Also known as: Manila, Maynila
City of Manila is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila (NCR), National Capital Region (NCR). Population 1.85M (PSA 2020 census), 897 barangays, land area 42.88 km².
Manila is the densest large city in the Philippines (43,000+ persons/km²) and the most exposed to climate hazards — storm surge from Manila Bay, flooding in Tondo and Sampaloc, subsidence in reclaimed coastal areas, and earthquake risk from the West Valley Fault to the east. The CLUP must address heritage preservation in Intramuros + San Nicolas, post-disaster reconstruction patterns in Tondo (which contains some of the largest informal settlements in Asia), and ongoing reclamation projects at Pasay-Manila boundary. Mobility planning interlocks with LRT-1, LRT-2, the planned Metro Manila Subway, and Manila Bay tourism infrastructure.
Key industries: Government, Port + maritime logistics, Tourism, Education, Wholesale + retail
More on the regulatory framework: RA 12254 explainer · SGLG explainer · full glossary.
Manila's 897 barangays are the largest barangay count of any LGU in the country, creating the heaviest coordination burden for citizen-report routing. Nova Gov's automated routing + SLA escalation engine, coupled with the heritage and disaster overlays in the AIOS ontology, addresses the specific operational pain Manila's planning office reports.
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