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This is a partial list of parks, public squares and protected areas in and around Metro Manila, Philippines.
Image | Name | Location | Coordinates | Size |
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Arroceros Forest Park | Ermita, Manila | 14°35′39″N120°58′54″E / 14.59423°N 120.98172°E | 2 ha (4.9 acres) | |
Balara Filters Park | Diliman, Quezon City | 14°39′25″N121°04′43″E / 14.65688°N 121.07869°E | 60 ha (150 acres) | |
Isla Pulo | Tanza, Navotas | 14°34′14″N120°59′00″E / 14.5705475393°N 120.983432715°E | 29.5 ha (73 acres) | |
La Mesa Ecopark | Greater Lagro, Quezon City | 14°42′43″N121°04′27.5″E / 14.71194°N 121.074306°E | 33 ha (82 acres) | |
Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden | Malate, Manila | 14°33′53″N120°59′19″E / 14.5647412°N 120.9886014°E | 5.5 ha (14 acres) | |
Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center | Diliman, Quezon City | 14°39′04″N121°02′33″E / 14.65114°N 121.04247°E | 65 ha (160 acres) | |
Pasig Rainforest Park | Maybunga, Pasig | 14°34′28″N121°05′53″E / 14.57448°N 121.09796°E | 8 ha (20 acres) | |
University of the Philippines Arboretum | U.P. Campus, Quezon City | 14°39′38″N121°03′05″E / 14.66049°N 121.05143°E | 16 ha (40 acres) |
Image | Name | Location | Coordinates | Size |
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La Mesa Watershed Reservation | Quezon City | 14°44′37″N121°06′03″E / 14.74361°N 121.10083°E | 2,000 ha (4,900 acres) | |
Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) | Parañaque and Las Piñas | 14°29′44″N120°58′56″E / 14.49552°N 120.98219°E | 175 ha (430 acres) |
Image | Name | Location |
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Acropolis Park | Libis, Quezon City | |
Agrifina Circle | Ermita, Manila | |
Aguirre Central Park | BF Homes, Parañaque | |
Alabang River Park | Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Alveo Central Plaza | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
APEC Sculpture Garden | CCP Complex, Pasay | |
ASEAN Garden | Malate, Manila [2] | |
Arkong Bato Park | Arkong Bato, Valenzuela [3] | |
ASEAN Gardens | Intramuros, Manila | |
Bacood Park | Santa Mesa, Manila | |
Baltao Park | Santo Niño, Parañaque | |
Barangay San Antonio Pocket Garden | San Antonio, Pasig | |
Battle of Zapote Bridge Park | Zapote, Las Piñas | |
Bayanan Baywalk | Bayanan, Muntinlupa | |
Bernardo Park | Kamuning, Quezon City | |
BGC Greenway Park | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
Bonifacio Shrine | Ermita, Manila | |
Buendia Freedom Park | San Antonio, Makati | |
Burgos Circle | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
C.P. Garcia Community Park | Diliman, Quezon City | |
Capitol Commons Park | Kapitolyo, Pasig [4] | |
Campanilla Park | Dasmariñas Village, Makati | |
China-Philippines Friendship Park | Intramuros, Manila | |
Christine Village Park | Santolan, Pasig | |
Corinthian Gardens Park | Ugong Norte, Quezon City | |
Cuenca Park | Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
De Jesus Oval Park | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
Dolphin Park | Makati CBD, Makati | |
Don Bosco Football Field | Pag-asa, Mandaluyong | |
Don Galo Park | Don Galo, Parañaque | |
Don Jose Heights Park | Commonwealth, Quezon City | |
DOST Plaza | Lower Bicutan, Taguig | |
Earnshaw Linear Park | Santa Ana, Manila | |
Eastwood Central Park | Libis, Quezon City | |
EDSA-Buendia Park | Makati | |
EDSA-Pinagkaisahan Park | Pinagkaisahan, Makati | |
Ermitaño Linear Park | Ermitaño, San Juan | |
Evolution Park Marikina | Marikina Heights, Marikina | |
Elizalde Park | BF Homes, Parañaque | |
Estero de Magdalena Linear Park | Tondo, Manila | |
Eugenio Park | Marcelo Green, Parañaque | |
Filinvest City Central Park | Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Filinvest Park Batasan | Batasan Hills, Quezon City | |
Forbes Town Park and Lagoon | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
FTI Park | FTI Complex, Taguig | |
Glorieta Park | Tala, Caloocan | |
Glorietta 3 Park | Makati CBD, Makati | |
Greenbelt Park | Makati CBD, Makati | |
Greenhills Park | Greenhills, Greenhills, San Juan | |
Guadalajara Park | Merville, Parañaque | |
Guadalupe Linear Park | Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati | |
Guadalupe Viejo Cloverleaf Park | Guadalupe Viejo, Makati | |
Guava Park | Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Hacienda Heights Park | Concepcion Dos, Marikina | |
Hardin ng Pag-asa | Addition Hills, Mandaluyong | |
Ilaya Park | Santolan, Pasig | |
Industrial Valley Complex Park (FVR Road Park) | Industrial Valley, Marikina | |
Jackson Park | Greenhills, San Juan [5] | |
Johnson Park | Greenhills, San Juan | |
J.Y. Campos Park | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
Kapitolyo Park | Kapitolyo, Pasig | |
Kennely Ann L. Binay Park (Guadalupe Nuevo Cloverleaf Park) | Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati | |
Lagro Dulo Park | North Fairview, Quezon City | |
Legazpi Active Park | Makati CBD, Makati | |
Liwasan ng mga Bayani Park | Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Liwasang Balagtas | Pandacan, Manila | |
Madrigal Circle Park | Ugong Norte, Quezon City | |
Magallanes Interchange Park | Magallanes, Makati | |
Maharlika Village Park | Maharlika Village, Taguig | |
Mahogany Park | Dasmariñas Village, Makati | |
Makati Poblacion Park | Poblacion, Makati | |
Makiling Park | Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Malabon People's Park | Catmon, Malabon | |
Mandaluyong Freedom Park | Addition Hills, Mandaluyong | |
Mariana Park | New Manila, Quezon City | |
Maysilo Circle Park | Plainview, Mandaluyong | |
McKinley Park | Greenhills, San Juan | |
Marikina Freedom Park | Santa Elena, Marikina | |
Meridian Park | Bay City, Pasay | |
Mother Ignacia Park | Grace Park, Caloocan | |
Muntinlupa Sunken Garden | Poblacion, Muntinlupa | |
Namayan Park | Namayan, Mandaluyong | |
Narra Park | Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Navotas Centennial Park | Bagumbayan North, Navotas | |
North Olympus Park | Novaliches, Quezon City | |
N.S. Amoranto Park | Santa Teresita, Quezon City | |
Ortigas Park | San Antonio, Pasig [6] | |
Osano Park | Upper Bicutan, Taguig | |
Palmera Homes Park | Novaliches, Quezon City | |
Pandacan Linear Park | Pandacan, Manila | |
Paraiso ng Batang Maynila | Malate, Manila | |
Paterno Circle Park | Ugong Norte, Quezon City | |
Philamlife Village Park | Pamplona Dos, Las Piñas | |
Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle | Santa Ana, Manila | |
Pilar Friendship Park | Pilar Village, Las Piñas | |
Plaza Avanceña | Quiapo, Manila | |
Plaza Avelino | Sampaloc, Manila | |
Plaza Aviles | San Miguel, Manila | |
Plaza Benavides | Sampaloc, Manila | |
Plaza Bonifacio | Kapasigan, Pasig | |
Plaza Bonifacio | Ligid-Tipas, Taguig | |
Plaza Cristo Rey | Poblacion, Makati | |
Plaza de Borja | Poblacion, Pateros | |
Plaza de la Virgen | Pandacan, Manila | |
Plaza del Carmen | Quiapo | |
Plaza del Conde | San Nicolas, Manila | |
Plaza Felipe Calderon | Santa Ana, Manila | |
Plaza Ferguson | Ermita, Manila | |
Plaza Hernandez | Tondo, Manila | |
Plaza Hugo | Santa Ana, Manila | |
Plaza Hulong Duhat | Hulong Duhat, Malabon | |
Plaza Isabelo de los Reyes | Sampaloc, Manila | |
Plaza La Huerta | La Huerta, Parañaque | |
Plaza Lachambre | Binondo, Manila | |
Plaza Manuel Quezon | Santa Ana, Taguig | |
Plaza Morga | Tondo, Manila [7] | |
Plaza Noli | Sampaloc | |
Plaza Olivia Salamanca | Ermita, Manila | |
Plaza Quezon | Elias Aldana, Las Piñas | |
Plaza Rizal | Malinao, Pasig [8] | |
Plaza Rizal | Daniel Fajardo, Las Piñas | |
Plaza Rodriguez | San Agustin, Malabon | |
Plaza Rueda | Paco, Manila | |
Plaza Santo Tomas | Intramuros, Manila | |
Plazuela de Santa Isabel | Intramuros, Manila | |
Polo Mini Park | Polo, Valenzuela [9] | |
Remedios Circle | Malate, Manila [10] | |
Rosalia Park | Tandang Sora, Quezon City | |
Salcedo Park | Bel-Air, Makati | |
San Juan Mini Park | Pedro Cruz, San Juan | |
San Juanico Park | Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Santiago and Libertad Cua Park | Carmona, Makati | |
Spectrum Linear Park | Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Spectrum Piazza | Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Sucat People's Park | Sucat, Muntinlupa | |
Sun Valley Park | Sun Valley, Parañaque | |
Tabuena Park | Ugong Norte, Quezon City | |
Tamarind Park | Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa | |
Terra 28th Park | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
Track 30th Park | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | |
UP Lagoon | U.P. Campus, Diliman, Quezon City | |
UP Science Park | U.P. Campus, Diliman, Quezon City | |
UP Sunken Garden | U.P. Campus, Quezon City | |
Valenzuela Family Park | Karuhatan, Valenzuela [9] | |
Valenzuela Linear Park | Valenzuela, Makati | |
Valenzuela People's Park | Karuhatan, Valenzuela [9] | |
Veterans Park | Sipac Almacen, Navotas | |
Vergara Linear Park | Vergara, Mandaluyong | |
Washington Sycip Park | Makati CBD, Makati | |
Wisdom Park | New Manila, Quezon City [11] | |
West Side LRT Park | Grace Park, Caloocan | |
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Metro Manila:
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Philippine capital region of Metro Manila.
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