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Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines, is a large metropolitan area that has several levels of subdivisions. Administratively, the region is divided into seventeen primary local government units with their own separate elected mayors and councils who are coordinated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, a national government agency headed by a chairperson directly ...
With a population of 12,877,253 in 2015, Metro Manila is the largest metropolitan area in the Philippines, and the tenth most populous metropolitan area in Asia. Its total area is 619.57 square kilometres (239.22 sq mi), smaller than Philippine cities Davao City , Puerto Princesa , Zamboanga City and Butuan , and Southeast Asian city propers ...
Metro Manila was created in 1975 with the establishment of the Metro Manila Commission. This commission, reorganized in 1986 as the Metro Manila Authority, was renamed in 1995 as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). While MMDA has no power over the local government units (LGUs) it covers, it has worked with the LGUs to solve ...
Poverty incidence of Calabarzon 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 2006 10.27 2009 11.92 2012 10.92 2015 12.46 2018 7.15 2021 7.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Calabarzon is the second largest contributor to the national GDP, accounting for 17% of the gross domestic product. The region boasts a 2.1% inflation rate, lower than the national average of 3%. The region has a 9.2% unemployment rate ...
The 100 zones in Manila serve as an administrative layer immediately below the geographic district level. Many barangay names contain the words "district" (170 barangays) [9] or "zone" (264 barangays), [10] but they are fully functioning barangays and are not just mere administrative categories.
Map of ancient Manila in 1570. The polity of Maynila shown in yellow.. Manila, to the extent that it has this placename, was likely founded in the Middle Ages, in the early 16th century [13] due to the Sanskrit origin of the component "nila" in its name which refers to "indigo", [14] and the prevalence of the placename during the rule of Rajah Matanda, the old king of Maynila, who was born ...
November 7, 1975 – Metro Manila is created. [6] January 23, 1976 – Metro Manila is separated from Southern Tagalog to become Region IV; Southern Tagalog becomes Region IV-A. [7] June 2, 1978 – Metro Manila is declared the National Capital Region. [8] June 11, 1978 – The regional center of Region IX is transferred from Jolo, Sulu to ...
Bay City, also known as the Manila Bay Freeport Zone and Manila Bay Area, is the name for the reclamation area on Manila Bay located west of Roxas Boulevard and the Manila–Cavite Expressway in Metro Manila, Philippines. The area is split between the cities of Manila and Pasay on the north side and Parañaque on the south. [1]