City of Marikina
Marikina City known as the shoe capital of the Philippines because of the booming industry of shoe factories in the city. It is home to the world's largest pairs of shoes, and has a museum that contains collections of shoes owned by famous celebrities and personalities, notably that of the former first lady, Imelda Marcos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marikina Shoe Museum and Kapitan Moy Residence.
Marikina Shoe Museum
Museum
The Shoe Museum, formerly known as the Footwear Museum of Marikina, is a museum in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Kapitan Moy Residence
Museum
Photo: Aerous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kapitan Moy Building, also known as Cultural Center of Marikina situated in Marikina, Metro Manila, the Philippines, is the 200-year-old house of Don Laureano Guevarra, known as the founder of the Marikina shoe industry.
Blue Wave-Marikina
Shopping center
Blue Wave-Marikina, also known as Blue Wave at Marquinton, is a mall and office complex in Marikina, Philippines developed by Federal Land, Inc. It sits on a 2 hectares site just off the Sumulong Highway, at the northwest corner of the intersection with Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diliman and Katipunan and Southeast Quezon City.
Diliman and Katipunan
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diliman and Katipunan Avenue are the two university towns of Quezon City, housing two major rivalling universities, the University of the Philippines Diliman and the Ateneo de Manila University.
Southeast Quezon City
Southeast Quezon City, despite being primarily residential, has much to offer for those passing by.
City of Marikina
- Type: Locality with 471,000 residents
- Also known as: “Mariquina”
- Location: Eastern Manila District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.6333° or 14° 38′ northLongitude
121.1° or 121° 6′ eastPopulation
471,000Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7Q63J4M2+82GeoNames ID
1700926
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In Other Languages
“City of Marikina” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Lungsod ng Marikina”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “City of Marikina”. Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.