Cities of the Philippines

A city (lungsod, sometimes syudad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. Cities are equivalent to municipalities but are given special treatment and an increased budget. Cities, like municipalities, are composed of barangays and is governed by a Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and councilors.

A number of cities in the country act independently of their provinces and are largely self-governing and have their own representatives in the Congress[?]. Other cities depend on their provincial government for support and representation.

Quezon City[?], in Metro Manila is the most populous city with over 2,000,000 residents. Davao City[?] in Davao del Sur[?], is one of the largest cities in the world in terms of land area, occupying more than 2,500 square kilometers.

List of Cities As of May 2003, there are 116 cities in the Philippines.

Note: The following lists list provincially-independent cities with the provinces in which they used to be part of, such as Baguio City in Benguet, Zamboanga City in Zamboanga del Sur, and Davao City in Davao del Sur.

Alphabetical Alaminos City[?], Pangasinan[?] Angeles City[?], Pampanga Antipolo City[?], Rizal Bacolod City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Bago City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Baguio City, Benguet[?] Bais City[?], Negros Oriental Balanga City[?], Bataan Batangas City[?], Batangas Bayawan City[?], Negros Oriental Bislig City[?], Surigao del Sur[?] Butuan City[?], Agusan del Norte[?] Cabanatuan City[?], Nueva Ecija Cadiz City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Cagayan De Oro City[?], Misamis Oriental Calamba City[?], Laguna Calapan City[?], Oriental Mindoro Calbayog City[?], Samar[?] Candon City[?], Ilocos Sur[?] Canlaon City[?], Negros Oriental Cauayan City[?], Isabela[?] Cavite City[?], Cavite Cebu City[?], Cebu Cotabato City[?] Dagupan City[?], Pangasinan[?] Danao City[?], Cebu Dapitan City[?], Zamboanga del Norte Dasmariñas City[?], Cavite Davao City[?], Davao del Sur[?] Digos City[?], Davao del Sur[?] Dipolog City[?], Zamboanga del Norte Dumaguete City[?], Negros Oriental Escalante City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Gapan City[?], Nueva Ecija General Santos City[?], South Cotabato[?] Gingoog City[?], Misamis Oriental Himamaylan City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Iligan City[?], Lanao del Norte Iloilo City[?], Iloilo[?] Iriga City[?], Camarines Sur Isabela City[?] Island Garden City of Samal[?], Davao[?] Kabankalan City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Kalookan City[?], Metro Manila Kidapawan City[?], Cotabato[?] Koronadal City[?], South Cotabato[?] La Carlota City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Laoag City[?], Ilocos Norte[?] Lapu-Lapu City[?], Cebu Las Piñas City, Metro Manila Legazpi City[?], Albay Ligao City[?], Albay Lipa City[?], Batangas Lucena City[?], Quezon Maasin City[?], Southern Leyte Makati City, Metro Manila Malabon City[?], Metro Manila Malaybalay City[?], Bukidnon Malolos City[?], Bulacan Mandaluyong City[?], Metro Manila Mandaue City[?], Cebu Manila, Metro Manila Marawi City[?], Lanao del Sur[?] Marikina City[?], Metro Manila Masbate City[?], Masbate Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila Naga City[?], Camarines Sur Olongapo City[?], Zambales Ormoc City[?], Leyte Oroquieta City[?], Misamis Occidental Ozamis City[?], Misamis Occidental Pagadian City[?], Zamboanga del Sur Palayan City[?], Nueva Ecija Panabo City[?], Davao[?] Parañaque City, Metro Manila Pasay City[?], Metro Manila Pasig City[?], Metro Manila Passi City[?], Iloilo[?] Puerto Princesa City[?], Palawan Quezon City[?], Metro Manila Roxas City[?], Capiz[?] Sagay City[?], Negros Occidental[?] San Carlos City[?], Negros Occidental[?] San Carlos City[?], Pangasinan[?] San Fernando[?], La Union[?] San Fernando[?], Pampanga San Jose City[?], Nueva Ecija San Jose Del Monte City[?], Bulacan San Pablo City[?], Laguna Santiago City[?], Isabela[?] Science City of Muñoz[?], Nueva Ecija Silay City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Sipalay City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Sorsogon City[?], Sorsogon Surigao City[?], Surigao del Norte[?] Tabaco City[?], Albay Tacloban City[?], Leyte Tacurong City[?], Sultan Kudarat[?] Tagaytay City[?], Cavite Tagbilaran City[?], Bohol Tagum City[?], Davao[?] Talisay City[?], Cebu Talisay City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Tanauan City[?], Batangas Tangub City[?], Misamis Occidental Tanjay City[?], Negros Oriental Tarlac City[?], Tarlac Toledo City[?], Cebu Trece Martires City[?], Cavite Tuguegarao City[?], Cagayan[?] Urdaneta City[?], Pangasinan[?] Valencia City[?], Bukidnon Valenzuela City[?], Metro Manila Victorias City[?], Negros Occidental[?] Vigan City[?], Ilocos Sur[?] Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur

By province Metro Manila Las Piñas City Makati City Malabon City[?] Mandaluyong City[?] Manila Marikina City[?] Muntinlupa City Parañaque City Pasig City[?] Valenzuela City[?] Kalookan City[?] Pasay City[?] Quezon City[?] No province Isabela City[?] Cotabato City[?] Agusan del Norte[?] Butuan City[?] Albay Ligao City[?] Tabaco City[?] Legazpi City[?] Bataan Balanga City[?] Batangas Batangas City[?] Tanauan City[?] Lipa City[?] Benguet[?] Baguio City Bohol Tagbilaran City[?] Bukidnon Malaybalay City[?] Valencia City[?] Bulacan Malolos City[?] San Jose Del Monte City[?] Cagayan[?] Tuguegarao City[?] Camarines Sur Iriga City[?] Naga City[?] Capiz[?] Roxas City[?] Cavite Cavite City[?] Dasmariñas City[?] Tagaytay City[?] Trece Martires City[?] Cebu Cebu City[?] Danao City[?] Lapu-Lapu City[?] Mandaue City[?] Talisay City[?] Toledo City[?] Cotabato[?] Kidapawan City[?] Davao[?] Island Garden City of Samal[?] Panabo City[?] Tagum City[?] Davao del Sur[?] Davao City[?] Digos City[?] Ilocos Norte[?] Laoag City[?] Ilocos Sur[?] Candon City[?] Vigan City[?] Iloilo[?] Iloilo City[?] Passi City[?] Isabela[?] Cauayan City[?] Santiago City[?] La Union[?] San Fernando[?] Laguna Calamba City[?] San Pablo City[?] Lanao del Norte Iligan City[?] Lanao del Sur[?] Marawi City[?] Leyte Ormoc City[?] Tacloban City[?] Masbate Masbate City[?] Misamis Occidental Oroquieta City[?] Ozamis City[?] Tangub City[?] Misamis Oriental Cagayan De Oro City[?] Gingoog City[?] Negros Occidental[?] Bacolod City[?] Bago City[?] Cadiz City[?] Escalante City[?] Himamaylan City[?] Kabankalan City[?] La Carlota City[?] Sagay City[?] San Carlos City[?] Silay City[?] Sipalay City[?] Talisay City[?] Victorias City[?] Negros Oriental Bais City[?] Bayawan City[?] Canlaon City[?] Dumaguete City[?] Tanjay City[?] Nueva Ecija Cabanatuan City[?] Gapan City[?] Palayan City[?] San Jose City[?] Science City of Muñoz[?] Oriental Mindoro Calapan City[?] Palawan Puerto Princesa City[?] Pampanga Angeles City[?] San Fernando City[?] Pangasinan[?] Alaminos City[?] Dagupan City[?] San Carlos City[?] Urdaneta City[?] Quezon Lucena City[?] Rizal Antipolo City[?] Samar[?] Calbayog City[?] Sorsogon Sorsogon City[?] South Cotabato[?] General Santos City[?] Koronadal City[?] Southern Leyte Maasin City[?] Sultan Kudarat[?] Tacurong City[?] Surigao del Norte[?] Surigao City[?] Surigao del Sur[?] Bislig City[?] Tarlac Tarlac City[?] Zambales Olongapo City[?] Zamboanga del Norte Dapitan City[?] Dipolog City[?] Zamboanga del Sur Pagadian City[?] Zamboanga City