Cities & Municipalities

Highly urbanised cities, component cities, and municipalities — local government, economy, landmarks.

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Butuan

Butuan (pronounced ), officially the City of Butuan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Butuan; Butuanon: Dakbayan hong Butuan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Butua...

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Iligan

Iligan, officially the City of Iligan (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Iligan; Bukid: Ciudad ta Iligan; Maranao: Bandar a Iligan; Filipino: Lungsod ng...

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General Santos

General Santos, officially the City of General Santos and abbreviated as GenSan, is a highly urbanized city in the region of Soccsksargen, P...

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Bacolod

Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; Tagalog: [bɐˈkɔlɔd]; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Bacolod; Filipino: Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a high...

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Zamboanga City

Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Subanen: Bagbenwa Sembwangan; Sama: Lungsud Samboa...

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Cagayan de Oro

Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO), officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is a highly urbanized city in the region of Northern Mindanao, Phil...

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Taguig City: Administrative Profile and Geographic Overview

Taguig is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines, covering 47.28 km2 with a population of 6829.

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Manila

Manila — the capital of the Philippines and centre of Metro Manila. The former seat of the Spanish East Indies (1571–1898), and host to one...

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Baguio

Baguio — the highland summer capital of the Philippines, designed in 1909 by Daniel Burnham as the American colonial cool retreat. Sits at ~...

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Tacloban

Tacloban ( tak-LOH-ban; Tagalog pronunciation: [tɐkˈloban]), officially the City of Tacloban (Waray: Syudad han Tacloban; Filipino: Lungsod...

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Tagbilaran

Tagbilaran, officially the City of Tagbilaran (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Tagbilaran; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tagbilaran), is a component city and c...