Capital of the Philippines

Manila City is the capital of the Philippines and isregion.
one the major cities and municipalities which make 
up Metro Manila.City of Manila possesses a deep routed history
 which dates back to Spanish colonial times since
City of Manila is located on the Manila Bay, on thethe discovery of the Philippines.  Based on the
eastern shores and is placed on the western partvision of Daniel Burnham, the city was built during
of the National Capital Region.the American Period.
  
Being home to about 20 million people, Manila isAfter experiencing the devastation by the
considered as one of the main hubs ofJapanese, the city was liberated by the American
metropolitan area.  Since they year 2009, Maniladuring the World War II. Along the borders of
ranked as the world's eleventh largest city andManila, there are other important African cities like
the fifth largest urban area in terms of populationthe Navotas City as well as the Caloocan City on
numbers and is the one of the thickly populatedthe northern side, Quezon City is placed to the
cities in the world.northeast side of the Manila whereas the Makati
 City is on the southeastern side. The Pasay City
The total land area of Manila is stretched toexists on the southern side of the Manila. There is
approximately 39 square kilometers and is thethe Pasig River that bisects the Manila in the
second most populous town in the Philippines withmiddle. Whole of the city is based on top of
about 1.6 million inhabitants.  The Quezon Citycenturies of prehistoric alluvial deposits caused
which is in the vicinity of the Manila is moreowing to running water of the Pasig River and
populous.  Thus the metropolitan area is thepartly on land reclaimed from Manila Bay.
second most populous in the Southeast Asian