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Metro Manila

Metro Manila, on the island of , is the national capital region of the . With a population of about 24 million people, it is the smallest and most populous administrative region of the country, contributing 37% of the Philippines' GDP.
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is the capital of the and a major attraction in terms of culture and heritage in the country. Sprawling, congested and polluted will likely be the first words to enter your mind when you think of but don't let that impression stop…

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is the largest city in the and is one of the constituent cities of Metro Manila. Commonly called QC or Kyusi, it has a population of almost 3 million people in 2020.

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lies in the heart of the Metro Manila. The city is known for its upscale shopping malls with high fashion brands, restaurants and hotels, and is home to many affluent Filipinos.

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or Kalookan is a city in northern Metro Manila. is a large suburb of Manila, and is predominantly residential, mostly home to people relocated from Manila's slums. There is also a noticeable lack of tourist attractions.

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, commonly called NAIA, is the airport serving , the capital of the , and its surrounding metropolitan area.

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is a city in Metro Manila. Just south of , this city houses the which serves the region, and the Bay City development which hosts SM Mall of Asia, also part of Manila's tourist area.

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is a city in southern Metro Manila. It contains the Entertainment City, the Little of Manila containing four huge casinos, and Baclaran, a residential and commercial neighborhood containing bustling flea markets, the Baclaran Church, backpacker inns and some nightclubs.

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is a city, part of Metro Manila in the . contains the Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila's second most important business district and a major tourism, shopping, dining and entertainment destination.

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is a city on eastern Metro Manila, lending its name from the eponymous river of the same name. Once part of province, now part of Manila's ever-expanding sprawl.

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is a city of 620,000 in northwest Metro Manila. It is one of the cities forming the Camanava Area, largely a residential and industrial suburb of the region.

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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.

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(, officially the City of , is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the . According to the 2024 census, it had a population of 615,549 people.

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, officially the City of , is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the . According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 126,347 people.

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City is a city in Metro Manila, known for its wide variety of seafoods and the well-known noodle, the pancit .

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, officially the City of , is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 247,543 people.

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is a city in Metro Manila, . features two affluent business districts, Filinvest City and Ayala Alabang, but it is easy to be overwhelmed by the noisy sprawl around and miss some other hidden attractions.

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is a city in Metro Manila, . While not touristy as its neighbors owing to the lack of historical sites, the city is by the way a shopping destination, bordered by to the south, 's southeast suburban districts to the west, to the east, and and to the north.

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, officially the Municipality of , is the lone municipality of Metro Manila, . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 67,319 people.

Metro Manila

Latitude of center
14.5736° or 14° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude of center
121.033° or 121° 1′ 59″ east
Population
13,500,000
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2524841939
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
1699807
Wiki­data ID
Q13580
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Metro Manila” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حاضرة مانيلا”
  • Arabic: “مانيلا”
  • Armenian: “Մետրո Մանիլա”
  • Asturian: “área metropolitana de Manila”
  • Asturian: “Metro Manila”
  • Balinese: “Metro Manila”
  • Banjar: “Metro Manila”
  • Basque: “Manila Handia”
  • Belarusian: “Сталічны рэгіён”
  • Bengali: “মেট্রো ম্যানিলা”
  • Breton: “Metro Manila”
  • Burmese: “မက်ထရို မနီလာ”
  • Capiznon: “Metro Manila”
  • Catalan: “Metro Manila”
  • Cebuano: “Kamanil·an”
  • Cebuano: “Kauluhang Manilà”
  • Cebuano: “Metro Manila”
  • Central Bikol: “Rehiyon Nasyunal na Kapitolyo”
  • Chavacano: “Gran Manila”
  • Chavacano: “Metro Manila”
  • Chinese: “Kok-ka Siú-to͘ Toā-khu”
  • Chinese: “國家首都大區”
  • Chinese: “馬尼拉大都會”
  • Chinese: “马尼拉大都会”
  • Croatian: “Metro Manila”
  • Czech: “Manilská metropolitní oblast”
  • Czech: “Metro Manila”
  • Czech: “Národní metropolitní region”
  • Danish: “Stormanila”
  • Dutch: “National Capital Region”
  • Esperanto: “Manila Metropolo”
  • Finnish: “Metro Manila”
  • French: “Grand Manille”
  • French: “NCR”
  • French: “Région capitale nationale”
  • Georgian: “ეროვნული დედაქალაქის რეგიონი”
  • German: “Metro Manila”
  • Gorontalo: “Metro Manila”
  • Hebrew: “אזור מנילה רבתי”
  • Hebrew: “המטרופולין של מנילה”
  • Hebrew: “מטרו מנילה”
  • Hebrew: “מטרופולין מנילה”
  • Hiligaynon: “Kauluhan nga Manilà”
  • Hindi: “महानगरीय मनीला”
  • Hindi: “मेट्रो मनिला”
  • Hindi: “मेट्रो मनीला”
  • Hindi: “राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र”
  • Iloko: “Metro Manila”
  • Iloko: “Metropolitano a Manila”
  • Iloko: “Nailian a Kapitolio a Rehion”
  • Iloko: “NCR”
  • Indonesian: “Manila Raya”
  • Indonesian: “Metro Manila”
  • Interlingua: “Metro Manila”
  • Irish: “Ceantar Uirbeach Mhainile”
  • Italian: “Grande Manila”
  • Italian: “Regione Capitale Nazionale”
  • Japanese: “NCR”
  • Japanese: “ナショナル・キャピタル・リージョン”
  • Japanese: “マニラ圏”
  • Japanese: “マニラ首都圏”
  • Japanese: “メトロ・マニラ”
  • Japanese: “メトロポリタン・マニラ”
  • Japanese: “メトロマニラ”
  • Javanese: “Metro Manila”
  • Kinaray-A: “Kamanil·an”
  • Korean: “마닐라 대도시”
  • Korean: “마닐라”
  • Korean: “메트로 마닐라”
  • Latin: “Metro Manila”
  • Latvian: “Valsts galvaspilsētas reģions”
  • Lithuanian: “Manilos metropolija”
  • Macedonian: “Метро Манила”
  • Macedonian: “Национален Престолнински Регион”
  • Malay: “Manila Metro”
  • Malay: “Manila Raya”
  • Malay: “Metro Manila”
  • Malayalam: “മെട്രോ മനില”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kok-ka Siú-to͘ Toā-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kok-ka Siú-too Tuā-khu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “國家首都大區”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “大岷里拉地區”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “馬尼拉大都會”
  • Minangkabau: “Metro Manila”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Metro Manila”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Metro Manila”
  • Norwegian: “Metro Manila”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Metro Manila”
  • Pampanga: “Kemanilan”
  • Pampanga: “Keragulang Menila”
  • Pampanga: “Keragúlang Menílâ”
  • Pangasinan: “Metro Manila”
  • Persian: “کلانشهر مانیل”
  • Polish: “Region Stołeczny”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Manila”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Metro Manila”
  • Russian: “Столичный регион”
  • Scots: “Metro Manila”
  • Serbian: “Метро Манила”
  • Serbian: “Метрополитенска Манила”
  • Serbian: “Национални регион главног града”
  • Serbian: “НРГ(Г)”
  • Slovenian: “Metro Manila”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کلانشهر مانیل”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مانیل آناشهری”
  • Spanish: “Gran Manila”
  • Sundanese: “Metro Manila”
  • Swedish: “Metro Manila”
  • Tagalog: “Kalakhang Maynila”
  • Tagalog: “Kamaynilaan”
  • Tagalog: “Pambansang Kabiserang Rehiyon”
  • Tamil: “மணிலா பெருநகரம்”
  • Tatar: “Зур Манила”
  • Tetum: “Metro Manila”
  • Thai: “เมโทรมะนิลา”
  • Turkish: “Metro Manila”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний столичний регіон”
  • Ukrainian: “Столичний регіон”
  • Urdu: “میٹرو منیلا”
  • Venetian: “Granda Manila”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Manila”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Metro Manila”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Metropolitano nga Manila”
  • Welsh: “Metro Manila”
  • Wu Chinese: “马尼拉大都会”
  • Yue Chinese: “馬尼拉大都會”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Metro Manila”. Photo: Sky Harbor, CC BY 2.0.