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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.
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).
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.
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.
As a consequence of former American and, also earlier for a short period, British sovereignty over the islands that are now the Philippines, there are many places in the country with English names. English has been one of the country's two official languages since independence from the United States in 1946. As a result, many place names have ...
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.
Port Area. Acronym for "Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company," owner of the dockyard where the settlement was founded. Batis. San Juan. Filipino term for "rivulet" or "creek" which dominated the area. [8] Bayanihan. Quezon City. Filipino word for "community brotherhood."
IFI – Iglesia Filipina Independiente. INC – Iglesia ni Cristo. JIL – Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide. JIOSWM – Jesus Is Our Shield Worldwide Ministries (Oras ng Himala) JMC – Jesus Miracle Crusade. KJC – Kingdom of Jesus Christ. LAMP – Lighthouse Apostolic Ministry of Pentecost. MCGI – Members Church of God International.