Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Philippines' most populated city



   


Quezon City is the Philippines' most populated city.


The Philippines' most populated city is Quezon City, final results of the the National Statistics Office's latest Census of Population showed about 2.7 million residents.

The Census of Population (POPCEN) 2007 showed that Quezon City is home to three percent of the country's total population of 88.57 million.

The cities of Manila and Kalookan, also in the National Capital Region, ranked second and third, respectively. Manila has a population of 1.7 million or 1.9 percent, while Kalookan has a population 1.4 million or 1.6 percent.

The table below shows the Philippines' ten most populated cities.

Rank

City

Population

% Pop. dist. in 2007

Land/ area (km2)

(2007 census)

1

Quezon City

2,679,450

3.0

161.2

2

Manila

1,660,714

1.9

38.6

3

Kalookan

1,378,856

1.6

53.3

4

Davao City

1,363,337

1.5

2443.6

5

Cebu City

798,809

0.9

291.2

6

Zamboanga City

774,407

0.9

1483.4

7

Pasig

617,301

0.7

31.0

8

Taguig

613,343

0.7

48.9

9

Valenzuela

568,928

0.6

45.8

10

Cagayan de Oro

553,966

0.6

488.1


Source: National Statistical Coordination Board





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