Six of the ten biggest cities in the Philippines are in Metro Manila. Quezon City, not Manila, is the biggest of them.
The map shows Philippines alone, in detail. Each dot sits at the exact position of the city centre.
How to play
- Each city is a red dot on the map from the start. The dots show where the cities are, not which one is which.
- A numbered list on the left shows the ranks 1 to 10. Type the city names in any order.
- You can start to type right away. You do not need to click the answer box first.
- A correct name turns the dot and its rank green and shows the name and the population.
- Local names, old names and English names count. Accents are not required.
- A timer tracks your run. The quiz saves your best score and best time.
- If you are stuck, use the give up button. The map then shows the cities you missed.
What counts in this quiz
- Exactly 10 cities, ranked by population of the city.
- The figures are from 2020 census and are rounded.
- Quezon City is the biggest city with about 3.0M people.
What's not included — and why
- Metro Manila is not one city. It is a region of 16 cities and one municipality, and each city counts on its own.
- Valenzuela, Dasmariñas and General Santos fall just outside the top 10.
Good to know
- Quezon City was the capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976.
- Manila is the most densely populated city in the world, with more than 40,000 people per square kilometre.
- Davao City covers more land than any other city in the country, about 2,400 square kilometres.