Saturday 19 July 2014
Manila is the capital and second largest city of the Philippines.
It is one of the sixteen cities which, along with the municipality of Pateros,
make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, whose overall population is
around 12 million. Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila bay, which
rests on the western shores of Luzon. The city lies 800 miles from mainland Asia. The
Pasig River bisects the city. Almost all of the city sits on top of centuries
of prehistoric alluvial deposits built by the waters of the Pasig and on some
land reclaimed from Manila Bay. The city's land has been altered substantially
by human intervention, with considerable land reclamation along the waterfronts
since the American colonial times. Some of the natural variations in topography
have been evened out due to the urbanization of the city. The city occupies an
area of 38.55 square kilometres. Source
