The University of the Philippines Diliman (U.P. Diliman, U.P.D., or informally, Peyups), is a coeducational and public

Public university

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 research

Research institute

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 university

University

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 located in Quezon City

Quezon City

Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. It is the flagship university, seat of administration, and the fourth oldest constituent university of the University of the Philippines System. It includes the two extension program campuses in Pampanga and Olongapo City.
In 1948, the newly-established Republic of the Philippines sited an area now known as Quezon City

Quezon City

Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

 as the nation's capital.