Quezon City
city of the Philippines in Metro Manila
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Summary
Quezon City is a highly urbanized city[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of highly urbanized city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,851 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Metro Manila[3]
- Country: Philippines[4]
- Head of government: Joy Belmonte[5]
- Instance of: largest city[6], planned community[7]
- Shares border with: Caloocan[8], Pasig[9], Marikina[10], Valenzuela, Metro Manila[11], Manila[12], San Juan[13], Mandaluyong[14], Rodriguez, Rizal[15], San Mateo, Rizal[16], San Jose del Monte[17]
- Named after: Manuel L. Quezon[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Payatas[19], Veterans Village[20], Batasan Hills[21], Socorro[22], Santa Cruz[23], San Antonio[24], Bagong Silangan[25], Philam[26], Bagong Pag-asa[27], Balingasa[28], Bungad[29], Project 6[30], Bagong Lipunan ng Crame[31]
- Twinned administrative body: Taipei[32], Daly City[33], Chiba[34], Shenyang[35], Hagåtña[36]
- Postal code: 1100–1138[37]
- Commons category: Quezon City[38]
- Local dialing code: 2[39]
- Inception: October 12, 1939[40]
- Coordinate location: 14.65, 121.0475[41]
- Official website: https://quezoncity.gov.ph/[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Quezon City[43]
- Population: 39,013[44], 107,977[45], 397,990[46], 754,452[47], 956,864[48], 1,165,865[49], 1,669,776[50], 1,989,419[51], 2,173,831[52], 2,679,450[53], 2,761,720[54], 2,936,116[55], 2,960,048[56], 3,084,270[57]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Quezon City[58]
Why It Matters
Quezon City has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]