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    Manila is the capital city of the Philippines located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay. It was founded in 1571 by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and is considered one of the oldest cities in Asia. Manila is highly populated, with over 1.7 million people living in the city proper, and is the most densely populated city in the world. The city has a long history and was the seat of power for colonial rulers over the Philippines for centuries.

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    Manila is the capital city of the Philippines located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay. It was founded in 1571 by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and is considered one of the oldest cities in Asia. Manila is highly populated, with over 1.7 million people living in the city proper, and is the most densely populated city in the world. The city has a long history and was the seat of power for colonial rulers over the Philippines for centuries.

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    Manila is the capital city of the Philippines located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay. It was founded in 1571 by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and is considered one of the oldest cities in Asia. Manila is highly populated, with over 1.7 million people living in the city proper, and is the most densely populated city in the world. The city has a long history and was the seat of power for colonial rulers over the Philippines for centuries.

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    Manila (/məˈnɪlə/ mə-NIH-lə; Filipino: Maynilà, pronounced [majˈnilaʔ]), officially the City of

    Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynilà [luŋˈsod nɐŋ majˈnilaʔ]), is the capital of the Philippines and


    a highly urbanized city. It is the most densely populated city proper in the world as of 2019.[11] It was
    the first chartered city by virtue of the Philippine Commission Act 183 on July 31, 1901 and gained
    autonomy with the passage of Republic Act No. 409 or the "Revised Charter of the City of Manila" on
    June 18, 1949.[12] Manila, alongside Mexico City and Madrid, is considered the world's original set
    of Global Cities due to Manila's commercial networks being the first to traverse the Pacific Ocean,
    thus connecting Asia with the Spanish Americas, marking the first time in world history when an
    uninterrupted chain of trade routes circled the planet.[13] Manila is also the second most natural
    disaster-afflicted capital city in the world next to Tokyo,[14] yet it is simultaneously among the most
    populous and fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia.[15]
    The Spanish city of Manila was founded on June 24, 1571, by Spanish conquistador Miguel López
    de Legazpi. The date is regarded as the city's official founding date; however,
    a Tagalog fortified polity called Maynilà had already existed on the site, dating back as far as 1258,
    from which the Spanish and English name of Manila was derived. A Spanish fortified city
    called Intramuros was built directly on top of the site of old Maynilà, following the defeat of the
    polity's last indigenous Rajah, Sulayman III, in the Battle of Bangkusay. Manila was the seat of
    power for most of the country's colonial rulers. It is home to many historic sites, some of which were
    built during the 16th century. Manila has many of the Philippines' firsts, including the first
    university (1590),[16] light station (1642), lighthouse tower (1846), water system (1878), hotel (1889),
    electricity (1895), oceanarium (1913),[17] stock exchange (1927), flyover (1930s), zoo (1959),
    pedestrian underpass (1960),[18] science high school (1963),[19] city-run university (1965), city-run
    hospital (1969), and rapid transit system (1984; also considered as the first rapid transit system in
    Southeast Asia).[20]
    The term "Manila" is commonly used to refer to the whole metropolitan area, the greater
    metropolitan area or the city proper. The officially defined metropolitan area called Metro Manila,
    the capital region of the Philippines, includes the much larger Quezon City and the Makati Central
    Business District. It is the most populous region of the country, one of the most populous urban
    areas in the world,[21] and is one of the wealthiest regions in Southeast Asia.[22] The city proper is
    home to 1,780,148 people in 2015, [6] and is the historic core of a built-up area that extends well
    beyond its administrative limits. With 71,263 people per square kilometer, Manila is also the most
    densely populated city proper in the world. [6][7]
    The city is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay. The Pasig River flows through the middle of
    the city, dividing it into the north and south sections. Manila is made up of 16 administrative
    districts: Binondo, Ermita, Intramuros, Malate, Paco, Pandacan, Port Area, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San
    Andres, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, Santa Mesa and Tondo, while it is divided
    into six districts for its representation in Congress and the election of the city council members. In
    2018, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network listed Manila as an "Alpha-" global
    city[23] and ranked it seventh in economic performance globally and second regionally
    (behind Delhi, India in the latter case),[24] while the Global Financial Centres Index ranks Manila
    103rd in the world.[25]

    SOURCE: wikipedia

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