Highly urbanized city

Quezon City

Quezon City is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. Its population was 3,084,270 in the 2024 census, and it has 142 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^{[3, 4]}Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
3,084,270
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 11.7% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 22 of every 100 people in Metro Manila lived in Quezon City in 2024 (22.03%)
Inside itSources
142
barangays
LandSources
167.34 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Quezon City's land would fill a square about 12.9 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 18,431 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 184 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
808,335
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
100%
All of the people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1381300000^[6]Formerly 137404000
ZIP codes: 1100 to 1128ZIP codes by areaQuezon City has no ZIP code of its own: PHLPost gives one to each area, as below.Central1100Piñahan1100Project 61100Quezon City CPO1100Botocan1101Diliman1101Krus Na Ligas1101Malaya1101Old Capitol Site1101San Vicente1101Sikatuna Village1101Teachers Village1101Univ. of the Phils. PO1101UP Village1101Amihan1102Claro1102Duyan-duyan1102E. Rodriguez1102Kamias1102Quirino Dist. (Proj. 2&3)1102Silangan1102Kamuning1103Laging Handa1103Obrero1103Paligsahan1103Roxas District1103Sacred Heart1103South Triangle1103Damayan1104Mariblo1104Nayon Kaunlaran1104Paraiso1104Phil-am1104Santa Cruz1104Talayan1104Alicia1105Bagong Pag-asa1105Bungad1105Del Monte1105Katipunan1105Paltok1105Project 71105R. Magsaysay1105San Antonio1105Sto. Cristo1105Veterans Village1105Apolonio Samson1106Baesa1106Bahay Toro1106Balumbato1106Project 81106Salumbato1106Unang Sigaw1106New Era1107Pasong Tamo1107Loyola Heights1108Pansol1108Bagong Buhay1109Bayanihan1109Blue Ridge1109Cubao1109Dioquino Zobel1109Escopa1109Mangga1109Marilag1109Masagana1109Milagrosa1109Project 41109San Roque1109Socorro1109Tagumpay1109Villa Maria Clara1109Bagong Bayan1110Camp Aguinaldo1110Libis1110St. Ignatius1110Talampas1110Ugong Norte1110Bgaong Lipunan1111Crame1111Immaculate Concepcion1111Kaunlaran1111Pinagkaisahan1111St. Martin De Porres1111Damayan Lagi1112Horseshoe1112Kalusugan1112Kristong Hari1112Mariana1112Valencia1112Don Manuel1113Doña Aurora1113Doña Imelda1113Doña Josefa1113San Isidro1113Santol1113Sto. Niño1113Tatalon1113Gintong Silahis1114La Loma1114Lourdes1114Maharlika1114Matalahib1114Paang Bundok1114Salvacion1114San Isidro Labrador1114Santa Teresita1114Sienna1114St. Peter1114Balingasa1115Damar1115Manresa1115Masambong1115Pag-ibig Sa Nayon1115San Jose1115Bagbag1116San Bartolome1116Sangandaan1116Sauyo1116Talipapa1116Tandang Sora1116Capri1117Gulod1117San Agustin1117Santa Lucia1117Santa Monica1117Fairview1118Pasong Putik1118Bagong Silangan1119Matandang Balara1119Payatas1119BF Homes1120Commonwealth1121Fairview North1121Novaliches Proper1121Fairview South1122Damong Maliit1123Kaligayahan1124Doña Faustina Subd.1125Nagkaisang Nayon1125Batasan Hills1126Capitol Hills/Park1126Holy Spirit1127Culiat1128Vasra1128From PHLPost's own lists of ZIP codes^{[17, 18]}

People

Quezon City had 3,084,270 people in the 2024 census, up 11.7% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Quezon City had the most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila in 2024^[1]

1Quezon City3,084,270
2Manila1,902,590
3Caloocan City1,712,945
4Taguig City1,308,085
5Pasig City853,050
6Valenzuela City725,173
7Parañaque City703,245

All 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 38 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Commonwealth215,0357 in 100
Batasan Hills168,7705 in 100
Payatas141,9985 in 100
Holy Spirit113,6144 in 100
Bagong Silangan113,5724 in 100
Pasong Tamo113,3194 in 100
Tandang Sora86,0053 in 100
Sauyo77,2743 in 100
Matandang Balara69,6672 in 100
Culiat69,3772 in 100

See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[5]People living in households, by age and sex

About 24 of every 100 are children under 15 (24.2%)
About 69 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (69.1%)
About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.7%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	249,541	128,939	120,602
5 - 9	251,731	130,716	121,015
10 - 14	242,923	124,857	118,066
15 - 19	250,771	126,734	124,037
20 - 24	285,438	143,371	142,067
25 - 29	289,944	144,497	145,447
30 - 34	266,965	134,995	131,970
35 - 39	226,804	113,449	113,355
40 - 44	209,703	103,927	105,776
45 - 49	183,506	89,924	93,582
50 - 54	158,734	76,553	82,181
55 - 59	133,994	62,803	71,191
60 - 64	117,078	52,972	64,106
65 - 69	87,504	38,274	49,230
70 - 74	56,495	23,463	33,032
75 - 79	31,954	11,743	20,211
80 - 84	16,234	5,614	10,620
85 and over	12,808	3,272	9,536

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 3,084,270^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 808,335^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.8 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Metro Manila, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 22.03%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 100% (3,084,270 people)^[7]
Men and women, 2024: 1,516,103 men, 1,556,024 women^[5]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	3,084,270^{[1, 2]}	0.99% a year	808,335	3.8
2020as of May 1, 2020	2,960,048^[1]	0.17% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	2,936,116^[1]	1.17% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	2,761,720^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	2,679,450^[39]	2.92% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	2,173,831^{[39, 40]}	1.92% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	1,989,419^[39]	3.33% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	1,669,776^[39]	3.66% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	1,165,865^[39]	4.03% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	956,864^[39]	4.88% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	754,452^[39]	6.45% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	397,990^[39]	—	—	—

Barangays

Quezon City is made up of 142 barangays.

Barangays of Quezon City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 7, 8, 9]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Commonwealth	215,035	6.97%	0.20% a year	about 3.59 km²	Urban
Batasan Hills	168,770	5.47%	0.31% a year	about 5.97 km²	Urban
Payatas	141,998	4.6%	0.39% a year	about 3.17 km²	Urban
Holy Spirit	113,614	3.68%	0.36% a year	about 3.28 km²	Urban
Bagong Silangan	113,572	3.68%	1.47% a year	about 6.74 km²	Urban
Pasong Tamo	113,319	3.67%	0.55% a year	about 4.98 km²	Urban
Tandang Sora	86,005	2.79%	0.82% a year	about 3.88 km²	Urban
Sauyo	77,274	2.51%	0.31% a year	about 2.74 km²	Urban
Matandang Balara	69,667	2.26%	0.07% a year	about 3.38 km²	Urban
Culiat	69,377	2.25%	0.55% a year	about 2.65 km²	Urban
Bagbag	66,268	2.15%	0.59% a year	about 2.09 km²	Urban
Fairview	63,913	2.07%	0.80% a year	about 3.14 km²	Urban
Gulod	63,651	2.06%	0.42% a year	about 1.28 km²	Urban
Kaligayahan	62,132	2.01%	0.66% a year	about 2.47 km²	Urban
Bahay Toro	61,106	1.98%	0.58% a year	about 2.99 km²	Urban
Tatalon	58,286	1.89%	1.22% a year	about 0.93 km²	Urban
Baesa	56,514	1.83%	0.51% a year	about 1.98 km²	Urban
Nagkaisang Nayon	54,477	1.77%	0.31% a year	about 2.73 km²	Urban
Santa Monica	52,203	1.69%	0.17% a year	about 1.66 km²	Urban
San Bartolome	51,472	1.67%	0.15% a year	about 3.61 km²	Urban
U.P. Campus	48,951	1.59%	0.91% a year	about 4.43 km²	Urban
North Fairview	47,019	1.52%	1.38% a year	about 2.02 km²	Urban
Pasong Putik Proper	40,919	1.33%	0.61% a year	about 27.69 km²	Urban
Talipapa	39,244	1.27%	0.18% a year	about 1.58 km²	Urban
Pansol	35,572	1.15%	0.22% a year	about 3.40 km²	Urban
Apolonio Samson	34,163	1.11%	0.38% a year	about 1.94 km²	Urban
Santo Cristo	30,809	1%	4.36% a year	about 0.382 km²	Urban
Santa Lucia	28,974	0.94%	0.64% a year	about 0.646 km²	Urban
Bagong Pag-asa	28,022	0.91%	−1.14% a year	about 1.27 km²	Urban
San Agustin	26,034	0.84%	0.64% a year	about 1.18 km²	Urban
Socorro	25,177	0.82%	3.03% a year	about 1.18 km²	Urban
Greater Lagro	24,104	0.78%	0.54% a year	about 4.26 km²	Urban
Bagumbayan	24,092	0.78%	2.04% a year	about 1.41 km²	Urban
San Antonio	22,880	0.74%	0.69% a year	about 0.749 km²	Urban
Sangandaan	22,847	0.74%	1.97% a year	about 0.898 km²	Urban
Pinyahan	22,335	0.72%	0.51% a year	about 1.58 km²	Urban
Balingasa	22,109	0.72%	3.36% a year	about 0.77 km²	Urban
Krus Na Ligas	21,898	0.71%	0.68% a year	about 0.228 km²	Urban
Loyola Heights	21,768	0.71%	0.70% a year	about 2.44 km²	Urban
Manresa	21,729	0.7%	5.73% a year	about 0.833 km²	Urban
Central	20,031	0.65%	0.86% a year	about 1.35 km²	Urban
Damayang Lagi	19,920	0.65%	0.55% a year	about 0.808 km²	Urban
San Roque	19,654	0.64%	0.70% a year	about 0.654 km²	Urban
E. Rodriguez	19,291	0.63%	2.56% a year	about 0.658 km²	Urban
Paltok	18,657	0.6%	0.70% a year	about 0.661 km²	Urban
Marilag	17,891	0.58%	8.86% a year	about 0.467 km²	Urban
Santa Teresita	17,838	0.58%	10.47% a year	about 0.344 km²	Urban
Doña Imelda	17,695	0.57%	10.38% a year	about 0.935 km²	Urban
Ramon Magsaysay	16,641	0.54%	3.67% a year	about 0.351 km²	Urban
Novaliches Proper	16,096	0.52%	0.96% a year	about 0.629 km²	Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 142. See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Quezon City covers 167.34 km² of land, 18,431 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 273 m above the sea and it lies inland.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 167.34 km²^[8]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 18,431 people per km²^[8]
Coordinates: 14.69755° N, 121.06611° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[35]

Lowest: 2 m
Average: 56 m
Highest: 273 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[36]

Tullahan River10.7 of 26.4 km
Marikina River6.0 of 41.4 km
San Juan River4.1 of 7.3 km
Culiat Creek3.8 km
Mariblo Creek3.6 km
San Francisco River3.5 km
Lagarian Creek3.3 km
Kalamyong Creek2.9 km

The longest inside it: 34 in all.

Lakes^[36]

La Mesa Reservoirreservoir4.1 km²

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I^[37]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Science Garden, the nearest PAGASA station, 6 km away^[38]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,786 mm of rain on 143 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Science Garden, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	27 mm	4	26.0 °C	30.6 °C	21.4 °C
February	24 mm	3	26.5 °C	31.5 °C	21.5 °C
March	33 mm	4	27.8 °C	32.9 °C	22.6 °C
April	42 mm	5	29.4 °C	34.6 °C	24.1 °C
May	212 mm	12	29.8 °C	34.4 °C	25.1 °C
June	323 mm	17	29.1 °C	33.1 °C	25.0 °C
July	517 mm	21	28.2 °C	31.8 °C	24.5 °C
August	569 mm	21	27.9 °C	31.2 °C	24.6 °C
September	500 mm	21	27.9 °C	31.5 °C	24.4 °C
October	284 mm	15	27.8 °C	31.7 °C	23.9 °C
November	141 mm	12	27.4 °C	31.6 °C	23.2 °C
December	115 mm	8	26.6 °C	30.7 °C	22.4 °C
The year	2,786 mm	143	27.8 °C	32.1 °C	23.6 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 43 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Quezon City's economy made ₱1.70 trillion of goods and services in 2025, ₱576,151 for each person. About 1 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.

Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary: ₱1.70 trillion^[21]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱1.40 trillion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 5.4%^[22]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱576,151^[23]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 1.3% of people^[24]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[6]

About 1 of every 100 people in Quezon City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (1.3%)^[24]

The PSA's survey puts it between 0.4% and 2.1%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱37,711 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

468government offices
112hospitals and health centres
549schools
462places of worship
58markets
78stations and terminals
99parks
43monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 10]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Quezon” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices355

349 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

Hospitals and health centres111

105 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

Markets57

51 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

Stations and terminals78

72 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

Parks99

93 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

Monuments and memorials43

37 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 142 barangays of Quezon City

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Quezon City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[15, 16]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city^[6]

6 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary^{[19, 20]}

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

2nd district5 barangays

5th district14 barangays

6th district11 barangays

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Ma. Josefina Belmonte Alimurung^[25]
Vice mayor
Gian Carlo Gamboa Sotto^[25]
2022–2025
Mayor
Ma Josefina Go Belmonte^[26]
Vice mayor
Gian Carlo Jose Gamboa Sotto^[26]
2019–2022
Mayor
Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[27]
Vice mayor
Gian Carlo Jose Gamboa Sotto^[27]
2016–2019
Mayor
Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[28]
Vice mayor
Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[28]
2013–2016
Mayor
Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[29]
Vice mayor
Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[29]
2010–2013
Mayor
Herbert C Maclang Bautista^[30]
Vice mayor
Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[30]
2007–2010
Mayor
Feliciano Racimo Belmonte Jr.^[31]
Vice mayor
Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[31]
2004–2007
Mayor
Feliciano Belmonte Jr.^[32]
Vice mayor
Herbert Constantine Bautista^[32]
2001–2004
Mayor
Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr.^[33]
Vice mayor
Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[33]

Mayors and vice mayors of Quezon City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Ma. Josefina Belmonte Alimurung^[25]	Gian Carlo Gamboa Sotto^[25]
2022–2025	Ma Josefina Go Belmonte^[26]	Gian Carlo Jose Gamboa Sotto^[26]
2019–2022	Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[27]	Gian Carlo Jose Gamboa Sotto^[27]
2016–2019	Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[28]	Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[28]
2013–2016	Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[29]	Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[29]
2010–2013	Herbert C Maclang Bautista^[30]	Ma. Josefina Go Belmonte^[30]
2007–2010	Feliciano Racimo Belmonte Jr.^[31]	Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[31]
2004–2007	Feliciano Belmonte Jr.^[32]	Herbert Constantine Bautista^[32]
2001–2004	Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr.^[33]	Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista^[33]

Before 2001

The heads of Quezon City before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Quezon City before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
1992–2001	Ismael A. Mathay Jr.^[34]	Mayor
1986–1992	Brigido R. Simon Jr.^[34]	Mayor
1976–1986	Adelina S. Rodriguez^[34]	Mayor
1954–1976	Norberto S. Amoranto^[34]	Mayor
1950–1953	Ignacio S. Diaz^[34]	Mayor
1949–1950	Nicanor A. Roxas^[34]	Mayor
1946–1949	Ponciano A. Bernardo^[34]	Mayor
1939	Manuel L. Quezon^[34]	Mayor
1939–1942	Tomas B. Morato^[34]	Mayor

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Quezon City

Quezon City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

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Metro Manila
For 27 years, the capital was not Manila
Quezon City was the capital for 27 years, and Metro Manila was only put together in 1975: four cities and thirteen towns. Even Manila's name has two competing stories.
The Map Moved

And from Luzon, which Quezon City is part of:

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Luzon
Is Luzon named after a rice mortar?
They say Luzon is named after the lusong, the wooden mortar for pounding rice. The oldest records, from Ming China to Pigafetta's word list, leave a strange clue, but no record of a naming.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Quezon City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Quezon City's fiesta and days

Local special non-working holiday in the City of QuezonLocal special day · Manuel L. Quezon (birth anniversary) · Every 19 August · next Thursday, 19 August 2027
Tandang Sora DayLocal special day · Melchora Aquino (birth anniversary) · Every 6 January · next Wednesday, 6 January 2027

Everything listed for Quezon City in Now

Created: Commonwealth Act No. 502, the Charter of Quezon City, was approved on October 12, 1939 and took effect on approval. It made the described territory a municipality known as Quezon City.^{[11, 12]}

How it got its name

The city government says President Quezon first envisioned the city as "Balintawak City" before it took his name.^[13]

Its story

Land of about 7,000 hectares was given to the city by the charter, taken from Caloocan, San Juan, Marikina, Pasig and Mandaluyong, towns that were then all part of Rizal Province.^[12]

In 1940 the first physical plan came from Harry T. Frost, who advised the Commonwealth on architecture.^[12]

The city government says the Japanese government dissolved Quezon City during the occupation, and San Francisco del Monte became a district under a district chief.^[13]

Republic Act No. 333 of July 17, 1948 made Quezon City the capital of the Philippines, and the city was formally inaugurated as the capital on October 12, 1949.^[12]

On June 24, 1976 Presidential Decree 940 gave the capital role back to Manila.^[12]

Timeline

October 12, 1939
Commonwealth Act No. 502 approved, creating Quezon City.^[11]
July 17, 1948
Republic Act No. 333 made Quezon City the capital of the Philippines.^[14]
June 16, 1956
Republic Act 1575 made the last change to the city boundary.^[12]
June 24, 1976
Presidential Decree 940 gave the capital role back to Manila.^[12]

Nearby

Quezon City shares a border with 9 places.

How it compares

Quezon City beside Metro Manila, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila.

Quezon City beside Metro Manila
Figure	Quezon City	Metro Manila	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	3,084,270^{[1, 2]}	14,001,751	1st of 17
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	0.99% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.91% a year	6th of 17
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	18,431^[8]less crowded	22,561	13th of 17
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	167.34 km²^[8]	620.61 km²	1st of 17
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.8^{[1, 2]}higher	3.7	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	100%^[7]about the same	100%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 14.0 km southwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^{[3, 4]}

Caloocan CityMetro Manila6.7 km north
Marikina CityMetro Manila6.8 km southeast
Valenzuela CityMetro Manila9.2 km west
San MateoRizal9.6 km east
San Juan CityMetro Manila11.2 km south
Meycauayan CityBulacan11.8 km west

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