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Dec 9, 2020 · The 2019 Shanghai Statistical Yearbook says that Shanghai City in China has a land area of 6,340.50 square kilometers. Some reports also use the term “largest cities” to refer to the cities ...
- Quezon City
- Manila
- Davao City
- Caloocan
- Cebu City
Although Quezon City is not the country’s capital, it is the biggest city in the Philippines by population, with about 2.9 million residents. The city was founded by Manuel L Quezon, the Philippines’ second president. It served as the country’s official capital between 1948 and 1976. Although Quezon was only founded in 1939, it has experienced dram...
Most capital cities around the world are some of the most populated areas in their respective countries. The City of Manila is not different. It is the second-most populated city in the Philippines, with a population of approximately 1.78 million people. However, it is the world’s most densely populated city proper, with a population density of abo...
Davao City is the largest city by population outside Metro Manila, with approximately 1.6 million people. It experienced approximately 60% growth in population from one million in 1995 to 1.6 million in 2015. Davao became the first city in Mindanao to cross the one million mark and remains the islands’ largest city. According to the population proj...
The City of Caloocan is the third-largest city within Metro Manila and the country’s fourth-largest, with a population of approximately 1.58 million people. It covers an area of approximately 21.54 square miles and is bordered by both Quezon and Manila cities. Although Caloocan is a small city, it has a population density of 74,000 persons per squa...
The City of Cebu is Visayas’ largest city and the country’s 5th largest by population, with a population of about 922,600 people. It is located in Cebu island of Central Visayas Region and is the administrative region’s regional center. Cebu City covers an area of approximately 121.62 square miles, with a population density of 7,600 persons per squ...
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Mar 24, 2020 · The ultimate islands-to-highlands getaway. Once known as the largest city in the world, Davao City has now slipped to second place — and that’s still quite a global badge of honor, too. Consider: In the Asean growth corridor called the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asian Growth Area), the Philippine point of entry is ...
Mar 1, 2021 · MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday defended putting Davao Region in the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout by claiming that his hometown, Davao City, is the "largest city in the world." According to Duterte, the Davao Regional Medical Center in Davao del Norte is the go-to hospital of almost all patients from the Davao ...
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- New York City. The City of New York is a vast metropolitan region, occupying a total of 8,683 square kilometers. The megacity is next to one of the largest natural harbors in the world.
- Tokyo. Tokyo was established in May 1889 as a municipality headquarter. Located in Japan, the vast city is divided into 35 political subdivisions called wards.
- Chicago. Chicago, in the United States, has a massive land area. Since its incorporation in 1837, the city has grown rapidly despite its Great Fire of 1871 that caused enormous destruction.
- Atlanta. Atlanta City, Georgia occupies 5,083 square miles and is home to more than 3.5 million people. Its population density is 700 people per square kilometer, making it one of the least populated major cities.
Nov 21, 2005 · Still considered the world’s largest in terms of land area, Davao’s boundary area of 942 square miles is much bigger than New York (369 square miles), Tokyo (832 square miles) and London (610 square miles).
Davao City, officially the City of Davao (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Davao), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area.
