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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

Davao City

Philippines

Average elevation: 249 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

Lapu-Lapu

Philippines

Average elevation: 93 m

Cebu City

Philippines > Cebu > Cebu City

Average elevation: 140 m

Taboan River

Philippines > Cagayan

Average elevation: 230 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

Opol

Philippines > Misamis Oriental

Average elevation: 155 m

Valenzuela

Philippines

The highest elevation point is 38 meters (125 ft) above sea level. Having a surface gradient of 0.55% and a gentle slope, hilly landscape is located in the industrial section of the city in Canumay. The average elevation point is 2 meters (6.6 ft) above sea level.

Average elevation: 24 m

Zamboanga City

Philippines

The overall topography of the city could be described as rolling to very steep. There are some flat lands, mostly narrow strips along the east coast. The urban center is mostly flat with a gentle slope to the interior, ranging from 0% to 3%. A portion, about 38,000 hectares, has slopes ranging from 18% to 30%.…

Average elevation: 78 m

Bataan

Philippines

Bataan is divided by two mountain groups of volcanic origins. The northern side is composed of the Mount Natib (elevation 1,253 metres (4,111 ft)), Mount Sta. Rosa and Mount Silangan. The southern group is composed of Mount Mariveles, Mount Samat, and Mount Cuyapo. A narrow pass separates these two mountain…

Average elevation: 70 m

Iligan

Philippines

Average elevation: 229 m

Los Angeles

United States > California

Average elevation: 621 m

Indang

Philippines > Cavite > Indang

The topography of Indang is characterised by gently sloping or rolling terrain. Almost 40.36% of its total land area is within the slope grade of 3-8%, while 2,135 hectares is within the slope range of 8-15% which is characterised by undulating or sloping terrain.

Average elevation: 298 m

Plumpang

Indonesia > East Java > Tuban

Average elevation: 35 m

Meycauayan

Philippines > Bulacan

Average elevation: 14 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

Silang

Philippines > Cavite

Average elevation: 314 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

Makati

Philippines

Average elevation: 14 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

Bonbon

Philippines > Misamis Oriental > Opol

Average elevation: 22 m

Magsaysay

Philippines > Bukidnon

Average elevation: 238 m

Mariveles

Philippines > Bataan

Average elevation: 58 m

Bombon

Philippines > Camarines Sur

Average elevation: 9 m

Manila

Philippines

Average elevation: 12 m

Boise

United States of America > Idaho > Boise

Boise (/ˈbɔɪsi/ (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, and is the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is 41 miles (66 km) east of the Oregon border, and 110 miles (177 km) north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's…

Average elevation: 1,040 m

Alfonso

Philippines > Cavite

Average elevation: 397 m

Pampanga

Philippines

Average elevation: 122 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

Seoul

South Korea > Seoul > Jung-gu

Average elevation: 56 m

Palo

Philippines > Leyte > Palo

Average elevation: 11 m

Naguilian

Philippines > La Union

The approximate elevation of the municipality is 165 meters above sea level. It has the ninth highest approximate average elevation among the twenty (20) towns of the province. The portion with the highest elevation is 544 meters above sea level while the lowest is 10 meters. The slopes range from 2–7% in…

Average elevation: 85 m

Lipa

Philippines > Batangas

At the celebration of the elevation of Lipa to a city in January 1888, José Rizal was invited by Dr. Jose Lozada, Catalino Dimayuga and the brothers Celestino and Simeon Luz but Rizal responded only with his Hymno Al Trabajo which he dedicated to the zeal and industry of the Lipeños.

Average elevation: 208 m

Northern Mindanao

Philippines

Northern Mindanao has a total land area of 2,049,602 hectares (5,064,680 acres). More than 60% of Northern Mindanao's total land area are classified as forest land. Its seas abound with fish and other marine products. The abundant vegetation, natural springs and high elevation contribute to the region's cool,…

Average elevation: 356 m

Bicol Region

Philippines

Average elevation: 35 m

Cebu City

Philippines

Average elevation: 197 m

Mandaluyong

Philippines

Another claims that the Spaniards named the place based on the report of a navigator named Acapulco, who saw the rolling hills frequently being lashed at by daluyong (“big waves from the sea”). This seems to confirm traditional pre-Hispanic stories that giant waves from the sea would meet the adjoining…

Average elevation: 17 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

Kalinga

Philippines

Large swaths of the province's lowlands are open grassland suitable for pasture, while the highlands have extensive areas of tropical rainforest. In higher elevations to the west, particularly in the mountains of Balbalan, lie some of the most intact pine forests of Luzon island. Rizal and Tabuk with their…

Average elevation: 667 m

Mountain Province

Philippines

Average elevation: 1,037 m

Davao Oriental

Philippines

Average elevation: 145 m

Antique

Philippines

Mount Madja-as is located in Culasi, is the highest peak on the island of Panay. This 2,117-metre-high (6,946 ft) mountain is a dormant volcano with lakes and 14 waterfalls. It is said to be the legendary home of Bulalakaw, the supreme god of the ancients, and beckons as a challenge for hikers and trekkers.…

Average elevation: 53 m

Misamis Oriental

Philippines

Average elevation: 293 m

Luzon

Philippines

Average elevation: 88 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: 136 m

Dipaculao

Philippines > Aurora

Average elevation: 35 m

Quezon

Philippines

Rugged terrains characterize the province's topography with few plains, valleys, and swamps. The Sierra Madre Mountain Range runs along the entire length of the area, with Mount Banahaw (an active volcano) rising at 2,169 meters above sea level. Only narrow strips of land along the coast and river valleys are…

Average elevation: 84 m

Sabangan

Philippines > Mountain Province

Average elevation: 1,412 m

Leyte

Philippines

Average elevation: 76 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

Cavite

Philippines

Average elevation: 77 m

Panglao Island

Philippines > Bohol

Average elevation: 47 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

Pozorrubio

Philippines > Pangasinan

Average elevation: 61 m

Naga

Philippines

Average elevation: 19 m

Pasay

Philippines

Average elevation: 14 m

Mulanay

Philippines > Quezon

Average elevation: 61 m

Tubungan

Philippines > Iloilo

Tubungan is 41 kilometres (25 mi) from Iloilo City. With a land area of 8,518 hectares (21,050 acres) found a hundred feet above sea level, the municipality's topography is dominated mostly by gentle rolling hills and idyllic mountains. The slope gradient ranges to as high as 25 per cent in most areas giving…

Average elevation: 153 m

Tulunan

Philippines > North Cotabato

Average elevation: 65 m

Pandi

Philippines > Bulacan

Pandi is rich in many natural brooks coming from the mainland itself. In some remote areas the lands are still covered by bamboo trees that naturally thrive and multiplies. Some lands privately owned have mango plantations. In some areas that are privately owned are rock deposits being used for housing…

Average elevation: 31 m

Tampakan

Philippines > South Cotabato

Average elevation: 285 m

Guiguinto

Philippines > Bulacan

Average elevation: 6 m

Cabatang

Philippines

Average elevation: 335 m

Luzon

Philippines

Average elevation: 34 m

Butuan

Philippines

Average elevation: 108 m

Iligan

Philippines

Average elevation: 444 m

Parañaque

Philippines

Average elevation: 14 m

Alaminos

Philippines > Laguna

Average elevation: 205 m

Talaingod

Philippines > Davao del Norte

Average elevation: 205 m

Zamboanga del Sur

Philippines

Average elevation: 118 m

Lucena

Philippines

Average elevation: 24 m

Pangil

Philippines > Laguna

The municipality is strategically situated at the southern tip of Sierra Madre mountain range (six barangays) and along the eastern margin of Jalajala Peninsula and just west of the northwestern shore of the easternmost major embayment of Laguna de Bay (two barangays). Its narrow strip of territory traverses…

Average elevation: 165 m

Nagcarlan

Philippines > Laguna

Average elevation: 345 m

Indang

Philippines > Cavite

The topography of Indang is characterised by gently sloping or rolling terrain. Almost 40.36% of its total land area is within the slope grade of 3-8%, while 2,135 hectares is within the slope range of 8-15% which is characterised by undulating or sloping terrain.

Average elevation: 328 m

Malabon

Philippines

Average elevation: 6 m

Biñan

Philippines > Laguna

Average elevation: 33 m

Tabuk

Philippines > Kalinga

Average elevation: 276 m

La Union

Philippines

Topography

Average elevation: 442 m

San Rafael

Philippines > Bulacan

Average elevation: 32 m

Alamada

Philippines > North Cotabato

Average elevation: 200 m

Nagbukel

Philippines > Ilocos Sur

Average elevation: 84 m

Aurora

Philippines

The province covers a portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range. As such, the elevation is generally steep to very steep and only about 14% of the province's total area is flat.

Average elevation: 255 m

Tawi-Tawi Island

Philippines > Tawi-Tawi

Average elevation: 10 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

Isabela

Philippines

The province is divided into three physiographic areas. The eastern area, straddled by the Sierra Madre mountain range, is rugged and thickly forested. A substantial portion is uncharted. These unexplored hinterlands are home to a rich variety of flora and fauna, and some are under government reservations. It…

Average elevation: 227 m

Palawan

Philippines

Palawan's almost 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) of irregular coastline is lined with rocky coves and sugar-white sandy beaches. It also harbors a vast stretch of virgin forests that carpet its chain of mountain ranges. The mountain heights average 1,100 meters (3,500 ft) in altitude, with the highest peak rising…

Average elevation: 44 m

Agusan del Sur

Philippines

Average elevation: 278 m

Lubao

Philippines > Pampanga

Average elevation: 4 m

Baras

Philippines > Rizal

Average elevation: 46 m

Santa Rosa

Philippines > Laguna > Santa Rosa

Average elevation: 65 m

Cuenca

Philippines > Batangas

Average elevation: 176 m

Mahaplag

Philippines > Leyte

Average elevation: 240 m

Bauang

Philippines > La Union

Average elevation: 40 m

Baao

Philippines > Camarines Sur

Average elevation: 48 m

Tagum

Philippines > Davao del Norte

One of the significant accomplishments of the officialdom of Tagum during the 1990s was its elevation from a second to the first-class municipality. This opened a gateway to increase its financial resources through the Internal Revenue Allocation (IRA) from the national government and local revenues. This was…

Average elevation: 103 m

Eastern Visayas

Philippines

Average elevation: 43 m