Manila (province) Facts for Kids

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Manila

Maynila

Former province of the Philippines

1571–1901

Flag

Coat of Arms of
Colonial-era
City of Manila

Location of the historical province of Manila in 1899.

Capital

Manila
Mariquina (1898–1899)

Area

• 1898

683 km² (264 sq mi)

Historical era

Colonial Period

• Legazpi's conquest of Maynila and Tondo polities

1571

• Became capital of colonial Philippines

1595

• Occupied by Great Britain

1762–1764

• Sovereignty transferred to United States

1899

• Disestablished

1901

Preceded by

Succeeded by

	Rajahnate of Maynila
	Tondo
	Namayan

Rizal

Today part of

Philippines

Manila, also formerly known as Tondo until 1859, was a province in the Philippines, encompassing the former pre-Hispanic polities of Tondo, Maynila and Namayan. In 1898, it included the City of Manila (which mainly refers to the present-day Intramuros) and 23 other municipalities. Alongside the District of Morong, it was incorporated into the Province of Rizal in 1901.

Cities and municipalities

The province was last composed of the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. The districts of Binondo, Dilao, Ermita, Malate, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, and Tondo are often referred to as "pueblos", "arrabales" ("suburbs") or "neighbourhoods" of Manila. The name Manila originally referred to the "city within the walls" (now Intramuros), but its meaning eventually came to include the suburbs surrounding it, leading to confusion about which places constitute "Manila" in the late 19th century. From the 1860s onward, the area was often referred to as Ciudad de Manila y sus arrabales ("The City of Manila and its suburbs") or as Manila y los pueblos de extramuros ("Manila and the communities outside the walls"). The present-day City of Manila includes all these areas.

The municipalities of Antipolo, Boso-Boso, Cainta and Taytay were also part of the province, then known as Tondo, until 1853 when it was annexed to Distrito Politico-Militar de los Montes de San Mateo (later known as Distrito Politico-Militar de Morong).

The table below presents information from the cited source.

City/Municipality	Population (1898)	Notes
Manila	110,000
Caloocan	9,843	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. There are highroads to Manila, Novaliches, Mariquina, and Sampaloc.
Dilao (Paco)	4,625	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Ermita	4,726	situated 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) from Manila.
Las Piñas	4,000	situated 8 miles (13 km) from Manila.
Malate	2,319	situated 1+2⁄3 miles (2.7 km) from Manila.
Malibay	2,890	situated 4 miles (6.4 km) from Manila.
Mariquina	10,313	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan by a highroad.
Montalban	3,055	situated 16 miles (26 km) from Manila.
Muntinlupa	5,068	situated 21 miles (34 km) from Manila.
Navotas	9,154	situated 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) from Manila.
Novaliches	1,871	situated 10 miles (16 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan and Manila by highroads.
Pandacan	2,446	situated 2 miles (3.2 km) from Manila.
Parañaque	9,863	situated at a distance of 6+1⁄8 miles (9.9 km) from Manila.
Pasig	22,000	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila.
Pateros	2,842	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Pineda (Pasay)	9,825	situated 3+1⁄8 miles (5.0 km) from Manila.
San Felipe Neri (Mandaluyong)	5,465
San Juan del Monte	2,011
San Mateo	6,700	situated 17 miles (27 km) from Manila.
San Pedro Macati (Makati)	3,921	situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Santa Ana	2,194	situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Tagig (Taguig)	9,662	situated 4 miles (6.4 km) from Manila.
Tambobong (Malabon)	25,000	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.

Map

Shown below are the locations of the municipalities of the province of Manila, as of 1899. Except for Montalban and San Mateo that are in the present-day province of Rizal, all these areas are included in the present-day cities of Metro Manila.