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Calamba

Calabarzon · Philippines
City population
575,046
#17
in Philippines
#2
in Calabarzon
#970
worldwide
ManilaCalamba
14.212, 121.165 · 48 km from Manila
City population
575,046
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Philippines
#17
of 519 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#970
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Philippines
0.5%
of the national population

About Calamba

At 0.5% of the Philippines' national population, Calamba holds the country's 17th rank among listed cities. Located 48 km from Manila, it sits at the centre of a cluster of large municipalities: Cabuyao has 308,745 residents 8 km away, while Los Baños and Pulong Santa Cruz each lie within 12 km with populations above 117,000. The city proper holds 575,046 people and ranks second within its Calabarzon region.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Philippines
#17of 519
LargestSmallest
Position in Calabarzon
#2of 90
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Philippines
Region
Calabarzon
Rank in region
#2of 90
Distance to capital
48 km
to Manila
Elevation
16 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
14.212, 121.165
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 519 in Philippines

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

8KMCabuyao309K people9KMLos Baños117K people12KMPulong Santa Cruz127K people12KMSanto Tomas57K people13KMSanta Rosa217K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Calamba575K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Calamba compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Calamba575K

Calamba Population FAQ

What is the population of Calamba?

Calamba has a city population of 575,046. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Calamba?

Calamba is in Calabarzon, Philippines, 48 km from the capital, Manila. Its coordinates are 14.212, 121.165.

How big is Calamba compared with other cities in Philippines?

It is the 17th largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, holding 0.5% of the national population.

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