Parañaque

Parañaque
Highly urbanized city
City of Parañaque, Lungsod ng Parañaque
(From top, left to right: Coastal Road • Dr. A. Santos Avenue • Parañaque City Hall • PITX)
Nickname: 
Mega City by the Bay
Motto: 
Dedicated to God
Anthem: Bagong Parañaque (English: New Parañaque)
Map of Metro Manila with Parañaque highlighted
Map of Metro Manila with Parañaque highlighted
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Parañaque is located in Philippines
Parañaque
Parañaque
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°30′03″N 120°59′29″E / 14.5008°N 120.9915°E / 14.5008; 120.9915
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region (NCR)
Provincenone
District 1st and 2nd district
FoundedNovember 30, 1572
Cityhood and HUCFebruary 13, 1998
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • mayor of Parañaque[*]Edwin Olivarez
 • Vice MayorJose Enrico T. Golez
 • Representatives
  • Eric Olivarez (1st District)
  • Joy Tambunting (2nd District)
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate346,078 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total46.57 km2 (17.98 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Highest elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total689,992
 • Density15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
 • Households
182,216
Demonym(s)Parañaqueño (male)
Parañaqueña (female)
Economy
 • Income class1st city income class
 • Poverty incidence2.50% (2021)[3]
 • Revenue₱8,671,495,898.10 (2022)
 • Assets₱26,883,368,638.48 (2022)
 • Expenditure₱7,497,477,697.97 (2022)
 • Liabilities₱2,030,470,820.91 (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (MERALCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
1700–1720
PSGC
1381000000
IDD : area code +63 (0)02
Climate typeTropical monsoon climate
Native languagesTagalog
Websiteparanaquecity.gov.ph

Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Parañaque), in the Philippines, is one of the sixteen cities that make up Metro Manila.

Parañaque is the home of the PAGCOR Entertainment City, a gaming and entertainment complex under development by the state owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation spanning an area of 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) in Bay City, where four large integrated resorts are based namely Solaire Resort & Casino, City of Dreams Manila, Okada Manila, and the soon to be completed Westside City Resorts World. It is also the home of the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange public transport and the Aseana City business district development which includes Ayala Malls Manila Bay.[4]

Barangays

Parañaque has divided into 16 barangays.

Barangay District Population[5]
(2010) 		Area (km2)
Baclaran 1st 21,332 0.63
BF Homes 2nd 83,462 7.69
Don Bosco 2nd 47,621 3.84
Don Galo 1st 10,827 0.23
La Huerta 1st 8,788 0.53
Marcelo Green 2nd 28,772 3.06
Merville 2nd 20,391 3.04
Moonwalk 2nd 59,614 3.77
San Antonio 2nd 59,847 2.87
San Dionisio 1st 60,951 6.62
San Isidro 1st 69,035 3.65
San Martin de Porres 2nd 20,938 1.55
Santo Niño 1st 28,235 2.45
Sun Valley 2nd 37,586 1.77
Tambo 1st 26,209 3.09
Vitalez 1st 4,518 0.57

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "LOOK: There's a new mall near Manila Bay". ABS-CBN News. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ↑ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/National%20Capital%20Region.pdf

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