Administrative divisions of Metro Manila

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.

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

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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.

 
Districts of Metro Manila
Districts of Metro Manila
District Cities/Municipality Population (2020) Area
Capital District
(1st District)
Manila 1,846,513 42.34 km2
(16.35 sq mi)
Eastern Manila District
(2nd District)
4,771,371 236.36 km2
(91.26 sq mi)
Northern Manila District (Camanava)
(3rd District)
3,004,627 126.42 km2
(48.81 sq mi)
Southern Manila District
(4th District)
3,861,951 208.28 km2
(80.42 sq mi)
Metro Manila 13,484,462 636.00 km2
(245.56 sq mi)
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Cities and municipality

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Administrative divisions

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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

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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

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Congressional districts

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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 / Municipality District Area[10] (km2) Population (2020)[11] Electorate (2022)[12] Representative(2022)
Caloocan 1st 34,86 953,125 342,766 Oscar Malapitan

(Nacionalista)

2nd 8.40 381,690 233,294 Mitzi Cajayon-Uy

(Lakas-CMD)

3rd 12.54 327,769 124,219 Dean Asistio (Lakas-CMD)
Las Piñas Lone 32.69 606,293 291,074 Camille A. Villar

(Nacionalista)

Makati 1st 16.31 254,600 209,859 Romulo Peña Jr.

(Liberal)

2nd 15.65 375,016 248,503 Luis Campos (NPC)
Malabon Lone 15.71 380,522 258,115 Josephine Lacson-Noel

(NPC)

Mandaluyong Lone 21.26 425,758 232,492 Neptali M. Gonzales II

(NUP)

Manila 1st 4.57 441,282 264,362 Ernesto M. Dionisio Jr.

(Lakas-CMD)

2nd 4.08 212,938 152,929 Rolando M. Valeriano

(NUP)

3rd 6.24 220,029 164,664 Joel R. Chua (Aksyon Demokratiko)
4th 5.14 388,305 162,767 Edward Michael V.P. Maceda (NPC)
5th 11.56 395,065 217,787 William Irwin C. Tieng (Lakas-CMD)
6th 7.79 300,186 170,533 Bienvenido M. Abante Jr. (NUP)
Marikina 1st 9.03 174,892 114,298 Marjorie Ann Teodoro (UNA)
2nd 13.62 281,167 146,451 Stella Quimbo (Liberal)
Muntinlupa Lone 39.75 543,445 311,750 Jaime R. Fresnedi (Liberal)
Navotas Lone 10.77 247,543 150,693 Toby Tiangco (Partido Navoteño)
Parañaque 1st 17.06 265,839 142,815 Edwin Olivarez (Lakas-CMD)
2nd 27.99 424,153 203,263 Gustavo Tambunting (NUP)
Pasay Lone 13.97 440,656 276,579 Antonino Calixto (Lakas-CMD)
Pasig Lone 48.46 803,159 457,370 Roman Romulo (Independent)
Pateros–Taguig Lone 20.61 484,906 227,906 Ricardo Cruz Jr. (Nacionalista)
Quezon City 1st 19.59 384,384 224,351 Arjo Atayde (Nacionalista)
2nd 19.59 738,238 309,300 Ralph Tulfo (PFP)
3rd 46.27 319,371 161,366 Franz Pumaren (NUP)
4th 23.42 407,402 210,720 Marvin Rillo (Lakas-CMD)
5th 28.03 596,047 264,130 PM Vargas (Lakas-CMD)
6th 21.97 514,516 234,028 Marivic Co-PIlar (NUP)
San Juan Lone 5.95 126,347 109,240 Ysabel Maria Zamora (PDP-Laban)
Taguig Lone 24.6 467,043 249,644 Pammy Zamora (Nacionalista)
Valenzuela 1st 25.82 360,894 199,294 Mark Enverga (NPC)
2nd 18.69 354,084 244,317 Eric M. Martinez (PDP-Laban)
Total 619.57 13,484,462 7,310,879 Total

Council districts

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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

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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

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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

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Before 1901

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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

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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

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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

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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]

References

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  9. ^ "Land Use Classification". Municipality of Pateros. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  10. ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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  12. ^ "Philippine 2022 Voters Profile by Province and City / Municipality". Commission on Elections. January 7, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Executive Order No. 400, s. 1942". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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  15. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1396, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 22 September 2015.