History of Manila

Manila have an old kingdom and there are four of them

1. Namayan

2. Cainta

3. Maynila

4. tondo

   • Maynilad is the old name od manila, it came from nilad which means indigo or a flowering shrub

1571 when Miguel Lopez De Legaspi came to Manila and make the manila a trading port because of its layout that are somewhat surrounded by river.

• Places in Manila

  • Binondo

  • Dilao or known as paco today

  • Ermita

  • Sta. Cruz

  • Quiapo

  • Malate

  • Pandacan

  • San Miguel

  • Santa Ana

  • Tondo

  • Sampaloc

• Climate in Manila

  • Wet season is from June to November

  • the wettest months are July, August, and September where thunderstorm are common

  • Dry season is to December to May

Escolta is known for being the old business district of Manila. It has the Burked Building, the first building that have an elevator a the Clarks the first ice cream parlor in the Philippines

Manila total land area is 42.88 square km. Means there are at least 42,000 people living per square kilometer. Manila became the most densely city in the world because of its population

Intramuros is the old Manila

• Manila’s architectural reflects American, Spanish, Chinese, and some Malay influences.