What is the population of General Santos?
General Santos has a city population of 722,059. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Philippines · Asia
General Santos
City population
722,059
#14
in Philippines
#2
in Soccsksargen
#768
worldwide
6.113, 125.172 · 1,049 km from Manila
About General Santos
A cluster of four cities within 22 km surrounds this settlement of 722,059 in Soccsksargen, the second-largest urban centre in its region. At 1,049 km from Manila, it accounts for 0.6% of the Philippines' national population and ranks 14th among the country's 519 listed cities.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 22
Elevation
22 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
6.113, 125.172
Record updated
2026-06-23
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 PhilippinesClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| General Santos | 722K |
General Santos Population FAQ
Where is General Santos?
General Santos is in Soccsksargen, Philippines, 1,049 km from the capital, Manila. Its coordinates are 6.113, 125.172.
How big is General Santos compared with other cities in Philippines?
It is the 14th largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, holding 0.6% of the national population.