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Philippines

The Philippines is an archipelago of approximately 7,641 islands, with a total land area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The terrain is predominantly mountainous, with narrow coastal plains and valleys. The highest peak is Mount Apo on Mindanao, reaching 2,954 meters (9,692 feet) above sea level. Other…

Average elevation: 33 m

Wisconsin

United States

Wisconsin's topography is characterized by a diverse landscape shaped by glacial activity, resulting in a mixture of rolling hills, flat plains, and numerous lakes. The state’s highest point is Timms Hill, reaching an elevation of 1,952 feet (595 meters), while its lowest point is the shore of Lake Michigan…

Average elevation: 301 m

Manila

Philippines

Almost all of Manila sits on top prehistoric alluvial deposits built by the waters of the Pasig River and on land reclaimed from Manila Bay. Manila's land has been substantially altered by human intervention; there has been considerable land reclamation along the waterfronts since the early-to-mid twentieth…

Average elevation: 12 m

Metro Manila

Philippines

The Coastal Margin or Lowland is a flat and low plain that faces Manila Bay. Located here is Manila, Navotas, parts of Malabon, and the western part and reclaimed areas of Pasay and Parañaque, where the ground elevation ranges from zero meters on Manila Bay to five meters at the west side of the cities of…

Average elevation: 43 m

Central Luzon

Philippines

Average elevation: 192 m

Kinoguitan

Philippines > Misamis Oriental

Average elevation: 60 m

Lawang Bato

Philippines > Valenzuela

Average elevation: 22 m

Davao City

Philippines

Average elevation: 249 m

Masbate

Philippines

The general surface configuration of the province ranges from slightly undulating to rolling and from hilly to mountainous. In each island, the rugged topography is concentrated in the northeastern portion and gradually recedes to blunt hills and rolling areas in the south, southeast, and southwest.

Average elevation: 28 m

Marinduque

Philippines

The highest peak in Marinduque is Mount Malindig (formerly called Mt. Marlanga), a potentially active stratovolcano with an elevation of 1,157 metres (3,796 ft) above sea level, located at the southern tip of the island.

Average elevation: 38 m

Pangasinan

Philippines

Average elevation: 289 m

Camarines Norte

Philippines

Average elevation: 48 m

Puerto Princesa

Philippines

Average elevation: 90 m

Cavite

Philippines

Another theory proposes that the name is a Hispanicized form of kabit, Tagalog for "joined", "connected", or "attached", referring to the peninsula's topographical relation to the mainland. Edmund Roberts, in his 1821 memoir, stated that the "natives" called it Caveit due to the "crooked point of land…

Average elevation: 88 m

Tanay

Philippines > Rizal

Average elevation: 32 m

Vigan

Philippines > Ilocos Sur

Vigan is situated in a Quaternary Age sedimentary plain called the Vigan-Bantay Plain which is part of the Ilocos coastal plain. The Vigan-Bantay Plain is bounded on the east by a moderately rugged Miocene sediments consisting of interbedded sandstones and shale to very rugged Meta-volcanics and Meta sediment…

Average elevation: 63 m

U.P. Campus

Philippines > Quezon City

Average elevation: 59 m

Ilocos Norte

Philippines

Average elevation: 257 m

Batangas

Philippines

Batangas is a combination of plains and mountains, including one of the world's smallest volcanoes, Mt. Taal, with an elevation of 600 metres (2,000 ft), located in the middle of the Taal Lake. Other important peaks are Mount Macolod with an elevation of 830 metres (2,720 ft), Mt. Banoy with 960 metres (3,150…

Average elevation: 126 m

Bulacan

Philippines

Average elevation: 214 m

Cagayan de Oro

Philippines

Cagayan de Oro, located along the north-central coast of Mindanao, Philippines, encompasses a diverse topography that significantly influences its terrain. The city spans approximately 488.86 square kilometers (188.75 square miles), featuring a 25-kilometer (16 miles) coastline along Macajalar Bay. The…

Average elevation: 224 m

Quezon City

Philippines

Founded as a pueblo by Saint Pedro Bautista in 1590, San Francisco del Monte may be considered Quezon City's oldest district. The original land area of the old town of San Francisco del Monte was approximately2.5 square kilometres (1.0 sq mi) and covered parts of what is currently known as Project 7 and 8 and…

Average elevation: 57 m

Tadian

Philippines > Mountain Province

Average elevation: 1,155 m

Mindanao

Philippines

In the eastern portion of the island, from Bilas Point in Surigao del Norte to Cape San Agustin in Davao Oriental, is a range of complex mountains, called the Eastern Pacific Cordillera, known in their northern portion as the Diwata Mountains. This range is low and rolling in its central portion. A proposed…

Average elevation: 149 m

Daraga

Philippines > Albay

67.3% of the total municipal land area has a predominantly low elevation of up to 100 metres (330 ft). The surface terrain is generally characterized by combination of level to nearly level areas, gentle to undulating areas and undulating to rolling areas.

Average elevation: 76 m

La Trinidad

Philippines > Benguet

The terrain is generally mountainous with springs, rivers and creeks. The town has a valley which encompasses several barangays. The valley floor elevation is at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level. Elevation ranges from 500 to 1,700 metres (1,600 to 5,600 ft) above sea level.

Average elevation: 1,123 m

Baguio

Philippines

In 1903, Filipinos, Japanese and Chinese workers were hired to build Kennon Road, the first road directly connecting Baguio with the lowlands of La Union and Pangasinan. Before this, the only road to Benguet was Naguilian Road, and it was largely a horse trail at higher elevations. Camp John Hay was…

Average elevation: 881 m

Tanay

Philippines > Rizal

Average elevation: 229 m

Pampanga

Philippines

Average elevation: 122 m

Calasiao

Philippines > Pangasinan

Average elevation: 6 m

Tanza

Philippines > Cavite

Average elevation: 29 m

Baler

Philippines > Aurora

Average elevation: 61 m

Butuan

Philippines

Average elevation: 115 m

Sampaloc

Philippines > Rizal > Tanay

Average elevation: 394 m

Tanauan

Philippines > Batangas

Average elevation: 164 m

Sagada

Philippines > Mountain Province

Average elevation: 1,447 m

Iloilo

Philippines

The province is divided into two distinct geographic regions; the highlands of the Central Panay Mountain Range on the western border and the lowland plains which account for a larger portion of the province. Small islands east of its northernmost tip also dot the Visayan Sea - of these, Pan de Azucar and…

Average elevation: 129 m

Laguna de Bay

Philippines > Laguna

Laguna de Bay (Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay"; Tagalog: Lawa ng Bay, [baɪ]), also known as Laguna Lake, is the largest lake in the Philippines. It is located southeast of Metro Manila, between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north. A freshwater lake, it has a surface area of 911–949…

Average elevation: 62 m

Samar

Philippines

Average elevation: 38 m

Parañaque

Philippines

Average elevation: 11 m

Masbate

Philippines

Average elevation: 54 m

Legazpi

Philippines > Albay

Legazpi's topography is generally plain on the northeastern areas, with slopes ranging from five to fifteen degrees. The southern areas have mostly rolling to hilly terrain. In the city's coastal areas, the terrain varies from plain (north) to hilly (south). Legazpi is criss-crossed by several rivers including…

Average elevation: 150 m

Panglao Island

Philippines > Bohol

Average elevation: 47 m

Rizal

Philippines

Average elevation: 195 m

Caraga

Philippines

Father Saturnino Urios University, was founded by Caraga's most loved Spanish missionary, Fr. Saturnino Urios S.J. in 1990. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recognized Father Saturnino Urios University as one of the best schools in the region producing top notchers in national board examinations in…

Average elevation: 137 m

Davao City

Philippines > Davao Occidental > Davao City

Average elevation: 303 m

Malainen Luma

Philippines > Cavite > Naic

Average elevation: 54 m

General Mariano Alvarez

Philippines > Cavite

Average elevation: 128 m

Bocaue

Philippines > Bulacan

Average elevation: 7 m

Kibawe

Philippines > Bukidnon

Kibawe is a rich land at the center of Mindanao, located in southern Bukidnon. It is bounded in the north by the municipality of Dangcagan, on the south by the municipality of Damulog, on the east by the municipality of Magpet, North Cotabato, and on the west by the municipality of Kadingilan with Muleta River…

Average elevation: 267 m

Visayas

Philippines

Average elevation: 67 m

Tagkawayan

Philippines > Quezon

Average elevation: 107 m

Tolosa

Philippines > Leyte

Average elevation: 7 m

Cabuyao

Philippines > Laguna

Average elevation: 65 m

Pagsanjan

Philippines > Laguna

Average elevation: 89 m

Quezon City

Philippines

In order to make Quezon's dream a reality and to mobilize funds for the land purchase, the People's Homesite Corporation (PHC) was created on October 14, 1938, as a subsidiary of NDC, with an initial capital of ₱2 million. Roces was the chairman of the Board of PHC, and they immediately acquired the vast…

Average elevation: 39 m

La Union

Philippines

Topography

Average elevation: 442 m

South Cotabato

Philippines

Maximum daytime temperature throughout the province is in the range of 36 to 38 °C (97 to 100 °F), falling to 23 to 32 °C (73 to 90 °F) during the night depending on the elevation. The hottest period is January to April while July to December being the coolest.

Average elevation: 418 m

Luzon

Philippines

Average elevation: 88 m

Laguna

Philippines

Laguna is home to 24 mountains, most of which are inactive volcanoes. The highest peak in Laguna is Mt. Banahaw, with an elevation of 2,170 m (7,120 ft). Banahaw, unlike most other volcanoes in Laguna, is an active complex stratovolcano, which last erupted in 1843. Banahaw is located in the boundary of Laguna…

Average elevation: 183 m

Calabarzon

Philippines

Average elevation: 99 m

Baras

Philippines > Rizal

Average elevation: 46 m

Arayat

Philippines > Pampanga

Average elevation: 37 m

Binangonan

Philippines > Rizal

Average elevation: 17 m

Sison

Philippines > Pangasinan

Average elevation: 124 m

Gabaldon

Philippines > Nueva Ecija

Average elevation: 308 m

Cabanatuan

Philippines > Nueva Ecija

Average elevation: 47 m

Angeles

Philippines

Sapangbato is the largest barangay in Angeles in terms of territory, with a total land area of 104,694 sq. meters and a population of 11,262. Located northwest of Angeles near Clark Freeport Zone, it is identified as the barangay in Angeles with the highest elevation of 750 feet above sea level. It is home to…

Average elevation: 95 m

Darasa

Philippines > Batangas > Tanauan > Hidalgo

Average elevation: 173 m

El Salvador

Philippines > Misamis Oriental

Average elevation: 69 m

Daraitan

Philippines > Rizal > Tanay

Average elevation: 291 m

Candaba

Philippines

Average elevation: 6 m

Mabalacat

Philippines > Pampanga

Average elevation: 117 m

Bohol

Philippines

Average elevation: 116 m

Mandaue

Philippines

It is one of the two (the other one being the municipality of Consolacion) local government units located within the mainland Metro Cebu where the elevation of land is less than 100 m (330 ft).

Average elevation: 31 m

Marikina

Philippines

Average elevation: 30 m

Malate

Philippines > Manila

Average elevation: 7 m

Rizal

Philippines

Average elevation: 95 m

Guiguinto

Philippines > Bulacan

Average elevation: 5 m

San Jose del Monte

Philippines > Bulacan

The elevation of the city ranges from approximately 40 to 900 meters (130 to 2,950 ft) above sea level; the relief transitions from warm lowland to cool upland as one goes eastward. This is because the city is part of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Plains and river valley flats characterize the western and…

Average elevation: 103 m

Bukidnon

Philippines

Situated within Bukidnon is Mount Dulang-dulang, the 2nd highest mountain in the country, with an elevation of 2,938 metres (9,639 ft) located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range. Mount Kitanglad (2,899 m), Mount Kalatungan (2,860 m), Mount Maagnaw (2,742 m), Mount Lumuluyaw (2,612 m), and Mount Tuminungan (2,400…

Average elevation: 686 m

Sorsogon

Philippines

The province has an irregular topography. Except for landlocked Irosin, all the towns lie along the coast. They are all connected by concrete and asphalt roads. Mountain's sprawl over the northeast, southeast and west portions. Mount Bulusan, the tallest peak, rises 1,560 metres (5,120 ft) above sea level.

Average elevation: 51 m

Capiz

Philippines

Capiz covers a total area of 2,594.64 square kilometres (1,001.80 sq mi) occupying the northeastern portion of Panay Island, and is one of the five provinces that compose the Western Visayas region. Mount Nangtud, is the highest mountain in Capiz with an elevation of 6,804 ft (2,074 m) located in the…

Average elevation: 123 m

Tarlac

Philippines

Like the rest of Central Luzon, the province has three distinct seasons: summer from March to June, monsoon rain from July to early October, and monsoon winter from late October to February. Summer months, especially during May bring frequent, sometimes severe, thunderstorms with high winds, thunder, and hail.…

Average elevation: 217 m

Los Angeles

United States > California

Average elevation: 621 m

Bagong Silang

Philippines > Batangas > Calatagan

Average elevation: 16 m

Silang

Philippines > Cavite

Average elevation: 314 m

Lapu-Lapu

Philippines

Average elevation: 93 m

San Fernando

Philippines > Pampanga

Average elevation: 24 m

Laurel

Philippines > Batangas > Tanauan

Average elevation: 153 m

Santa Cruz

Philippines > Marinduque

Average elevation: 69 m

Matnog

Philippines > Sorsogon

Average elevation: 46 m

Roxas

Philippines > Isabela

The landscape of Roxas is relatively compose of flatlands with minimal rise at certain point with base mountain elevations on the eastern part, on the parts of Sinamar, Simimbaan and San Placido. It is approximately 90% of the land area comprising the town can be described as low-lying hills with rolling…

Average elevation: 59 m

Kadingilan

Philippines > Bukidnon

The topography of the municipality is characterized as rugged terrain with rolling, hilly and mountainous portions. These hills and mountains are dissected by rivers and creeks, such as the Muleta River on the eastern part which serves as the common natural boundary with the municipalities of Damulog, Dancagan…

Average elevation: 286 m

Goa

Philippines > Camarines Sur

Average elevation: 85 m

Pantabangan

Philippines > Nueva Ecija

Average elevation: 395 m

Bayambang

Philippines > Pangasinan

Average elevation: 16 m

Tarlac City

Philippines > Tarlac

Average elevation: 53 m

Abuyog

Philippines > Leyte

Average elevation: 174 m