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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 ...
This is a list of Philippine provinces sorted by population as of the 2020 census, which was conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Population of provinces in this list includes population of highly urbanized cities, which are administratively independent of the province.
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 ...
Manila population pyramid in 2021 People flocking to the Binondo Chinatown during Chinese New Year. According to the 2020 Philippine census, Manila has a population of 1,846,513 people, making it the second-most-populous city in the Philippines. [219] Manila is the most-densely populated city in the world, with 41,515 inhabitants per km 2 in ...
In 1941 the estimated population of the Philippines reached 17,000,000. [42] Manila's population was 684,000. [43] By then, some 27% of the population could speak English as a second language, while the number of Spanish speakers as first language had further fallen to 3% from 10 to 14% at the beginning of the century.
Makati is also known for being a major cultural and entertainment hub in Metro Manila. [6] According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 629,616 people, [ 3 ] making it the 47th most populous city in the country and 8th most populous in Metro Manila. [ 7 ]
Manila, its capital, and Quezon City (the country's most populous city) are in Metro Manila. About 13.48 million people (12 percent of the Philippines' population) live in Metro Manila, [ 470 ] the country's most populous metropolitan area [ 471 ] and the world's fifth most populous . [ 472 ]
Metro Manila was then headed by First Lady Imelda Marcos as its governor. Due to this, Valenzuela is the only area in the modern National Capital Region that was neither part of Spanish colonial-era Manila , Rizal province, nor the war-time City of Greater Manila .