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Antipolo is in the northern half of Rizal Province, close to its meridional center. [15] It is located on the slopes of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range. Much of the city sits on a plateau averaging 200 meters (660 ft). It has the second-largest city area in the province, with an area of 156.68 km 2 (60.49 sq mi). The northern and southern ...
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) east of Manila. The province is named after José Rizal, one of the main national heroes of the Philippines.
The Sumulong Highway (formally known as Antipolo-Victoria Valley-Marikina Road) is a highway in the Philippines connecting Marikina in Metro Manila [2] with Antipolo and Cainta in the province of Rizal. Constructed in 1960, [3] it is named after Don Juan Sumulong, an Antipolo native who served as the country's senator and founder of the ...
Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape, also known as Hinulugan Taktak, is a protected area in Rizal, Philippines. Initially assigned as a recreation area, the waterfall area has been designated as a national park by virtue of Republic Act No. 6964 in 1990. [2] Ten years later, it became a protected landscape under Proclamation No. 412. [3]
After the creation of Metro Manila in 1975, it encompassed Antipolo and the southwestern part of the reduced province of Rizal beginning in 1987. In 1998, Antipolo was separated from the district to form its own representation as a newly converted city, leaving the four remaining municipalities in its current jurisdiction. [5]
The Morong River (Filipino: Ilog ng Morong), also known as the Morong–Teresa River, is a river system in Rizal, Philippines. It is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de Bay. It covers 14 barangays and stretches 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Antipolo down to Teresa, Rizal, Morong, Rizal and finally to Laguna de Bay.
Antipolo's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Antipolo and one of four in the province of Rizal. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2004. [ 3 ]
The Sapang Baho river originates in the mountains of Rizal province, including upper portions of the city of Marikina, which has since become part of the Metro Manila.Its mouth, which once released water directly into Laguna de Bay, has been obscured by the construction of the Manggahan Floodway, into whose East bank it now drains at the barangay of San Francisco, Cainta, somewhere near San ...