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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. The independent cities are classified as highly-urbanized cities and the dependent cities are component cities. Although some component cities are somewhat independent, like Ormoc City in Leyte.

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

Table of contents
1 League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)
2 List of Cities
3 External links

League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)

The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) is a non-profit organization and is not a government agency. It has a membership of 84 cities and was founded in 1988. The organization was formed to help coordinate efforts to improve governance and local autonomy and to tackle issues such as preserving the environment and improving public works.

List of Cities

As of May 2003, there are 115 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

By province

Metro Manila
Agusan del Norte
  • Butuan City
Albay
Basilan
Bataan
  • Balanga City
Batangas
  • Batangas City
  • Tanauan City
  • Lipa City
Benguet
Bohol
  • Tagbilaran City
Bukidnon
  • Malaybalay City
  • Valencia City
Bulacan
Cagayan
  • Tuguegarao City
Camarines Sur
  • Iriga City
  • Naga City
Capiz
  • Roxas City
Cavite
Cebu
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
Laguna
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Sur
  • Marawi City
Leyte
Maguindanao
Masbate
  • Masbate City
Misamis Occidental
  • Oroquieta City
  • Ozamis City
  • Tangub City
Misamis Oriental
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
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
Zamboanga del Sur

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