Manila

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila /
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Manila (/məˈnɪlə/ mə-NIL-ə, Spanish: [maˈnila]; Filipino: Maynila, pronounced [majˈnilaʔ]), known officially as the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila, locally [luŋˈsod nɐŋ majˈnilaʔ]; Tagalog: Siyudad ng Maynila, locally [ʃuˈdad nɐŋ majˈnilaʔ]), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and as of 2019 was the world's most densely populated city proper. It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila," on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling the planet had been established. Manila is the second most natural-disaster-afflicted capital city in the world; despite this, it is among the most populous and fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia.

The Spanish city of Manila was founded on June 24, 1571, by Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. This 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. It is the name of this old polity from which the Spanish and English name Manila derives. After the defeat of the polity's last indigenous Rajah, Sulayman III, in the Battle of Bangkusay, a fortified Spanish city called Intramuros was built directly on top of the site of old Maynilà. Manila was the seat of power for most of the country's colonial rulers and was one of the royal Spanish cities in the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies, along with Cebu, Naga, and Iloilo. Today, it is home to many historic sites, some of which were built during the 16th century.

Website: manila.gov.ph/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila
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Coordinates:   14°35'51"N   120°58'45"E

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  • i cant find our exact place,though i found where manila is,thank god!!! ^_^'
  • i love manila! it's the best place in the philippines! (for me)
  • Manila, i keep coming back to you Manila! wahaha!
  • wikimapia is useful to me. I easily locate my assigned area with no sweat.
  • yehey dis is the coolest place id ever been
  • manila is love.
  • manila is beautiful
  • i love Manila
  • I love manila, because this is place where some special for me is staying. One day surely I will visit this place...
  • polution and traffic capital of the philippines
  • The Manilad Sultanate was based here before Spanish Inquisition & the Matamoros campaigns drove the freedom-fighters south.
  • hello from thailand ....nice to meet you phillipines.......to my friend same .Mr. Lawrence
  • its really beautiful ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, an exception actually!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fantastic
  • manila is the best country in ncr
  • i love manila
  • i hope the government officials would read this. hayy.. how i wish they`ll give their full attention to this. peace and love is all we need.
  • Manila city was the 2nd most destroyed city in World War 2 after Warsaw :(
  • i like it from Malaysia
  • manila is a historical place
  • nice historical place Greetings from Moldova
  • the legend place from india
  • definitely not the coolest place on earth.. (literally)
  • The CCP Complex is not part of the City of Manila, it is part of Pasay City. Just reminding the members that keep editing the polygon.
  • kota selurong named after manila
  • Its in the zoning and comprehensive land use plan of the city (Manila), which the CCP main theater and Coconut Palace belongs to Manila. All areas south of Sotto St. belongs to Pasay. Only a small portion for Manila. Here's for clarification! Thanks for your concern. :)
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