What Is The Newest City In The Philippines By Far? (ANSWER)

NEWEST CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES – In this topic, we are going to identify and learn the newest city in the Philippines.

The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in the Southeast Asia which consists of 7,641 islands.

They are divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Within the three island groups, there are 17 regions, 81 provinces, and within these provinces, there are 146 cities.

We have known the oldest city in the country, now we will know the newest city.

Answer

As of September 7, 2019, the newest city is Santo Tomas in the province of Batangas.

The city has a population of 179,844 people as of 2015. It is known as the hometown of Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War hero Miguel Malvar, who was the last Filipino General to surrender to the Americas.

The city was named after Thomas Aquinas of which is its patron saint. It is currently governed by Mayor Edna P. Sanchez as of the moment.

The former municipality was founded in 1666 with its first head being Captain Manuel Melo. It was originally composed of a large Poblacion.