Metro Manila

Metro Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila), also simply called Manila outside the metropolis, is the metropolitan area that contains the City of Manila, the regional center and the capital of the Philippines. The metropolis is officially called the National Capital Region (NCR; Filipino: Pambansang Kabiserang Rehiyon) and is composed of Manila plus 16 neighboring cities and municipalities, including Quezon City, the capital from 1948-1976. Metro Manila is the political, economic, social, and cultural center of the country, and it is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Metro Manila is often simply referred to as Manila, especially by non-residents, and is abbreviated as M.M.. The region is also sometimes called the Greater Manila Area, but this term usually also includes adjacent towns not strictly a part of Metro Manila.

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Filipino - Metropolitan area - Manila - Philippines - Quezon City - The largest metropolitan areas in the world

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Metro Manila is the smallest of the country's regions, but the most populous and the most densely populated, having a population of 9,932,560 (2000 census) in an area only 636 square kilometers large. It is also the only region without any provinces. The region is bordered by the provinces of Bulacan to the north, Rizal to the east, and Cavite and Laguna to the south. Metro Manila is also sandwiched by the Manila Bay to the west and the Laguna de Bay to the southeast with the Pasig River running between them, bisecting the region.

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Regions - Census - Provinces - Bulacan - Rizal - Cavite - Laguna - Manila Bay - Laguna de Bay - Pasig River

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Unlike other regions which are divided into provinces, Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) is divided into four districts. These districts were created in 1976 but have no local government and no congressional representation (unlike the districts in the provinces). They are used mostly for fiscal and statistical purposes. The cities and municipalities within the NCR are grouped into the four districts as follows:

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Provinces

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First District: Manila

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Second District: Mandaluyong City, Marikina City, Pasig City, Quezon City and San Juan

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Mandaluyong City - Marikina City - Pasig City - Quezon City - San Juan

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Third District: Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas and Valenzuela City.

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Caloocan City - Malabon City - Navotas - Valenzuela City

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Fourth District: Las Piñas City, Makati City, Muntinlupa City, Parañaque City, Pasay City, Pateros and Taguig City

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Las Piñas City - Makati City - Muntinlupa City - Parañaque City - Pasay City - Pateros - Taguig City

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The term Metro Manila should not be confused with the metro rail system of the region, and the word metro itself always describes the metropolitan area (as in the metro). The railways are called by their abbreviations, such as the LRT and the MRT.

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