Malabon City
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Malabon City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. Located just north of Manila, the city has a population of approximately 340,000. The city is primarily a residential and industrial town and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis.
The city is part of the informal CAMANAVA sub-region of Metro Manila. CAMANAVA consists of Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas, and Valenzuela City. Caloocan lies to the south and east, Navotas to the west, and Valenzuela to the north. Malabon also borders the town of Obando in the province of Bulacan to the northwest.
History
Originally, the town of Tambobong, Malabon was founded as a “Visata” of Tondo by the Augustinian friars on May 21, 1599 and remained under the administrative jurisdiction of the province of Tondo from 1627 to 1688. Malabon was officially made a municipality of the newly created province of Rizal on June 11, 1901 by virtue of Philippine Commission Act 137.
When Philippine Commission Act 942 was promulgated, Malabon was combined with Navotas under a new government. On January 6, 1906, Philippine Commission Act 1441 separated Malabon from Navotas into two distinct municipalities of the Rizal province.
For 70 years, Malabon was a municipality of Rizal, until November 7, 1975, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824, when Malabon became a part of Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region.
Barangays
Malabon City is composed of 21 barangays.
- Acacia
- Baritan
- Bayan-bayanan
- Catmon
- Concepcion
- Dampalit
- Flores
- Hulong Duhat
- Ibaba
- Longos
- Maysilo
- Muzon
- Niugan
- Panghulo
- Potrero
- San Agustin
- Santolan
- Tañong
- Tinajeros
- Tonsuya
- Tugatog
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| Cities and Municipalities of Metro Manila | |
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| Municipalities: | Navotas | Pateros | San Juan |
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