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Manila is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it recorded a population of 1,902,590 at the 2024 census within a city area of about 42.34 square kilometres. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,902,590 1
2024 census figure.
Area (sq km)
42.34 1
Founding Year
1571 1
Refers to the Spanish founding of the walled city of Intramuros; a Tagalog-fortified polity, Maynila, existed on the site earlier, by 1258 per the same section.
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
9 1
Rounded from the infobox figure of 9.0 m above sea level.
Latitude
14.5958 degrees north 1
Longitude
120.9772 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Metro Manila, States or Territories

manila is associated with metro-manila.

Source Metro Manila (Wikipedia)
Philippines, Countries

Manila is Philippines's capital.

Source Manila (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Metro Manila, States or Territories

manila is the capital of metro-manila.

Source Metro Manila (Wikipedia)
Philippines, Countries

Manila is Philippines's capital.

Source Manila (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Manila (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    With 44,935 inhabitants per square kilometer (116,380/sq mi), Manila is one of the world's most densely populated cities proper.
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,902,590
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2024
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    42.34 km2
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    9 m
  • Infobox coordinates
    120.9772
  • History section
    On June 24, 1571, after the defeat of the polity's last indigenous ruler, Rajah Sulayman, in the Battle of Bangkusay, Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi began constructing the walled fortification of Intramuros on the ruins of an older settlement from whose name the Spanish and English name Manila derives.
  • Capital Of: Philippines, Lead section, capital fact
    Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City.
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Metro Manila (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Lead section
Manila-the capital city-Caloocan
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