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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.
Quezon City, the most populous. Palayan, the least populous. Manila, the capital and most densely populated. Puerto Princesa, the most sparsely populated. Davao City, the largest in terms of land area. San Juan, the smallest in terms of land area. Carmona, the newest city. Cebu City, the oldest city.
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 ).
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.
Boston, Davao Oriental (named after the American city of Boston .) Brooke's Point, Palawan (named after the British ruler of Sarawak James Brooke .) Conner, Apayao (named after American governor Norman Conner.) [ 1] General MacArthur, Eastern Samar (named after the American general Douglas MacArthur .) Jones, Isabela (named after American ...
San Fernando. Central Luzon. Christmas Capital of the Philippines. After the local parol or Christmas lantern-making industry of the city and the Giant Lantern Festival. [ 71][ 72] San Juan. Metro Manila. Tiangge Capital of the Philippines. The city is known for its tiangge or flea markets.
N. List of Philippine city name etymologies. List of city and municipality nicknames in the Philippines.
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.