Administrative divisions of Metro Manila

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Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines, is a large metropolitan area that has several levels of subdivisions. Administratively, the region is divided into seventeen primary local government units with their own separate elected mayors and councils who are coordinated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, a national government agency headed by a chairperson directly appointed by the Philippine president. The cities and municipality that form the region's local government units are further divided into several barangays or villages (formerly called barrios ) which are headed by an elected barangay captain and barangay council.

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The region as a whole is geographically divided into four districts, of which the first district is the central capital City of Manila, the second and third districts located to the east and north of the City, respectively, and the fourth district covering the remaining areas of the region south of the City and the Pasig River.

Districts

Unlike other administrative regions in the Philippines, Metro Manila is not composed of provinces. Instead, the region is divided into four geographic areas called "districts." [1] The districts have their district centers at the four original cities in the region: the city-district of Manila (Capital District), Quezon City (Eastern Manila), Caloocan (Northern Manila, also informally known as Camanava), and Pasay (Southern Manila). [2] The districts serve mainly to organize the region's local government units for fiscal and statistical purposes.

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Districts of Metro Manila
Districts of Metro Manila
DistrictCities/MunicipalityPopulation (2020)Area
Capital District
(1st District)		 Manila 1,846,51342.88 km2
(16.56 sq mi)
Eastern Manila District
(2nd District)
4,771,371236.36 km2
(91.26 sq mi)
Northern Manila District (Camanava)
(3rd District)
3,004,627126.42 km2
(48.81 sq mi)
Southern Manila District
(4th District)
3,861,951208.28 km2
(80.42 sq mi)
Metro Manila 13,484,462619.57 km2
(239.22 sq mi)
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Cities and municipality

Administrative divisions

Primary local government units of Metro Manila, 2019 Political map of Metro Manila.svg
Primary local government units of Metro Manila, 2019

The political and administrative boundaries of the National Capital Region has not changed since its formation in 1975 as a public corporation under Presidential Decree No. 824. They are composed of sixteen independent cities, classified as highly urbanized cities, and one independent municipality: Pateros.

Barangays

The cities and municipality of Metro Manila are divided into barangays with populations ranging from under 1,000 to over 200,000. In the City of Manila, Caloocan and Pasay, the barangays are grouped into zones for strategical purposes. As of 2015, there are 1,710 barangays in Metro Manila.

Other divisions

Congressional districts

In terms of congressional representation, the region has 32 congressional districts with each city comprising one or more districts. The lone municipality of Pateros shares a congressional district with the first district of Taguig.

Congressional districts of Metro Manila
City / MunicipalityDistrictArea [10] (km2)Population (2015) [11] Electorate (2016) [12] Representative (2019)
Caloocan 1st 45.441,193,419430,816Dale Malapitan (PDP–Laban)
2nd 7.67390,559218,117Edgar Erice (Liberal)
Las Piñas Lone 32.69588,894304,311Camille Villar (Nacionalista)
Makati 1st 16.31242,655189,215 Romulo Peña Jr. (Liberal)
2nd 15.65339,947208,372Luis Campos Jr. (NPC)
Malabon Lone 15.71365,525194,733Josephine Lacson-Noel (NPC)
Mandaluyong Lone 21.26386,276200,760 Neptali Gonzales II (NUP)
Manila 1st 4.57415,906215,264Manny Lopez (NPC)
2nd 4.08215,457128,781Rolando Valeriano (NUP)
3rd 6.24221,780148,663 Yul Servo (NUP)
4th 5.14265,046151,540Edward Maceda (PMP)
5th 11.56366,714188,080Cristal Bagatsing (PDP–Laban)
6th 7.79295,245142,151 Benny Abante (NUP)
Marikina 1st 9.03178,87594,750 Bayani Fernando (NPC)
2nd 13.62271,866122,961Stella Quimbo (Liberal)
Muntinlupa Lone 39.75504,509309,595 Ruffy Biazon (PDP–Laban)
Navotas Lone 10.77249,463125,795 John Rey Tiangco (Navoteño)
Parañaque 1st 17.06258,210291,067Eric Olivarez (PDP–Laban)
2nd 27.99407,612Joy Tambunting (NUP)
Pasay Lone 13.97416,522253,824Tony Calixto (PDP–Laban)
Pasig Lone 31.00755,300390,923 Roman Romulo (Aksyon)
Pateros–Taguig Lone 24.6440,81533,938 Alan Peter Cayetano (Nacionalista)
Quezon City 1st 19.59409,162184,554Onyx Crisologo (NUP)
2nd 46.27688,773279,166 Precious Hipolito (NPC)
3rd 46.27324,669130,688Allan Reyes (PFP)
4th 23.42446,122186,925Bong Suntay (PDP–Laban)
5th 28.03535,798204,483 Alfred Vargas (PDP–Laban)
6th 21.97531,592164,526Kit Belmonte (PDP–Laban)
San Juan Lone 5.95122,18071,225 Ronaldo Zamora (PDP–Laban)
Taguig Lone 20.61427,940369,095 Lani Cayetano (Nacionalista)
Valenzuela 1st 25.82300,525146,771Weslie Gatchalian (NPC)
2nd 18.69319,897172,160Eric Martinez (PDP–Laban)
Total619.5712,877,2536,253,249Total

Council districts

In terms of Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council, or in the case of Pateros, Sangguniang Bayan or municipal council) representation, each city is divided into city or municipal council districts. These are coextensive to congressional districts above, except that those cities that elect their representative at-large (Las Piñas, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Pasay, Pasig and San Juan) their city council representation is divided into two districts.

For Taguig, its two congressional districts, with the first district taken without Pateros, are used to determine representation to its city council. For Pateros, it is divided into two districts, independent of Taguig.

Each district sends in an equal number of councilors.

Old districts

Metro Manila cities may also be divided into traditional districts, such as the former municipalities (now city districts) that make up the City of Manila and the historical municipalities and estates like Novaliches, Balintawak, San Francisco del Monte and Diliman that were amalgamated to form Quezon City. Neither division has its own government. In Pasay, traditional districts include Malibay, Santa Clara, San Rafael and Maricaban.

Gated communities

Some cities in Metro Manila may also be divided into several gated communities, also known as subdivisions, which may or may not constitute their own barangays or low-level local government units. Some examples are: Dasmariñas Village in Makati; Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa; Marina Bay, Merville, Tahanan Village and Better Living Subdivision in Parañaque; Greenhills in San Juan; La Vista, White Plains, BF Homes, Greenmeadows and Filinvest Homes in Quezon City.

Historical divisions

Before 1901

Before 1901, the Province of Manila which today encompasses most of Metro Manila and the northern part of the neighboring province of Rizal was divided into 24 municipalities with Intramuros (then known as Manila) as its capital.

1901–1942

Except for the City of Manila which amalgamated six smaller municipalities in June 1901, the Province of Manila was absorbed by the newly created Province of Rizal with Pasig as its provincial capital.

1942–1947

The City of Greater Manila was formed in January 1942 combining the City of Manila and Quezon City, as well as six other municipalities from Rizal: Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasay and San Juan. [13]

1947–1975

The seven municipalities of the City of Greater Manila were restored and reorganized under the Province of Rizal.

In November 1975 through Presidential Decree No. 824, Metropolitan Manila was created out of four cities and thirteen municipalities (twelve from the province of Rizal and the municipality of Valenzuela from Bulacan) which covers the present-day territory of Metro Manila. [14] It was declared the National Capital Region of the Philippines in June 1978. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Environmental Management Bureau – National Capital Region". Environmental Management Bureau. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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