Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 456,159 people.
Image: Marikina Clock Tower Arch, Dec 2023 (2)
Image: Marikina Church, Dec 2023
Image: Kapitan Moy Cultural Center, Marikina, Dec 2023
Image: Shoe Museum, Marikina, Dec 2023
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 of Manila Bay, the region lies between the Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions. Encompassing an area of 619.57 km2 (239.22 sq mi) and with a population of 13,484,462 as of 2020, it is composed of sixteen highly urbanized cities: the capital city, Manila, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, along with one independent municipality, Pateros. As the second most populous and the most densely populated region in the Philippines, it ranks as the 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia and the 6th most populous urban area in the world.
Image: Makati City Lights 2 (Jopet Sy) Flickr
Image: Fort Santiago, Intramuros
Image: Rizal Park from above
Image: Allan Jay Quesada Quezon Monument DSC 2689
