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Geography of Manila. The geography of the City of Manila is characterized by its coastal position at the estuary of the Pasig River that flows to Manila Bay. The city is located on a naturally protected harbor, regarded as one of the finest harbors in Asia. [1] The scarce availability of land is a contributing factor that makes Manila the ...
Manila (/ məˈnɪlə / mə-NIL-ə; Filipino: Maynila, pronounced [maɪˈnilɐʔ]), officially the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila [lʊŋˈsod nɐŋ maɪˈnilɐʔ]), is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines, after Quezon City. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified ...
3,500/km 2 (9,200/sq mi) The Greater Manila Area (Filipino: Malawakang Maynila) is the contiguous urbanization region surrounding the Metropolitan Manila area. This built-up zone includes Metro Manila and the neighboring provinces of Bulacan to the north, Cavite and Laguna to the south, and Rizal to the east. [1][2] Though sprawl continues to ...
NAIA Expressway. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAX), [3] signed as E6 of the Philippine expressway network, is an 12.65-kilometer (7.86 mi) elevated highway in Metro Manila, Philippines, which links the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Entertainment City. Traversing the cities of Pasay, and Parañaque, the ...
The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), [c] signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network and R-3 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a controlled-access highway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces in the Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Bicol Region on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
Metropolitan Manila[ 1 ] (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila), commonly shortened to Metro Manila[ a ] and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; [ 3 ] Filipino: Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), [ 11 ] is the capital region and largest metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the region lies between the Central ...
Demographics. As of May 1, 2020, the Philippines had a population of 109,035,343. [13] More than 60 percent of the country's population live in the coastal zone [462] and in 2020, 54 percent lived in urban areas. [463] Manila, its capital, and Quezon City (the country's most populous city) are in Metro Manila.
Metro Manila is the capital region of the Philippines, and is one of its seventeen administrative regions. It is located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, in the southern portion of the island of Luzon. It lies between the Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions, with the province of Bulacan to the north, Rizal to the east, and Laguna and Cavite ...