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Caloocan

Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan, is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.

Caloocan
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The place

Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan, is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,712,945 people, making it the fourth-most populous city in the Philippines.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Caloocan

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Baroque Churches of the Philippines

    The Baroque Churches of the Philippines are a collection of four Spanish Colonial-era baroque churches in the Philippines, which were included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1993. The churches are also considered as national cultural treasures of the country.

    6.8 km · World Heritage Site consisting of four churches in the Philippines · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    San Agustin Church

    The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the San Agustin Church and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the Order of Saint Augustine located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines. Completed in 1607, it is the oldest stone church in the country.

    6.8 km · Roman Catholic church in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Manila Cathedral

    The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the Manila Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic basilica and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Manila. It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, the principal patroness of the Philippines.

    6.5 km · Roman Catholic basilica located in Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Rizal Park

    Rizal Park, Luneta, also known as Rizal Park, Luneta Park, or simply Luneta, is a historic urban park located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It is one of the largest urban parks in the country, covering an area of 58 hectares.

    7.6 km · historic urban park in Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Rizal Memorial Stadium

    The Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium is a stadium in Manila, Philippines. Part of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex which is designated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines as a historical landmark, it served as the main stadium of the 1954 Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games on three occasions.

    9.9 km · stadium · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    University of Santo Tomas

    The University of Santo Tomas, officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as Ustê, is a private Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus.

    5 km · private pontifical university in Manila · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Diocese of Kalookan

    The Diocese of Kalookan is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Manila and covers South Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas.

    400 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Masjid Al-Dahab

    Masjid Al-Dahab, officially known as Manila Golden Mosque and Cultural Center, is a mosque situated in the predominantly Muslim section of the Quiapo district in Manila, Philippines, and is considered the largest mosque in Metro Manila.

    6.3 km · mosque in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    San Sebastian Church

    The Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Sebastian, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Saint Sebastian and commonly known as San Sebastian Church or San Sebastian Basilica, is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in Manila, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila.

    5.9 km · all-steel church in Manila, Philippines · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Smart Araneta Coliseum

    The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed "the Big Dome", it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Asia, and one of the largest clear span domes in the world.

    9.5 km · indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Bonifacio Monument

    This famous landmark of the city is located at the intersection of EDSA, Rizal Avenue, Mc Arthur Highway, and Samson Road.

  2. 02
    San Roque Cathedral

    Gubat sa Ciudad Resort - features several swimming pools and other water facilities for the whole family.

  3. 03
    Caloocan City People's Park
  4. 04
    Thai-To Taosit Temple
  5. 05
    Ung Siu Si Buddhist Temple

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From Wikivoyage: Caloocan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Green Paddle

From Wikivoyage: Caloocan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

All these are around the Andres Bonifacio National Monument:

From Wikivoyage: Caloocan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Caloocan

Airports
Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 17 km · Clark / Clark Air Base (CRK), 74 km · Subic Bay / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS), 77 km
  • Mabalacat → Caloocan
    77 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · ₱195–260
  • Olongapo → Caloocan
    76 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ₱280–370
  • Legazpi → Caloocan
    343 km · quickest by air, 4h 26m · ₱3,140–4,880
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Caloocan

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Caloocan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inJeepneys connect Caloocan with Manila, Malabon, Quezon City and Valenzuela.
  • Get aroundFares are at the range of (for single person payment) to (if you want to ride the tricycle on a "special" basis - meaning you and your companions are the ones that will ride.) Jeepneys also ply around with their own respective fixed routes.

From Wikivoyage: Caloocan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Sabang and Puerto GaleraPH

    9 ways of moving, 47 sources

    126 km
  2. 02
    CoronPH

    12 ways of moving, 57 sources

    306 km
  3. 03
    El NidoPH

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    422 km
  4. 04
    Leyte IslandPH

    11 ways of moving, 20 sources

    600 km
  5. 05
    Tagbilaran and BoholPH

    12 ways of moving, 45 sources

    638 km

If you know how people move in Caloocan – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Caloocan

Caloocan is 4 km from Malabon, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Manilacapital city of the Philippines6.1 km
  • Quezon Citycity of the Philippines in Metro Manila8.3 km
  • Q1623city of the Philippines in Metro Manila5.7 km
  • San Juancity of the Philippines in Metro Manila8.2 km
  • Malaboncity of the Philippines in Metro Manila2 km
  • Navotascity of the Philippines in Metro Manila3.6 km