633,971
Pasig, City of 505,058 617,301
Taguig City .. 613,343
Valenzuela, City of 485,433 568,928
Cagayan De Oro City 461,877 553,966
Parañaque, City of 449,811 552,660
Las Piñas, City of 472,780 532,330
General Santos City (Dadiangas) 411,822 529,542
Makati, City of 444,867 510,383
Bacolod City 429,076 499,497
Muntinlupa, City of 379,310 452,943
San Jose Del Monte, City of 315,807 439,090
Marikina, City of 391,170 424,610
Iloilo City 365,820 418,710
Pasay City 354,908 403,064
Malabon, City of 338,855 363,681
Calamba, City of 281,146 360,281
Mandaue City 259,728 318,575
Angeles City 263,971 314,493
Tarlac, City of 262,481 314,155
Iligan City 285,061 308,046
Mandaluyong, City of 278,474 305,576
Baguio City 252,386 301,926
Butuan City 267,279 298,378
Batangas City 247,588 295,231
Lapu-Lapu City (Opon) 217,019 292,530
San Fernando, City of 221,857 269,365
Santa Rosa, City of .. 266,943
Lipa City 218,447 260,568
Cabanatuan City 222,859 259,267
Cotabato City 150,450 259,153
Navotas, City of .. 245,344
San Pablo City 207,927 237,259
Lucena City 196,075 236,390
Olongapo City 194,260 227,270
Malolos, City of .. 223,069
Tacloban City 178,639 217,199
Tagum, City of 179,531 215,967
Puerto Princesa City 161,912 210,508
Meycauayan, City of .. 196,569
Legazpi City 157,010 179,481
Talisay, City of 148,110 179,359
Ormoc City 154,297 177,524
Marawi City 131,090 177,391
Kabankalan, City of 149,769 166,970
Calbayog City 147,187 163,657
Valencia, City of 147,924 162,745
San Carlos City 154,264 161,884
Pagadian City 142,515 161,312
Naga City 137,810 160,516
Bago City 141,721 159,933
Panabo, City of 133,950 154,329
Toledo City 141,174 152,960
Sorsogon, City of 92,512 151,454
Cadiz City 141,954 150,750
Koronadal, City of 133,786 149,622
Dagupan City 130,328 149,554
Roxas City 126,352 147,738
Digos, City of 125,171 145,514
Malaybalay, City of 123,672 144,065
Tanauan, City of 117,539 142,537
Sagay City 129,765 140,511
Surigao City 118,534 132,151
San Carlos City 118,259 129,809
Tuguegarao City 120,645 129,539
Santiago, City of 110,531 126,244
San Juan, City of .. 125,338
Tabaco, City of 107,166 123,513
Ozamis City 110,420 123,137
San Jose City 108,254 122,353
Mati, City of .. 122,046
Urdaneta 111,582 120,785
Silay City 107,722 120,365
Kidapawan, City of 101,205 117,610
Calapan 105,910 116,976
Dumaguete City 102,265 116,392
San Fernando 102,082 114,813
Cauayan, City of 103,952 114,254
Dipolog City 99,862 113,118
Gingoog City 102,379 112,247
Bayawan, City of (Tulong) 101,391 110,250
Danao City 98,781 109,354
Cavite City 99,367 104,581
Baybay, City of .. 102,526
Laoag City 94,466 102,457
Himamaylan, City of 88,684 102,014
Bislig, City of 97,860 102,009
Ligao, City of 90,603 101,179
Carcar, City of .. 100,632
Gapan, City of 89,199 98,795
Iriga City 88,893 97,983
Talisay, City of 79,146 96,444
Naga, City of .. 95,163
Bayugan, City of .. 95,032
Catbalogan, City of .. 92,454
Tagbilaran City 77,700 92,297
Escalante, City of 79,098 92,035
Guihulngan, City of .. 91,358
Island Garden City of Samal 82,609 90,291
Trece Martires City 41,653 90,177
Victorias, City of 81,743 88,149
Isabela, City of 73,032 87,985
Tabuk, City of .. 87,912
Tayabas, City of .. 87,252
Balanga 71,088 84,105
Tacurong, City of 76,354 82,546
Lamitan, City of .. 82,074
Masbate, City of 71,441 81,585
Alaminos 73,448 79,788
Maasin, City of 71,163 79,737
Tanjay, City of 70,169 78,539
Passi, City of 69,601 76,045
Bais City 68,115 74,702
Dapitan City 68,178 72,792
Science City of Muñoz 65,586 71,669
Bogo, City of .. 69,123
Sipalay, City of 62,063 67,211
Oroquieta City 59,843 65,349
La Carlota City 56,408 63,584
Tagaytay City 45,287 61,623
Cabadbaran, City of NaN 61,564
Borongan, City of .. 59,354
Tangub City 49,695 56,644
Candon 50,564 56,270
Tandag, City of .. 50,459
Canlaon City 46,548 50,208
Vigan 45,143 47,246
El Salvador, City of .. 41,905
Palayan City 31,253 33,506
source: National Statistics Office, Philippines