Metro Manila

Metropolitan Manila, commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region, is the capital region and largest metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore... Wikipedia

• Island:  Luzon
• Managing entity:  Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
• Established:  November 7, 1975 (as a public corporation), January 23, 1976 (as a region), June 2, 1978 (as the NCR)
• Type:  Metropolitan government under a decentralized framework
• Body:  Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
• MMDA Chairman:  Romando Artes
• Metro Manila Council President:  Francis Zamora
• Metro:  26,700,000
• Demonym(s):  English: Manilan, Manileño, Spanish: manilense, manileño(-a), Filipino: Manileño(-a), Manilenyo(-a), taga-Maynila
• Languages:  Filipino (official and lingua franca), Tagalog (native), English, others
• HDI:  0.85
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo