Metro Manila

Metro Manila
Kalakhang Maynila
Kamaynilaan
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Manila
Estasyong J. Ruiz
Kutang Santiago
Abenida Epifanio de los Santos
Rizal Park
Manila Cathedral
Manila International Airport
Nickname: 
Manila
CountryPhilippines
StateLuzon
RegionSouth Luzon
Regional centerManila
Largest cityQuezon City
Cities16
Boroughs
List
Government
 • Municipality1
LanguageFilipino (Manila dialect)
FeastMetro Manila Festival

Metropolitan Manila[1] (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila; Kamaynilaan), commonly known as Metro Manila, is the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines. It is the seat of government. It has more people than most regions and metropolitan areas of the country.

Cities of Metro Manila

There are 16 cities in Metro Manila. They include Manila, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros.

Cities o
municipality 		Image Population (2015)[2] Lawak[a] Density Date of Cityhood
km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi
Caloocan 1,583,978; 12,877,253 53.20 20.54 30,000 78,000 1962
Las Piñas 588,894; 12,877,253 32.02 12.36 18,000 47,000 1997
Makati 582,602; 12,877,253 21.73 8.39 27,000 70,000 1995
Malabon 365,525; 12,877,253 15.96 6.16 23,000 60,000 2001
Mandaluyong 386,276; 12,877,253 11.06 4.27 35,000 91,000 1994
MANILA 1,780,148; 12,877,253 42.88 16.56 42,000 110,000 1571
Marikina 450,741; 12,877,253 22.64 8.74 20,000 52,000 1996
Muntinlupa 504,509; 12,877,253 41.67 16.09 12,000 31,000 1995
Navotas 249,463; 12,877,253 11.51 4.44 22,000 57,000 2007
Parañaque 664,822; 12,877,253 47.28 18.25 14,000 36,000 1998
Pasay 416,522; 12,877,253 18.64 7.20 22,000 57,000 1947
Pasig
755,300; 12,877,253 31.46 12.15 24,000 62,000 1995
Pateros 63,840; 12,877,253 1.76 0.68[b] 36,000 93,000 Hindi pa isang lungsod
Quezon City 2,936,116; 12,877,253 165.33 63.83 18,000 47,000 1939
San Juan 122,180; 12,877,253 5.87 2.27 21,000 54,000 2007
Taguig 804,915; 12,877,253 45.18 17.44 18,000 47,000 2004
Valenzuela 620,422; 12,877,253 45.75 17.66 14,000 36,000 1998


References

  1. ↑ "Presidential Decree No. 824". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "National Capital Region (NCR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)