List of cities in the Philippines

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The following is a list of chartered cities in the Philippines. Philippine cities are classified into three
groups: Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs), Independent Component Cities (ICCs), and Component
Cities (CCs).

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Contents
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1Overview

2List
2.1Notes

3See also

4References

5External links

Overview[edit]
Highly Urbanized Cities are local government units autonomous from provinces that have a
minimum population of 200,000 and an annual income of at least PhP 50 million (in 1991 constant
prices). Independent Component Cities are cities outside of provincial jurisdiction (although some
are allowed to participate in the election of provincial officials) that have not yet attained the 'highly
urbanized' status, while Component Cities are those under a province's jurisdiction.[1] In addition,
each city is classified into six income brackets according to average annual income. For instance,
First Class cities have an average income of PhP 400 Million, while Sixth Class cities earn less than
PhP 80 Million annually.
Each city is governed by both the Local Government Code of 1991
charter, under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

[2]

and the city's own municipal

List[edit]
There are 144 cities of the Philippines as of December 31, 2013. Thirty-five of these are Highly
Urbanized (HUC), five are Independent Component (ICC), with the rest being components (CC) of
their respective provinces. City charter documents, if available, could be accessed by clicking on the
related external link. Sorting of regional designations is done alphabetically to prevent confusion.
Location coordinates indicate the vicinity of the city center, and are sorted according to latitude.

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

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ty
(per
km)

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200103-05

200103-28

Locatio
n

16.15

Alamino
s

Pangasin
an

Regi
on I

85,025

164.2
6

517.6
2

CC

4th

RA
09025

65721N
119.98045
39E

15.13

Angeles

Pampan
ga

Regi 326,336
b4
on III

60.27

4924.
34

HU
C

1st

RA
03700

196306-22

196401-01

99659N
120.58791
82E

Antipolo

Bacolod

Bacoor

Bago

Rizal

Negros
Occident
al

Cavite

Negros

14.58

Regi
on 677,741
IV-A

306.1
0

NIR

162.6
7

511,820

2214.
12

HU
C

1st

RA
08508

199802-13

199804-04

70262N
121.17586
11E

3146.
37

HU
C

1st

CA
326

19380618[3]

10.67

193806-18

62836N
122.95137
86E

14.45

Regi
on 520,216
IV-A

46.17

NIR 163,045

401.2

11267
.4

CC

n/a

RA
10160

201204-11

201206-23

94486N
120.94017
16E

406.3

CC

2nd

RA

1965-

1966-

10.54

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Occident
al

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

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n

04382

0619[4]

01-01

122.83570

190909-01

190909-01

01492N

49E

16.41

Baguio

Benguet

CAR 318,676

57.51

5541.
23

HU
C

1st

Act
1963

2007N
120.59339
37E

9.591

Bais

Negros
Oriental

NIR

74,722

319.6
4

233.7
7

CC

3rd

RA
05444

196809-01

196809-01

4574N
123.12134
86E

14.67

Balanga

Bataan

Regi
on III

87,920

111.6
3

787.6

CC

4th

RA
08984

200012-02

200012-30

95669N
120.54096
93E

18.05

Batac

Ilocos
Norte

Regi
on I

53,542

161.0
6

332.4
4

CC

4th

RA
09407

200703-24

200706-23

66509N
120.56395
98E

Batangas
City

Batangas

Regi 305,607
on

282.9
6

1080.
04

CC

1st

RA
05495

196906-21

196906-21

13.75

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

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ty
(per
km)

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Locatio
n

61219N

IV-A

121.05775
4E

9.366

Bayawan

Negros
Oriental

NIR

114,074

699.0
8

163.1
8

CC

2nd

RA
08983

200012-05

200012-23

8246N
122.80555
02E

Baybay

Bayugan

Bian

Bislig

Leyte

Agusan
del Sur

Laguna

Surigao
del Sur

Regi
on 102,841
VIII

Regi
on
XIII

10.67

459.3
0

223.9
1

CC

n/a

RA
09389

200703-15

200706-16

71946N
124.79706
93E

8.714

99,361

688.7
7

144.2
6

CC

3rd

RA
09405

200703-23

200706-20

3812N
125.74815
22E

8.2116

Regi
on 283,396
IV-A

43.50

Regi
on

331.8
0

96,578

6514.
85

CC

n/a

RA
09740

200910-30

201002-03

034N
126.31664
85E

291.0
7

CC

3rd

RA
08804

200008-16

200009-18

14.33

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

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ty
(per
km)

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n

85061N

XIII

121.08359
62E

Bogo

Boronga
n

Butuan

Cabadba
ran

Cabanat

Cebu

Eastern
Samar

Agusan
del
Norte

Agusan
del Norte

Nueva

Regi
on
VII

Regi
on
VIII

11.053

69,911

103.5
2

675.3
4

CC

4th

RA
09390

200703-15

200706-16

0536N
124.01103
54E

11.608

64,457

475.0
0

135.7

CC

n/a

RA
09394

200703-16

200706-20

5788N
125.43532
8E

Regi
on 309,709
XIII

816.6
2

Regi
on
XIII

214.4
4

379.2
6

HU
C

1st

RA
00523

8.953

19500802[5]

195008-02

200704-12

200707-28

4142N
125.52887
55E

9.122

69,241

Regi 272,676

322.8
9

CC

4th

RA
09434

6N
125.5355
E

192.2

1418.

CC

1st

RA

1950-

1950-

15.48
91397N

City

uan

Cabuyao

Cadiz

Cagayan
de Oro

Calamba

Calapan

Province
a

Ecija

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

on III

Area
(km)

Negros
Occident
al

NIR 151,500

524.5
7

Misamis
Oriental

Regi
602,088
on X

Oriental
Mindoro

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00526

06-15

07-14

Locatio
n

120.96930
62E

14.27

43.40

Laguna

(per
km)

Regi
on 248,436
IV-A

Laguna

Densi
ty

5724.
33

CC

n/a

RA
10163

201205-16

201208-04

95538N
121.12357
12E

412.8
0

288.8
1

1458.
55

CC

HU
C

2nd

1st

RA
04894

RA
00521

10.94

19670617[6]

196706-17

19500615[7]

195006-15

62871N
123.29707
74E

8.476
3774N
124.64150
04E

14.20

Regi
on 389,377
IV-A

149.5
0

Regi 124,173
on

250.0
6

2604.
53

CC

1st

RA
09024

200104-07

200104-21

31876N
121.16236
94E

496.5
7

CC

3rd

RA
08475

199802-02

199803-21

13.40
70484N
121.17784

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Province
a

Regi
on

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tion
(2010)

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(km)

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IV-B

Calbayo
g

Locatio
n

79E

Samar
(Western
)

Regi
on 172,778
VIII

-none- h

1,489,0
40

880.7
4

196.1
7

CC

1st

RA
00328

12.06

19480715[8]

194807-15

196106-17

196202-16

69758N
124.59464
12E

14.65

Caloocan

NCR

55.80

26685
.3

HU
C

1st

RA
03278

71285N
120.98410
7E

Candon

Ilocos
Sur

Regi
on I

57,884

103.2
8

560.4
6

CC

4th

RA
09018

200103-05

200103-28

17.2
N
120.45E

10.38

Canlaon

Negros
Oriental

NIR

50,627

170.9
3

296.1
9

CC

4th

RA
03445

196106-18

196106-18

65531N
123.22451
33E

Carcar

Cebu

Regi
on 107,323
VII

10.10

116.7
8

861.7
2

CC

4th

RA
09436

200704-15

200707-01

44165N
123.64745
2E

City

Catbalog
an

Province
a

Samar
(Western
)

Regi
on

Regi
on
VIII

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

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RA
09391

200703-15

200706-16

Locatio
n

11.775

94,317

274.2
2

343.9
5

CC

n/a

3199N
124.88295
49E

16.93

Cauayan

Isabela

Regi
122,335
on II

336.4
0

363.6
6

CC

3rd

RA
09017

200102-28

200103-28

4355N
121.76664
96E

Cavite
City

Cebu
City

Cotabato
City

Dagupan

Cavite

Cebu

Maguind
anao

Pangasi

Regi
on 101,120
IV-A

10.89

Regi
on 866,171
VII

315.0
0

9285.
58

2749.
75

CC

HU
C

4th

1st

CA
547

CA
058

14.48

19400526[9]

194005-26

19361020[10]

193610-20

2032N
120.90891
49E

10.30
90298N
123.89308
39E

7.197

Regi
on 271,786
XII

176.0
0

Regi 163,676

37.23

1544.
24

ICC

3rd

RA
02364

195906-20

195906-20

0344N
124.23517
14E

4396.

ICC

2nd

RA

1947-

1947-

16.04

City

Province
a

nan

Danao

Dapitan

Dasmari
as

Davao
City

Digos

Cebu

Zamboan
ga del
Norte

Cavite

Davao
del Sur

Davao

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

(per
km)

on I

Regi
on
VII

Densi
ty

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class
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35

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Locatio
n

00170

0620[11]

06-20

120.33756

196106-07

196106-07

24848N

88E

10.52

119,252

107.3
0

1111.3
9

CC

3rd

RA
03028

11N
124.0269
E

8.656

Regi
on IX

77,441

390.5
3

198.3

CC

3rd

RA
03811

196306-22

196306-22

2163N
123.42744
31E

14.32

Regi
on 575,817
IV-A

90.13

Regi
on XI

2,443.
61

1,449,2
96

Regi 149,891

6388.
74

CC

n/a

RA
09723

200910-15

200911-26

70824N
120.93708
78E

287.1

593.1

522.0

HU
C

CC

1st

2nd

CA
051

RA

7.063

19361016[12]

193610-16

2000-

2000-

9758N
125.60830
97E

6.744
3504N

City

Province
a

del Sur

Dipolog

Dumagu
ete

Zamboan
ga del
Norte

Negros
Oriental

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

on XI

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

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08798

06-15

09-08

Locatio
n

125.35659
75E

8.582

Regi
120,460
on IX

241.1
3

499.5
6

CC

2nd

RA
05520

196906-21

197001-01

7595N
123.34025
4E

NIR 120,883

33.62

3595.
57

CC

3rd

RA
00327

9.305

19480615[13]

194806-15

200704-12

200706-27

4777N
123.30804
46E

8.532

El
Salvador

Misamis
Oriental

Regi
on X

44,848

106.1
5

422.5

CC

n/a

RA
09435

8114N
124.56988
72E

Escalant
e

Gapan

Negros
Occident
al

Nueva
Ecija

10.84

NIR

93,005

192.7
6

482.4
9

CC

4th

RA
09014

200102-28

200103-31

12679N
123.49926
27E

Regi 101,488
on III

164.4
4

617.1
7

CC

4th

RA
09022

200103-05

200108-25

15.29
77722N

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

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ty
(per
km)

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Locatio
n

120.95661
22E

General
Santos

South
Cotabato

6.1139

Regi
on 538,086
XII

492.8
6

Regi
on X

568.4
4

1091.
76

HU
C

1st

RA
05412

196806-15

196806-15

525N
125.17170
38E

8.824

Gingoog

Misamis
Oriental

117,908

207.4
2

CC

2nd

RA
02668

196006-18

196006-18

2682N
125.10418
06E

10.119

Guihuln
gan

Negros
Oriental

NIR

93,675

388.5
6

241.0
8

CC

n/a

RA
09409

200703-24

200707-14

9127N
123.27282
63E

Himama
ylan

Ilagan

Negros
Occident
al

Isabela

10.09

NIR 103,006

367.0
4

280.6
4

CC

3rd

RA
09028

200103-05

200103-31

21503N
122.87251
71E

Regi 135,174
on II

1,166.
26

115.9

CC

3rd

RA
10169

201206-21

201208-11

17.14
42245N

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

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ty
(per
km)

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Locatio
n

121.88895
1E

Iligan

Iloilo
City

Imus

Iriga

Isabela

8.228

Lanao
del
Norte

Regi
322,821
on X

Iloilo

Regi
424,619
on VI

Cavite

Camarin
es Sur

Basilan

813.3
7

396.8
9

HU
C

1st

RA
00525

195006-16

195006-16

6294N
124.23817
84E

Regi
on 301,624
IV-A

Regi
105,919
on V

Regi
on IX

97,857

78.34

5420.
21

HU
C

1st

CA
057

10.70

19361020[14]

193610-20

201204-10

201206-30

2427N
122.56903
18E

14.41

64.70

4661.
89

CC

n/a

RA
10161

89573N
120.93123
17E

137.3
5

223.7
3

771.1
6

437.3
9

CC

CC

3rd

4th

RA
05261

RA
09023

13.42

19680615[15]

196806-15

200103-05

200104-25

22182N
123.41297
28E

6.705
5236N

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

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Locatio
n

121.97264
02E

Kabanka
lan

Kidapaw
an

Koronad
al

La
Carlota

Lamitan

9.990

Negros
Occident
al

NIR 167,666

Cotabato
(North)

Regi
on 125,447
XII

358.4
7

Regi
on 158,273
XII

277.0
0

South
Cotabato

Negros
Occident
al

Basilan

697.3
5

240.4
3

CC

1st

RA
08297

199706-06

199708-02

4897N
122.81646
28E

7.008

349.9
5

CC

3rd

RA
08500

199802-12

199803-22

3491N
125.09168
92E

6.500

571.3
8

CC

1st

RA
08803

200008-16

200010-08

3721N
124.84356
01E

10.42

NIR

63,852

137.2
9

465.0
9

CC

4th

RA
04585

196506-19

196601-22

5356N
122.92248
65E

ARM
M

68,996

354.4
5

231.5
5

CC

5th

RA
09393

200703-15

200706-18

6.658
0396N

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

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ty
(per
km)

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Locatio
n

122.13700
76E

18.19

Laoag

Ilocos
Norte

Regi
104,904
on I

116.0
8

903.7
2

CC

1st

RA
04584

196506-19

196601-01

73235N
120.59354
33E

LapuLapu

Cebu

Regi
on 350,467
VII

58.10

6032.
13

HU
C

1st

RA
03134

10.29

19610617[16]

196106-17

199702-12

199703-26

98655N
123.98159
7E

14.48

Las
Pias

-none- i

NCR 552,573

32.69

16903
.43

HU
C

1st

RA
08251

06089N
120.98190
99E

13.13

Legazpi

Albay

Regi
182,201
on V

153.7
0

1185.
43

CC

2nd

RA
02234

195906-12

195906-12

88596N
123.73431
04E

Ligao

Albay

Regi 104,914
on V

246.7
5

425.1
8

CC

4th

RA
09008

200102-21

200103-24

13.24
11238N

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

123.53737
92E

Lipa

Lucena

Maasin

Batangas

Quezon

Southern
Leyte

Regi
on 283,468
IV-A

209.4
0

Regi
on 246,392
IV-A

80.21

Regi
on
VIII

211.7
1

1353.
72

3071.
84

CC

HU
C

1st

1st

RA
00162

RA
03271

13.94

19470620[17]

194706-20

19610617[18]

196106-17

200007-11

200008-10

14686N
121.16428
77E

13.92
60427N
121.61417
93E

10.13

81,250

383.7
8

CC

4th

RA
08796

35832N
124.84607
29E

15.22

Mabalac
at

Pampang
a

Regi 215,610
b5
on III

83.18

2592.
09

CC

n/a

RA
10164

201205-15

201207-21

28211N
120.57331
05E

Makati

-none- i

NCR 476,719
b1

21.57
b1

22101
.02

HU
C

1st

RA
07854

199501-02

199502-04

14.55
68853N

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

121.02353
2E

14.67

Malabon

-none- i

NCR 353,337

15.71

22491
.22

HU
C

1st

RA
09019

200103-05

200104-21

5215N
120.95737
38E

8.155

Malayba
lay

Bukidno
n

Regi
153,085
on X

969.1
9

157.9
5

CC

1st

RA
08490

199802-11

199803-22

3979N
125.13044
92E

14.84

Malolos

Bulacan

Regi
234,945
on III

67.25

3493.
61

CC

1st[19]

RA
08754

199911-04

199912-18[20]

3759N
120.81136
94E

14.57

Mandalu
yong

-none- i

NCR 328,699

21.26

35382
.02

HU
C

1st

RA
07675

199402-09

199404-10

74598N
121.03346
94E

Mandau
e

Cebu

Regi 331,320
on

25.18

13158
.06

HU
C

1st

RA
05519

196906-

196906-21

10.34
37068N
123.94227

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

VII

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

21[21]

Locatio
n

89E

14.59

Manila

-none-

NCR

1,652,1
71

38.55

43079
.48

HU
C

Special
class

Act
0183

190107-31

190107-31

06216N
120.97996
96E

Marawi

Lanao
del Sur

ARM
187,106
M

87.55

2137.
13

CC

4th

CA
592

8.003

19400819[22]

194008-19

199611-06

199612-07

4938N
124.28662
6E

14.63

Marikin
a

-none- i

NCR 424,150

21.52

19709
.57

HU
C

1st

RA
08223

31084N
121.09935
41E

12.37

Masbate
City

Masbate

Regi
on V

85,227

188.0
0

453.3
4

CC

4th

RA
08807

200008-16

200009-30

05161N
123.62496
3E

Mati

Davao
Oriental

Regi 126,143
on XI

588.6
3

207.3
4

CC

n/a

RA
09408

200703-24

200706-18

6.961
4917N
126.21479

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

22E

14.73

Meycaua
yan

Bulacan

Regi
199,154
on III

32.10

6204.
17

CC

1st

RA
09356

200610-02

200612-10

45008N
120.95716
35E

14.39

Muoz

Nueva
Ecija

Regi
on III

75,462

163.0
5

145.1
2

CC

4th

RA
08977

200011-07

200012-09

40614N
121.04104
36E

15.71

Muntinl
upa

-none- i

NCR 459,941

39.75

11570
.84

HU
C

1st

RA
07926

199503-01

199505-08

31359N
120.90417
85E

13.62

Naga

Camarin
es Sur

Regi
174,931
on V

84.48

2070.
68

ICC

2nd

RA
00305

194806-18

194806-18

40122N
123.18503
18E

Naga

Cebu

Regi 101,571
on
VII

101.9
7

996.0
9

CC

n/a

RA
09491

200707-15

200709-02

10.20
93867N
123.75677

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

43E

14.65

Navotas

-none- i

NCR 249,131

10.77

27867

HU
C

2nd

RA
09387

200703-10

200706-24

69825N
120.94780
36E

14.83

Olongap
o

Zambale
s

Regi
221,178
on III

103.3

1195.
56

HU
C

1st

RA
04645

196606-01

196606-01

14675N
120.28352
05E

Ormoc

Oroquiet
a

Ozamiz

Leyte

Misamis
Occident
al

Misamis
Occident
al

Regi
on 191,200
VIII

613.6
0

Regi
on X

237.8
8

311.6

ICC

1st

RA
00179

11.004

19470621[23]

194706-21

196906-21

197001-01

4547N
124.60750
64E

8.485

68,945

289.8
3

CC

4th

RA
05518

2179N
123.80595
82E

Regi 131,527
on X

169.9
5

773.9
2

CC

1st

RA
00321

19480619[24]

194806-19

8.169
1905N
123.84543

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

86E

Pagadian

Zamboan
ga del
Sur

7.824

Regi
186,852
on IX

378.8
0

493.2
7

CC

2nd

RA
05478

196906-21

196906-21

9717N
123.43658
16E

15.54

Palayan

Nueva
Ecija

Regi
on III

37,219

101.4
0

367.0
5

CC

5th

RA
04475

196506-19

196506-19

08666N
121.08429
88E

7.300

Panabo

Davao
del Norte

Regi
174,364
on XI

251.2
3

694.0
4

CC

3rd

RA
09015

200102-28

200103-31

4762N
125.68264
84E

14.50

Paraaq
ue

-none- i

NCR 588,126

47.69

12628
.86

HU
C

1st

RA
08507

199802-13

199803-22

07016N
120.99154
88E

Pasay

-none- h

NCR 392,869

13.97

28122
.33

HU
C

1st

RA
00183

19470621[25]

194706-21

14.54
37592N
120.99546

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

57E

14.56

Pasig

-none- i

NCR

669,773
b2

31.00

13821
.15

HU
C

1st

RA
07829

199412-08

199501-21

05151N
121.07671
29E

11.117

Passi

Iloilo

Regi
on VI

79,663

251.3
9

316.8
9

CC

3rd

RA
08469

199801-30

199803-14

4961N
122.64329
88E

Puerto
Princesa

Palawan

Regi
on 222,673
IV-B

2,381.
02

2,761,7
20

166.2
0

93.52

HU
C

1st

RA
05906

9.737

19690621[26]

196906-21

193910-12

193910-12

6025N
118.73504
14E

14.65

Quezon
City

-none- h

NCR

16083
.63

HU
C

Special
class

CA
502

09905N
121.04861
55E

Roxas

Capiz

Regi 156,197
on VI

95.07

1685.
04

CC

2nd

RA
00603

19510411[27]

195104-11

11.589
5171N
122.75005

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

77E

Sagay

Negros
Occident
al

10.89

NIR 140,740

330.3
4

426.0
5

CC

3rd

RA
08192

199606-11

199608-10

60681N
123.41546
17E

7.087

Samal

Davao
del Norte

Regi
on XI

95,874

301.3
0

318.2

CC

4th

RA
08471

199801-30

199803-07

8084N
125.74003
26E

San
Carlos

10.49

Negros
Occident
al

NIR 129,981

Pangasin
an

Regi
175,103
on I

451.5
0

287.8
9

CC

2nd

RA
02643

196006-18

196006-18

29309N
123.40941
77E

15.92

San
Carlos

169.0
3

1035.
93

CC

3rd

RA
04487

196506-19

196601-01

95N
120.3485
E

San
Fernand
o

La Union

Regi
on I

114,963

102.7 1119.1
2
9

CC

3rd

RA
08509

199802-13

199803-20

16.61
68459N
120.31802

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

93E

15.02

San
Fernand
o

Pampang
a

San Jose

Nueva
Ecija

Regi
285,912
on III

67.74

4220.
73

CC

1st

RA
08990

200101-26

200102-03

83014N
120.69380
38E

15.79

Regi
129,424
on III

185.9
9

695.8
7

CC

3rd

RA
06051

196908-04

196908-04

17408N
120.98914
5E

San Jose
del
Monte

14.811

Bulacan

Regi
454,553
on III

105.5
3

4307.
33

CC

1st

RA
08797

200007-15

200009-10

0432N
121.04915
69E

14.60

San Juan

-none- i

NCR 121,430

5.95

20408
.4

HU
C

1st

RA
09388

200703-11

200706-16

47426N
121.02999
31E

San
Pablo

Laguna

Regi 248,890
on
IV-A

197.5
6

1259.
82

CC

1st

CA
520

19400507[28]

194005-07

14.07
00502N
121.32559

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

74E

San
Pedro

Santa
Rosa

Laguna

Laguna

Regi
on 294,310
IV-A

14.36

24.05

12,00
0

CC

1st

RA
10420

201303-27

201312-28

3668N
121.05318
76E

14.31

Regi
on 284,670
IV-A

54.84

Regi
132,804
on II

255.5
0

5190.
92

CC

1st

RA
09264

200403-10

200407-10

43529N
121.11213
1E

16.70

Santiago

Isabela

519.7
8

ICC

1st

RA
07720

199405-05

199407-03

40616N
121.56391
94E

Silay

Sipalay

Negros
Occident
al

Negros
Occident
al

10.79

NIR 120,999

214.8
0

563.3
1

CC

3rd

RA
01621

195706-12

195706-12

80117N
122.97574
59E

NIR

67,403

379.7
8

177.4
8

CC

4th

RA
09027

200103-05

200103-31

9.750
0412N
122.40197

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

88E

12.97

Sorsogon
City

Sorsogon

Regi
155,144
on V

276.1
1

561.8
9

CC

3rd

RA
08806

200008-16

200012-16

07848N
124.00525
43E

Surigao
City

Surigao
del Norte

9.791

Regi
on 140,540
XIII

245.3
0

Regi
125,083
on V

117.1
4

572.9
3

CC

3rd

RA
06134

197008-31

197008-31

6433N
125.49292
73E

13.35

Tabaco

Albay

1067.
81

CC

4th

RA
09020

200103-05

200103-24

92652N
123.72984
22E

17.41

Tabuk

Kalinga

CAR 103,912

700.2
5

148.3
9

CC

n/a

RA
09404

200703-23

200706-23

36195N
121.44401
37E

Tacloban

Leyte

Regi 221,174
on
VIII

201.7
2

1096.
44

HU
C

1st

RA
00760

19520620[29]

195206-20

11.243
0274N
125.00814

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

02E

Tacuron
g

Tagaytay

Tagbilar
an

Sultan
Kudarat

Cavite

Bohol

Regi
on
XII

Regi
on
IV-A

Regi
on
VII

6.688

89,188

153.4
0

581.4
1

CC

4th

RA
08805

200008-16

200009-18

4368N
124.67865
76E

14.114

62,030

65.00

954.3
1

CC

2nd

CA
338

193806-21

193806-21

9812N
120.96355
45E

9.640

96,792

36.50

2651.
84

CC

3rd

RA
04660

196606-18

196607-01

552N
123.85657
64E

14.52

Taguig

-none- i

NCR

695,793
b3

53.67
b3

12964
.28

HU
C

1st

RA
08487

199802-11

200412-08

66254N
121.07440
3E

Tagum

Davao
del Norte

Regi 242,801
on XI

195.8
0

1240.
05

CC

1st

RA
08472

199801-30

199803-07

7.446
8904N
125.80957

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

71E

Talisay

Talisay

Tanauan

Tandag

Tangub

10.24

Regi
on 200,772
VII

39.87

Negros
Occident
al

NIR

201.1
8

Batangas

Regi
on 152,393
IV-A

107.1
6

Regi
on
XIII

291.7
3

Cebu

Surigao
del Sur

Misamis
Occident
al

5035.
67

CC

3rd

RA
08979

200011-22

200012-30

55037N
123.84781
57E

10.73

97,571

484.9
9

CC

4th

RA
08489

199802-11

199803-21

72649N
122.96733
25E

Regi
on X

14.08

1422.
11

CC

2nd

RA
09005

200102-02

200103-10

53283N
121.15282
22E

9.079

52,114

178.6
4

CC

n/a

RA
09392

200703-15

200706-23

8476N
126.19765
59E

59,892

162.7
8

367.9
3

CC

4th

RA
05131

19670617[30]

196706-17

8.050
0N
123.7333

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

Charter
ratificat
ion/
effectiv
e date g

Locatio
n

9.516

Tanjay

Negros
Oriental

NIR

79,098

267.0
5

296.1
9

CC

4th

RA
09026

200103-05

200103-31

2047N
123.15734
34E

15.48

Tarlac
City

Tarlac

Regi
318,332
on III

274.6
6

1159

CC

1st

RA
08593

199803-12

199804-19

5997N
120.58955
6E

Tayabas

Toledo

Trece
Martires

Quezon

Cebu

Cavite

Regi
on
IV-A

14.02

91,428

Regi
on 157,078
VII

Regi 104,559
on
IV-A

230.9
5

395.8
8

CC

n/a

RA
09398

200703-18

200707-14

63471N
121.59183
64E

10.37

216.2
8

726.2
7

CC

3rd

RA
02688

196006-18

196006-18

9932N
123.63933
56E

39.10

2674.
14

CC

n/a

RA
00981

195405-24

195601-01

14.27
94N
120.86729

City

Province
a

Regi
on

Popula
tion
(2010)

Area
(km)

Densi
ty
(per
km)

Leg
al
clas
sd

Inco
me
class
d

City
chart
er e

Chart
er
appro
val
date f

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ratificat
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What is difference between urban design and urban

planning?
3 Answers
Francis Chen, city planner

6.3k Views Upvoted by Quora User, Airport Planner Mike Barnard, Follower of urban development and
urban development theory since 1988 Don Johnson, Urban planner and economist
Francis is a Most Viewed Writer in Urban and Regional Planning.

There are very distinct differences.

Urban planners work with policy that shapes urban development. For
example, an urban planner can write policy recommendations for mass transit
infrastructure, business development strategies for economic development & job
creation, or land use plans for transit-oriented development.

Urban designers work with the physical form of cities. For example, an urban
designer can any day be working on designing street-scapes and major transportation
corridors; parks, open spaces, waterfronts, and plazas; architectural design guidelines
for neighborhoods & downtowns.
To use some concrete examples, let's look at how an urban planner & urban
designer would tackle transportation projects.
This is what an urban designer would be working on:

Taken from Castro Valley Redevelopment Strategic Plan | Designed by Wallace Roberts and
Todd
This is what an urban planner would be working on:

Taken from the City of Oakland Bicycle Master Plan: Bicycle & Pedestrian Program ~ City of
Oakland, California
Karan Barpete does a good job summarizing the difference between urban design and urban
planning. Another way of thinking it:

In the City of Oakland Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, the urban planner is
conducting policy research/analysis to identify the most effective strategies toimprove
bicycle infrastructure at a city-wide scale.

An urban designer would take the policy recommendations and create design
recommendations at a neighborhood, open space, or street-scale. In the case
of the Castro Valley project, the urban designer is designing an individual street & major

corridor. As Karan Barpete puts it, the urban designer goes into the details on
how to design the bike lane, street median, the rain garden, street trees, and even the
sidewalk.
The professions often mix and interact with each-other. However, in terms of day-to-day
responsibilities, there are many ways to be involved in urban design. It all boils down to
your strengths and personality.
Ann Forsyth, professor of urban planning at the Harvard Graduate School Design, notes in
her article: Urban Design Graduate Study for Planners
The key issue is to determine if you are really interested in policy with a design angle or if
you want to spend your days and nights actually drawing details of plazas.
Some people are very policy oriented and very good with words; they can shape urban
design through land use & municipal planning.
A good example of a tangible project is the City of Redwood City's Downtown Precise Plan:

Source: Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan

In the case of these examples, usually an urban designer or architect would be involved in
designing the visual diagrams shown above.
For any new proposed new development, an urban planner from the policy spectrum would
interpret the regulations for businesses and developers. The developer has hired an
architect to design the building, but at the end of the day, regulations and
policy shape its final design.
Some people I know have a very strong visual bent. They can work for an urban design
or architecture firm, a planning consulting firm that does urban design work for cities, or an
urban design studio under an municipal planning department [2].
Typically, it is very common for these type of urban designers to come from architecture or
landscape architecture backgrounds [1], due to the intensive studio projects they did in
college.
If you see the world at a visual lens, I highly recommend either an architecture/landscape
architecture program or a city planning graduate program with a strong design emphasis.

[1] For more on why we need more urban planners with design training, see
here:http://www.planetizen.com/node/5...

[2] See the City of San Francisco City Design Group (http://www.sfplanning.org/index...) and The City of Los Angeles Urban Design Studio
(http://www.urbandesignla.com/) as examples of urban designers who work in city
government.

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Karan Barpete, Architect, Urban Planner, Assistant Professor, Big Fan of Clarity
1.6k Views Upvoted by Don Johnson, Urban planner and economist

The same difference that is between a design and a plan. In most cases, designer has the
problem statement defined for them and they design a solution. Planners on the other hand
have the responsibility of identifying the issues and then they "plan" for it. A plan is not the
final step before execution. Whereas design has to be the penultimate step. Sometimes the
plan includes the problem statements that are then handed to an Urban Designer.
There is difference on the scale of working. Mostly urban design solutions are on a micro
scale, and therefore greater precision of details are expected from an Urban Designer.
Whereas Urban Planners work on a larger scale and mostly work on statistics that are less
deterministic and more probabilistic. Therefore the solution/plan has to accommodate for
the lack of precision.
Then there are fields of work that has nothing visual about it. Urban planners deal with
financial planning, economic planning, transportation planning, services that Urban
Designers don't work on.

In conclusion, Urban designers work is more visible like a drama act in a theater and Urban
planner's work is something that makes it possible, like the theater people who manage
lighting, sound, curtain and likes.
P.S. This is an Urban Planner's perspective. I'm sure an Urban Designer can contribute
some differences as well.
Updated 28 Jun 2014 View Upvotes Asked to answer by Somi Mulom

Orcun Tonyali
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You don't need 10 paragraphs to differentiate the two. So I'll keep mine as short as possible.
One is design, the other is planning. One is based on creation, the other on rationalization.
Although both of their interest is 'the city', they don't tackle the same side of the problem or
ideally shouldn't if all systems are in place.
Planners are analysts, they collect data, they interpret data, they detect problems, they
suggest solutions. They do in depth research to find as many different data to translate them
into meaningful packages so that they can be used by others. Planners also try to unfold
latent interrelations of different systems and dynamics (means of transportation,
demographics, poverty, inequality, healthcare...)in order to put that in an action plan and
execute. Doing all requires knowledge of economics, policy, law, a full repertoire of projects
around the world.
Designers on the other side, integrate and incorporate information (usually comes in forms
of policies, vision plans, supply&demand, public needs) into a coherent system, that is
socially, economically and environmentally viable, and of course applicable to real life,
ultimately to be built. They give the last form of several ideas regarding what that specific
project aims to solve or improve.
Ex. city planning department decided to improve a run-down neighborhood. They know, it
would need 2 public parks, 3 hospitals, and 1 public library. They also have an estimate what
the capacity of each should be. They know it's financially feasible and they limit the budget.
They know the social and economic impact, in year one, year five, and year ten. If they are
good enough, they should also know who will benefit from it. If it's handed down to urban
designers, they can determine the routes for transportation, the exits and entrances, how
the parks will be, the width of the streets, the look of the buildings, and integrate the

program with more accuracy. Pedestrian traffic, density and character of neighborhoods,
liveliness of streets, safety of streets, location of car parks, and can design some buildings.
The limits of two disciplines intersect greatly and they can act interchangeably from time to
time. But methodwise, urban designer tends to think as a designer, urban planner as a
planner.
In short, planners set the number of variables in a math problem backed by a solid data, and
designers come up with the best combination of that data plugging in the right number for
each variable. Or you can say planners diagnose the -usually macro-problems, whereas
urban designers solve those problems to the smallest detail.
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Site planning in landscape architecture and architecture refers to the organizational stage of
the landscape design process. It involves the organization of land use zoning, access,
circulation, privacy, security, shelter, land drainage, and other factors.