Manila (province)

Manila
*Maynila*
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 historical province in the Philippines, encompassing the former pre-Hispanic polities of Tondo, Maynila and Namayan.^[1] In 1898, it included the City of Manila (which mainly refers to the present-day Intramuros) and 23 other municipalities. It was incorporated into the Province of Rizal in 1901.

Cities and municipalities

The province was 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.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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").^[2] The present-day City of Manila includes all these areas.

The table below presents information from the cited source.^[1]

City/Municipality	Population (1898)	Notes
Manila^{[A 1]}	110,000
Caloocan	9,843	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. There are highroads to Manila, Novaliches, Mariquina, and Sampaloc.
Dilao (Paco)^{[A 2]}^{[A 3]}	4,625	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Ermita^{[A 2]}	4,726	situated 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) from Manila.
Las Piñas	4,000	situated 8 miles (13 km) from Manila.
Malate^{[A 2]}	2,319	situated 1+2⁄3 miles (2.7 km) from Manila.
Malibay^{[A 4]}	2,890	situated 4 miles (6.4 km) from Manila.
Mariquina^{[A 5]}	10,313	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan by a highroad.
Montalban^{[A 6]}	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^{[A 7]}	1,871	situated 10 miles (16 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan and Manila by highroads.
Pandacan^{[A 2]}	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)^{[A 8]}	9,825	situated 3+1⁄8 miles (5.0 km) from Manila.
San Felipe Neri (Mandaluyong)^{[A 9]}	5,465
San Juan del Monte^{[A 10]}	2,011
San Mateo^{[A 11]}	6,700	situated 17 miles (27 km) from Manila.
San Pedro Macati (Makati)^{[A 12]}	3,921	situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Santa Ana^{[A 2]}	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)^{[A 13]}	25,000	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.

^ Refers to Intramuros
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Now part of the present-day City of Manila
^ Refers to Paco, Manila
^ United with Pasay on October 12, 1903
^ Now Marikina
^ Now Rodriguez, Rizal
^ Annexed by Caloocan in the early 20th century. Areas that historically belonged to Novaliches are now divided between northern Caloocan and Quezon City
^ Now Pasay
^ Now Mandaluyong
^ Now San Juan
^ Now San Mateo, Rizal
^ Now Makati
^ Now Malabon

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Shown below are the locations of the municipalities of the province of Manila. Except for Montalban and San Mateo that remained in Rizal, all these areas are included in the present-day cities of Metro Manila.^[4]

Approximate locations of the towns of the province of Manila

References

^ ^a ^b ^c United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division (1898). Military notes on the Philippines: September 1898. Washington: Government Printing Office.
^ ^a ^b Macdonald, Charles J-H.; Pesigan, Guillermo M. (2000). Old ties and new solidarities: studies on Philippine communities. ADMU Press. ISBN 9789715503518.
^ Act No. 183 (July 31, 1901), An act to incorporate the City of Manila, retrieved July 13, 2021
^ 1901 Map of Luzon, showing the province of Manila

14°35′N 121°00′E / 14.583°N 121.000°E / 14.583; 121.000

[4] Refers to Intramuros

[nowmanila-5] Now part of the present-day City of Manila

[6] Refers to Paco, Manila

[7] United with Pasay on October 12, 1903

[8] Now Marikina

[9] Now Rodriguez, Rizal

[10] Annexed by Caloocan in the early 20th century. Areas that historically belonged to Novaliches are now divided between northern Caloocan and Quezon City

[11] Now Pasay

[12] Now Mandaluyong

[13] Now San Juan

[14] Now San Mateo, Rizal

[15] Now Makati

[16] Now Malabon

[manilanotes-1] United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division (1898). Military notes on the Philippines: September 1898. Washington: Government Printing Office.

[manilashift-2] Macdonald, Charles J-H.; Pesigan, Guillermo M. (2000). Old ties and new solidarities: studies on Philippine communities. ADMU Press. ISBN 9789715503518.

[3] Act No. 183 (July 31, 1901), An act to incorporate the City of Manila, retrieved July 13, 2021

[17] 1901 Map of Luzon, showing the province of Manila

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v t e Former Philippine provinces, sub-provinces, and cities
Provinces	Agusan Ambos Camarines Concepción Cotabato Davao Ilocos Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Lepanto-Bontoc Manila Maguindanao Mindoro Misamis Moro Province Morong Negros Negros del Norte Samar Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Zamboanga
Sub-provinces^*	Abra (1905–1917)¹ Amburayan (1902–1920)² Apayao (1907–1995)¹ Aurora (1951–1979)¹ Batanes (1907–1909)¹ Benguet (1908–1966)¹ Biliran (1959–1992)¹ Bontoc (1902–1966)³ Bukidnon (1907–1914)¹ Butuan (1907–1914)⁴ Camiguin (1956–1966)¹ Catanduanes (1905–1945)¹ Guimaras (1966–1992)¹ Ifugao (1908–1966)¹ Kalinga (1907–1995)¹ Lepanto (1902–1920)² Marinduque (1907–1920)¹ Masbate (1906–1920)¹ Quirino (1966–1971)¹ Romblon (1907–1917)¹ Siquijor (1907–1971)¹
Cities	Basilan⁵ Jaro Greater Manila Legazpi⁶ Nueva Cáceres Nueva Segovia
^* All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945). ¹ Converted to full-fledged province. ² Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces. ³ Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁴ Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁵ Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975. ⁶ Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Legazpi City and Daraga; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.

Cities and municipalities

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See also

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