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Country PHILIPPINES (<)PHILIPPINES MANILA (webcam) (regional info) > Tourism & Travel Guide: Manila BOOK HOTEL RESERVATIONS ONLINE OR BY LIVE TELEPHONE SUPPORT 24/7 Bayview Park Hotel Manila Best Western Hotel La Corona Manila CENTURY PARK HOTEL Manila CITY GARDEN HOTEL MAKATI Manila City Garden Suites Manila Diamond Hotel Philippines Manila Fernandina 88 Suites Hotel Manila G Hotel Manila by Waterfront Manila Heritage Hotel - Manila Holiday Inn Galleria Manila Imperial Palace Suites Manila Las Palmas Hotel Manila Lotus Garden Hotel Manila Manila Hotel Manila New World Hotel Makati City Manila Pan Pacific Manila Richmonde Hotel Manila Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila Somerset Salcedo Manila The Bellevue Hotel Manila The Garden Plaza Hotel & Suites Manila The Linden Suites Manila The Pearl Manila Hotel Traders Hotel - Manila Philippines and one of the cities that make up the greater metropolitan area of Metro Manila. Manila is the center of government in the country and one of the central hubs of a thriving metropolitan area home to over 14 million people. It is located on the shores of Manila Bay just west of the geographical center of Metro Manila, also known as the National Capital Region (NCR), which lies on an isthmus between Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay in southern Luzon. The city is one of 17 cities and municipalities which form the metropolitan area. Manila is the second most populous city proper in the Philippines, with more than 1.6 million inhabitants. Only nearby Quezon City, the country's former capital, is more populous. The metropolitan area is the second most populous in Southeast Asia. Well into the 13th century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter at the bay of the Pasig River, on top of previous older towns. The official name of the city under its Malay aristocracy was Seludong/Selurung, which was the same name given for the general region of southwestern Luzon at that time, suggesting that it was the capital of this territory (see Ancient Tondo). However, the city became well-known by the local name given to the city by its Tagalog inhabitants: Maynilad. The name is from the phrase may nilad, Tagalog for "there is nilad," in reference to the flowering mangrove plant that grew on the marshy shores of the bay, used to produce soap for regional trade. It is from the name Maynilad that the city of Manila derives its modern name. The original Manila was inside the fortified walls of "Intramuros" in spanish language (the inner walls) Manila became the seat of the colonial government of Spain when it controlled the Philippine Islands for over three centuries from 1565 to 1898. The city was also temporarily occupied by British for two years 1762-1763. Manila also became famous during the Manila-Acapulco trade which last for three centuries and brought the goods coming from Mexico all the way to south east Asia. Beginning in 1898, the United States occupied and controlled the city and the Philippine archipelago until 1946. During World War II, much of the city was destroyed. The Metropolitan Manila region was enacted as an independent entity in 1975. Manila has been classified as a "Gamma" global city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network. read full wikipedia reference about Manila, Philippines OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINESAll available cities in the Philippines Boracay Cebu Davao Manila Palawan Puerto Galera |
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