Diliman

City districts

• Bago Bantay: Located at the west central part of the city, this place is known as a residential area at the back of SM North EDSA. It is composed of barangays Alicia, Ramon Magsaysay, Santo Cristo, and the northern part of Bagong Pag-asa. Bago-Bantay started as a small visita in the early 1930s under the jurisdiction of San Pedro de Bautista parish in San Francisco del Monte. This area mark as part of North EDSA portion from North Avenue and West Avenue stretches all the way to Congressional Avenue and Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue with Project 7.
• Cubao: Located at the southern part of the city, Cubao is the home of the 35-hectare (86-acre) Araneta City, a mixed-use township development that contains prominent shopping malls such as Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza and Gateway Mall and iconic landmarks such as the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Cubao Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao. A number of provincial bus terminals are also located.
• Diliman: Diliman is located at the center of Quezon City, the place where the city was originally established. The area is named for the Tagalog word for the medicinal fern species Stenochlaena palustris, Numerous national government offices are located in Diliman, as well as prominent colleges and universities such as the University of the Philippines Diliman, FEU–FERN College, and New Era University. The Diliman Quadrangle, which is bounded by the North, West, South (Timog) and East Avenues, is known for its hospitals, government edifices, and nightlife bars. Several streets in South Triangle and Barangay Laging Handa were named in honor of the 22 Boy Scouts who died in a plane crashen route to joining the 11th World Scout Jamboree. A memorial stands in the center of the roundabout at the intersection of Timog Avenue and Tomas Morato Avenue. The place was thus known as the Scout Area. Major commercial broadcasting media and television networks such as ABS-CBN and GMA have their headquarters within the Diliman Quadrangle. PTV, RPN, IBC, and PBS also hold headquarters in Diliman.
• Galas: The Galas-Santol District of Quezon City is located in its southwest border with the City of Manila. The barangays of Dona Imelda, Dona Josefa, Dona Aurora and Don Manuel, named after public figures who significantly contributed to the city's early development, are located in this area. Barangays of Santo Nino, Santol and San Isidro serve as the border of Sampaloc and Santa Mesa in Manila. SM City Sta. Mesa lies at the end of the Araneta avenue set as the crossing border within the three cities of San Juan, Quezon City and Manila.
• La Loma: La Loma is located the southwestern portion of the city. It has five barangays along the vicinity of its main streets: N.S. Amoranto Avenue (Retiro) and A. Bonifacio Avenue. The district is famed as the birthplace of many popular Filipino culinary figures and establishments especially devoted to the lechon. The nearby La Loma Cemetery is named after this place.
• New Manila: New Manila is named after the City of Manila, since most of its residents are affluent families from the city who wished to escape the stress of living in the capital. It was formerly a part of San Juan before being carved out from its mother town to form Quezon City. Among its notable residents are the Hemady-Ysmael Family, the original landowner of New Manila, and Dona Narcisa de Leon, the matriarch of LVN Studios. It is also the birthplace of Eraño Manalo, the Second Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo. New Manila is also known for Balete Drive, which is a haunted place according to Filipino folklore where the spirit of a white lady haunts the road seeking help from passing drivers.
• Novaliches: Novaliches is the largest district in Quezon City, which made up almost all the northern portion of the city after Batasan Hills. It contains the La Mesa Watershed Reservation and its Dam and Reservoir where most of Metro Manila's water supply came from. It was originally a part of Caloocan before being incorporated to Quezon City in 1948, when the latter was declared as the capital. Before the place was incorporated to Quezon City in 1948, Novaliches was already in the maps as early as 1864, having been organized by the Spanish as early as 1855, from the haciendas of Tala, Malinta, Piedad, and Maysilo. By 1856, it was its own municipality before being absorbed by Caloocan in 1901. Novaliches is still known by its historical boundaries. The whole of North Caloocan up to the banks of the Marilao River bordering Bulacan to the north, parts of the historic Polo section of Valenzuela to the west, and parts of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to the upper reaches of Tungkung Mangga and the old Tala Leprosarium in the northeast and east, are still referred to as within the old enclave of Novaliches that many residents consider to this day.
• Project 1: Also known as Barangay Roxas or Roxas District. Barangay Roxas was the first housing project undertaken by the Philippine Homesite Housing Corporation in compliance with an Executive Order by President Manuel Roxas in 1948.
• Project 2: Made up of barangays Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B and Quirino 2-C. Specifically known as Anonas.
• Project 3: Made up of barangays Quirino 3-A, Amihan, Claro and Duyan-Duyan. Specifically known as Anonas.
• Project 4: Located within the eastern area beside Cubao.
• Project 5: Also known as Barangay E. Rodriguez.
• Project 6: Project 6 in Diliman is an affluent barangay that is known for hospitals such as the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) and the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), as well as the home of Philippine Science High School Main Campus. The Office of the Ombudsman and the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center are located here.
• Project 7: Project 7 is made up of barangays Bungad and Veterans Village.
• Project 8: Project 8 is made up of barangays Bahay Toro, Baesa, and Sangandaan.
• San Francisco del Monte: San Francisco del Monte was founded as a pueblo by Saint Pedro Bautista in 1590, is considered as Quezon City's oldest district. The original land area of the old town was approximately 2.5 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi), including parts of Project 7 and 8, and Timog Avenue. It is bounded by West Avenue on the east, Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue on the north, Quezon Avenue on the south, and Araneta Avenue on the west. It was originally a part of San Juan before it was carved out of its mother town to form Quezon City. The district is made up of barangays San Antonio, Paraiso, Paltok, Mariblo, Masambong, Manresa, Damayan, and Del Monte. SFDM featured a hilly topography with lush vegetation and mineral springs, in the midst of which the old Santuario de San Pedro Bautista was built as a retreat and monastery for Franciscan friars. The headquarters of IBC is located here.
• Santa Mesa Heights: Santa Mesa Heights is an affluent neighborhood where many middle-class and upper-middle-class families reside. It is mostly residential. It is the home to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Naval. Prominent Catholic educational institutions such as the Angelicum College, Lourdes School of Quezon City, and St. Theresa's College of Quezon City are located here. During the Commonwealth Period, Santa Mesa Heights was considered as the ideal site for universities, located just outside the suburban city limits of Manila.
  • Quezon City Chinatown: The Quezon City Chinatown is a designated tourism and business district and the city's Chinatown, located primarily along Banawe Street in the Santa Mesa Heights area. It was declared a business district through Ordinance No. SP-1573 in 2005 and later designated a tourism district under City Ordinance SP-2453 in 2015. The district is known for its abundance in authentic Chinese restaurants and businesses, serving as an alternative to the historic Chinatown in Binondo. An annual Chinese New Year celebration is also held along Banawe Street. It is also known as the "Autoparts Capital of the Philippines" due to the high number of businesses specializing in automotive parts and accessories.