Highest Major Cities in Philippines

Cities in Philippines with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇵🇭 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 50

500 metres1,000 metres

Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Baguio272,714 people · Cordillera

1,493 m

La Trinidad142,925 people · Cordillera

1,318 m

Wao17,845 people · Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

1,246 m

Mankayan15,886 people · Cordillera

1,203 m

Bontoc23,466 people · Cordillera

864 m

Nunungan18,827 people · Northern Mindanao

838 m

Lambayong81,288 people · Soccsksargen

810 m

Itogon59,736 people · Cordillera

808 m

Lake Sebu21,767 people · Soccsksargen

727 m

Marawi City259,993 people · Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

719 m

Tagaytay87,811 people · Calabarzon

663 m

Malaybalay61,524 people · Northern Mindanao

629 m

Impasugong55,901 people · Northern Mindanao

613 m

Patuto52,883 people · Calabarzon

549 m

Mendez-Nuñez36,518 people · Calabarzon

532 m

Manolo Fortich118,075 people · Northern Mindanao

515 m

Lagawe19,124 people · Cordillera

490 m

Canlaon44,851 people · Central Visayas

479 m

Amadeo44,190 people · Calabarzon

437 m

Lucban30,992 people · Calabarzon

431 m

Sampaloc20,157 people · Calabarzon

390 m

Dupax del Sur21,224 people · Cagayan Valley

377 m

Dupax Del Norte33,295 people · Cagayan Valley

356 m

Silang119,475 people · Calabarzon

332 m

Bambang60,146 people · Cagayan Valley

329 m

Lipa City212,287 people · Calabarzon

325 m

Tupi78,599 people · Soccsksargen

317 m

Dologon15,128 people · Northern Mindanao

312 m

NIA Valencia223,620 people · Northern Mindanao

310 m

Don Carlos73,592 people · Northern Mindanao

307 m

Cuenca21,558 people · Calabarzon

300 m

Indang70,092 people · Calabarzon

300 m

Polomolok63,987 people · Soccsksargen

300 m

Iligan City312,323 people · Soccsksargen

282 m

Majayjay28,504 people · Calabarzon

281 m

Bayombong48,199 people · Cagayan Valley

280 m

Diadi15,567 people · Cagayan Valley

276 m

Maramag109,864 people · Northern Mindanao

276 m

Kidapawan79,652 people · Soccsksargen

275 m

Quezon114,521 people · Northern Mindanao

273 m

Solano36,222 people · Cagayan Valley

264 m

Baggabag B24,967 people · Cagayan Valley

259 m

Lilio15,246 people · Calabarzon

256 m

San Mariano18,668 people · Davao Region

224 m

Rodriguez134,432 people · Calabarzon

215 m

General Emilio Aguinaldo24,264 people · Calabarzon

213 m

Malvar29,880 people · Calabarzon

210 m

Nagcarlan24,560 people · Calabarzon

201 m

San Jose35,768 people · Bicol Region

199 m

Sariaya44,977 people · Calabarzon

197 m

Highlights

Within Philippines, Baguio ranks first in 2026 with 1,493 m, followed by La Trinidad (1,318 m) and Wao (1,246 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,493 m (Baguio) to 197 m (Sariaya), with a median of 327 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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