<page_title> Cities of the Philippines </page_title> <section_title> Largest cities </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Quezon City <col_header> City </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2,936,116 <col_header> Population (2015) </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Former capital of the country (1948–1976). Largest city in Metro Manila in population and land area. <col_header> Description </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Among the ten most populous cities in the Philippines, Quezon City ranked 1 with population of 2,936,116 in 2015 and it was a former capital of the country from 1948–1976.