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Each city is governed by both the Local Government Code of 1991 [2] and the city's own municipal charter, under the laws of the Philippines. Quezon City, the most populous. Palayan, the least populous. Manila, the capital and most densely populated. Puerto Princesa, the most sparsely populated.
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 more than 140 cities in the Philippines as of 2022 have taken their names from a variety of languages both indigenous (Austronesian) and foreign (mostly Spanish).The majority of Philippine cities derive their names from the major regional languages where they are spoken including Tagalog (), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Pangasinense.
Metro Manila is a metropolitan area in the Philippines, consisting of 16 cities and a municipality, designated as the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country.. The mayors in Metro Manila are considered as the local chief executives of their respective localities and they also form part of the Metro Manila Council of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
Pages in category "Filipino masculine given names" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Palawan peacock-pheasant. The Palawan peacock-pheasant ( Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50 cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. It is known as tandikan in the some local Palawano ( peras in Southwest Palawano), Tagbanwa, and Batak languages of Palawan. [4]
N. List of Philippine city name etymologies. List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines.
A city (Filipino: lungsod / siyudad / lunsod) 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.