Land Area
| 08 December 2008
Location, Land Area and Natural Features
Quezon City is at the northeastern portion of Metro Manila. It has a land area of 16,112.12 hectares, almost one-fourth of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is the biggest among NCR's 17 local government units. Situated on the Guadalupe Plateau, the city's topography is largely rolling with alternating ridges and lowlands. The southern region of the city has low-grade terrain while the northern half is undulating, culminating at the Novaliches Reservoir. Served by a network of rivers and creeks, the city is efficiently drained except for some portions which experience flash floods due to the deterioration of waterways.
The City shares an aquifer system with Metro Manila which, due to overdrawing, has been subjected to saltwater intrusion. Another feature which it shares with the rest of the region is the Valley (Marikina) Fault System traversing the city's eastern portion.
Comparative Actual Land Use
(1995 and 2008)
(1995 and 2008)
| Land Use | 1995 | 2008 | Increase/ Decrease | |||
| Area | % Share | Area | % Share | Area | % Share | |
| Residential | 5,649.50 | 35.06 | 5,804.21 | 36.02 | 154.71 | 2.74 |
| Commercial | 471.60 | 2.93 | 1,044.25 | 6.48 | 572.65 | 121.43 |
| Industrial | 708.22 | 4.40 | 770.32 | 4.78 | 62.10 | 8.77 |
| Institutional | 820.08 | 5.09 | 1,201.21 | 7.46 | 381.13 | 46.47 |
| Open Space | 157.27 | 0.98 | 226.06 | 1.40 | 68.79 | 43.74 |
| Utility | 148.44 | 0.92 | 147.24 | 0.91 | -1.20 | -0.81 |
| Cemetery | 61.74 | 0.38 | 66.81 | 0.41 | 5.07 | 8.21 |
| Military | 225.57 | 1.40 | 222.02 | 1.38 | -3.55 | -1.57 |
| Vacant | 5,295.72 | 32.87 | 4,060.59 | 25.20 | -1,235.13 | -23.32 |
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| Total Urban Area | 13,538.14 | 84.02 | 13,542.71 | 84.39 | 4.57 | 0.03 |
| Reservoir | 2,574.41 | 15.98 | 2,569.84 | 15.61 | -4.57 | -0.18 |
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| Total Area | 16,112.55 | 100 | 16,112.55 | 100 |
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Present Trends and Emerging Patterns
Land Use: The City is predominantly residential, with residential areas comprising 45.45% of its land area. But it has retained its institutional character with the presence of the Philippine Congress, other national agencies, academic and specialized medical institutions.
The City also has a large, open space system with the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife, Quezon Memorial Circleand UP Arboretum as the core, while the Novaliches Watershed provides additional greenery. Commercial growth is mainly sited along major thoroughfares. Industrial development, meanwhile is relatively contained in the traditional industrial areas at Balintawak, Novaliches, and Ugong Norte.
