Paranaque City is one of the highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region. It has a total population of 585,971 in 2008, with a growth rate of 3.7% higher than the national growth rate of 2.6%. It has a land area of 46.57 sq. Km., the third largest in the NCR. It has two Congressional Districts, with 8 barangays each. It is a relatively flat land with 6 barangays situated along the coastline. It contains the biggest subdivision in the whole country and now one of the most competitive urban cities in the Philippines.