🇵🇭 Cities in Philippines — API & JSON data

Philippines has 3,532 cities in the Geomelon dataset, one of the more densely covered countries in the API. The most populous is Metro Manila, at 14,001,751 people. Query it by name, region, or coordinates, with translations in 34 languages.

Data updated: 2026-07-14

Live demo

Type to search Philippines cities…

Top 10 cities by population

City	Region	Population
Metro Manila	—	14,001,751
Quezon City	Metro Manila	3,084,270
Manila	Metro Manila	1,902,590
Davao City	Davao Region	1,848,947
Caloocan	Metro Manila	1,712,945
Taguig	Metro Manila	1,308,085
Zamboanga City	Zamboanga Peninsula	1,018,849
Cebu City	Central Visayas	965,332
Antipolo	Rizal	913,712
Pasig	Metro Manila	853,050

Sample API response

GET /cities/search?countryCode=ph&sort=population_desc&limit=3

[
  {
    "id": "3c0bdb16-bfbb-4b14-a586-140b8e43efb6",
    "name": "Metro Manila",
    "population": 14001751,
    "countryName": "Philippines",
    "countryCode": "PH",
    "countryEmoji": "🇵🇭",
    "regionName": null
  },
  {
    "id": "84392aec-0642-49db-b912-0c97b51a0d5c",
    "name": "Quezon City",
    "population": 3084270,
    "countryName": "Philippines",
    "countryCode": "PH",
    "countryEmoji": "🇵🇭",
    "regionName": "Metro Manila"
  },
  {
    "id": "61316f1c-eaaf-4e4d-97c5-62288a5810a1",
    "name": "Manila",
    "population": 1902590,
    "countryName": "Philippines",
    "countryCode": "PH",
    "countryEmoji": "🇵🇭",
    "regionName": "Metro Manila"
  }
]

Try it

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=ph&sort=population_desc&limit=10' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: geomelon.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

const res = await fetch(
  'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=ph&sort=population_desc&limit=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'x-rapidapi-host': 'geomelon.p.rapidapi.com',
      'x-rapidapi-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
  },
)
const cities = await res.json()

Multilingual city names

City names in Philippines are available in 34 languages.

en: Metro Manila
zh: 馬尼拉大都會
ar: حاضرة مانيلا

Free dataset

Prefer a static file? Download 1,646 Philippines cities as JSON (244 KB, no API key) from the Philippines cities dataset page.

FAQ

How many cities in Philippines does the API return?

Geomelon currently has 3,532 cities in Philippines across 93 regions. Results are paginated, up to 100 per request.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. RapidAPI's free tier covers a fixed number of requests per month with no credit card required. There is also a free, no-key city-autocomplete endpoint (the demo above) for prefix search.

Can I get Philippines city names in other languages?

Yes — city names in Philippines are available in 34 languages. Pass the languages you want via the preferredLanguages parameter, most-preferred first.

Do I need an API key?

The main search and lookup endpoints require a free RapidAPI key. The prefix-search autocomplete endpoint used in the demo above is public and does not require a key.

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