Quezon City is not a province, but a city in the Philippines. It is the most populous city in the country, with a population of 2,960,048 people according to the 2020 census. Quezon City is located on the northeast portion of Metro Manila, and is bounded by Rodriguez to the north, Marikina and San Mateo to the east, Pasig to the southeast, Mandaluyong and San Juan to the south, Manila to the southwest, and Caloocan and Valenzuela to the west and northwest. It is the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area, covering a total area of 161.11 square kilometers (62.20 sq mi) . Quezon City is politically subdivided into six congressional districts, which represent the city in the Lower House of the Congress of the Philippines, and has 142 barangays under the City Government.