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This is a list of chartered cities in the Philippines.
Philippine cities A city ( fil, lungsod/siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities ( fil, nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own ...
are classified into three groups: highly urbanized cities (), independent component cities (), and component cities ().


Classes

''Highly urbanized cities'' are local government units autonomous from provinces that have a minimum population of 200,000 and an annual income of at least  50 million (in 1991 constant prices). ''Independent Component Cities'' are cities outside of provincial jurisdiction (although some are allowed to participate in the election of provincial officials) that have not yet attained the 'highly urbanized' status, while ''Component Cities'' are those under a province's jurisdiction. In addition, each city is classified into six income brackets according to income in a four-year period. For instance, First-class cities have an income of  400 million or more, while Sixth-class cities earn less than  80 million in a four-year period. Each city is governed by both the ''Local Government Code of 1991'' and the city's own
municipal charter A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document ('' charter'') establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. Traditionally the granting of a charte ...
, under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.


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There are 148
cities of the Philippines A city ( fil, lungsod/siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities ( fil, nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their ow ...
as of December 17, 2022. Thirty-three of these are ''highly urbanized cities'' (), five are ''independent component cities'' (), with the rest being ''component cities'' () of their respective provinces.
City charter A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document ('' charter'') establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. Traditionally the granting of a charte ...
documents, if available, could be accessed by clicking on the related external link ( indicates '' Commonwealth Act'', for ''Republic Act'').


See also

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List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 81 provinces ( fil, lalawigan). These, together with the National Capital Region, are further subdivided into cities ( fil ...
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List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines The Philippines has three metropolitan areas, as defined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Metro Manila is the largest conurbation or urban agglomeration in the country, and its territory comprises the City of Manila, 1 ...


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Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC)
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Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...