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Manila Bay (Filipino: Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Bahía de Manila) is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines.Strategically located around the capital city of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Philippines and its neighboring countries, [1] becoming the gateway for socio-economic development even prior to Spanish occupation.
Manila Bay in Luzon Owing to its numerous islands, the Philippines has an irregular coastline stretching 334,539 kilometers (207,873 miles). The islands' rugged coastlines provide several bays and inlets listed below.
The province was named after Elpidio Quirino, former president (1948–1953). The name "Quirino" itself was ultimately derived from the Latin Quirinus, meaning "armed with a lance." [92] Rizal. Spanish surname. The province was named after José Rizal, inspirational figure of the Philippine Revolution and national hero.
a contraction of its original Spanish name Puerto de la Princesa which means "Port of the Princess" named after Princess Eulalia of Spain. [28] Quezon City: none: Manuel Luis Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. Roxas: Capiz: Manuel Acuña Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines. Sagay: Negros Occidental: from sigay, a ...
Manila (/ m ə ˈ n ɪ l ə / mə-NIL-ə; Filipino: Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with 43,611.5 inhabitants per square kilometer (112,953/sq mi) and a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. [10]
A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2]
Not much is known about when the Tagalog and Kapampangan peoples came to occupy the lands surrounding Manila Bay, but linguists such as Dr. David Zorc and Dr. Robert Blust speculate that the Tagalogs and other Central Philippine ethno-linguistic groups originated in Northeastern Mindanao or the Eastern Visayas.
An enlargeable basic map of the Philippines. Pronunciation: / ˈ f ɪ l ə p iː n z / ⓘ Abbreviations: PH or PHL; Common English country name: Philippines, the Philippines; Official English country name: Republic of the Philippines; Common endonyms: Philippines, Pilipinas, Pinas (informal) Official endonym: Republic of the Philippines ...