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Paranaque City

National Capital Region · Philippines
City population
703,245
#15
in Philippines
#7
in National Capital Region
#780
worldwide
ManilaParanaque City
14.482, 121.017 · 14 km from Manila
City population
703,245
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Philippines
#15
of 519 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#780
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Philippines
0.6%
of the national population

About Paranaque City

Surrounded by much larger cities, this municipality sits 14 km from Manila and is flanked by Las Piñas (615,549 people, 5 km away) and Makati City (510,383 people, 8 km away). The city proper holds 703,245 residents, ranking 15th among Philippine cities and seventh within the National Capital 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
#15of 519
LargestSmallest
Position in National Capital Region
#7of 29
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Philippines
Region
National Capital Region
Rank in region
#7of 29
Distance to capital
14 km
to Manila
Elevation
22 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Manila
Coordinates
14.482, 121.017
Record updated
2025-09-25
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.

5KMLas Piñas616K people6KMPasay417K people8KMMakati City510K people8KMTaguig1.31M people9KMPateros64K 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. Paranaque City703K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Paranaque City 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
Paranaque City703K

Paranaque City Population FAQ

What is the population of Paranaque City?

Paranaque City has a city population of 703,245. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Paranaque City?

Paranaque City is in National Capital Region, Philippines, 14 km from the capital, Manila. Its coordinates are 14.482, 121.017.

How big is Paranaque City compared with other cities in Philippines?

It is the 15th largest of the 519 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Philippines, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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