Manila
Manila (Tagalog: Maynila; pronounced /maɪˈnilaʔ/ in Tagalog, /məˈnɪlə/ mə-NIL-ə in Inglis), offeecially the Ceety o Manila, is the caipital o the Philippines an ane o the saxteen ceeties athin the Manila metropolitan aurie, ane o the maist populous metropolitan auries in the warld wi a population o 20 million fowk.
It is locatit on the eastren shores o Manila Bay on the wastren side o the island o Luzon. Several ceeties lee on its border: Navotas an Caloocan tae the north, Quezon Ceety tae the northeast, San Juan an Mandaluyong tae the east, Makati tae the sootheast, an Pasay tae the sooth.
Manila Maynila | |
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Caipital Ceety | |
| City of Manila | |
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| Eik-name(s): Pearl of the Orient The City of Our Affections Distinguished and Ever Loyal City | |
| Motto(s): Linisin at Ikarangal ang Maynila ("Clean and Honor Manila") | |
 Map o Metro Manila showin the location o the ceety o Manila | |
.svg)  Manila Map o the Philippines showin the location o Manila | |
| Coordinates: 14°35′N 120°58′E / 14.583°N 120.967°E 120°58′E / 14.583°N 120.967°E | |
| Kintra |  Philippines |
| Region | Naitional Caipital Region |
| Destricts | 1st tae 6t destricts o Manila |
| Ceety zones | 100 |
| Barangays | 897 |
| Settled | 10 Juin 1574 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor–cooncil |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Lim (Liberal) |
| • Vice Mayor | Isko Moreno (Nacionalista) |
| • Representatives | Ceety Representatives |
| • Ceety Cooncil | Councilors |
| Area | |
| • Caipital Ceety | 38.55 km2 (14.88 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1474.82 km2 (569.43 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 638.55 km2 (246.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16.0 m (52.5 ft) |
| Population (?) | |
| • Caipital Ceety | 1,846,513 |
| • Urban | 22,710,000 |
| • Urban density | 15400/km2 (40,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 11,855,975 |
| • Metro density | 18567/km2 (48,090/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Manileño (m) / Manileña (f), Manilan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 0900 to 1096 |
| Area code(s) | 2 |
| Website | www |
Sister ceeties
Manila haes a nummer o sister ceeties warldwide, as classifee'd bi the ceety govrenment. Each sister ceety is dividit intae three pairts, namely the International, Friendly location an Local Ceety. Manila haes 33 Internaitional Sister Ceeties, three Friendly Location Ceeties an twa Local Sister Ceeties.
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References
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