Manila (province)


Manila, also known as Tondo until 1859, was a province of the Captaincy General of the Philippines that encompassed former pre-Hispanic polities of Tondo, Maynila, and Namayan. In 1898, it comprised the city of Manila and 23 other municipalities. In 1901, the province was dissolved, with the city of Manila absorbing five of its smaller neighboring municipalities. The remaining part was merged with the adjacent district of Morong to form the province of Rizal.

Cities and municipalities

The province was last composed of the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. The districts of Binondo, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Cruz, and Tondo are often referred to as "pueblos", "arrabales" or "neighbourhoods" of Manila. The name Manila originally referred to the "city within the walls", but its meaning eventually came to include the suburbs surrounding it, leading to confusion about which places constitute "Manila" in the late 19th century. From the 1860s onward, the area was often referred to as Ciudad de Manila y sus arrabales or as Manila y los pueblos de extramuros. The present-day City of Manila includes all these areas.
The municipalities of Antipolo, Boso-Boso, Cainta and Taytay were also part of the province, then known as Tondo, until 1853 when it was annexed to Distrito Politico-Militar de los Montes de San Mateo.
The table below presents information from the cited source.
City/MunicipalityPopulation Notes
Manila110,000Provincial capital
Caloocan9,843situated from Manila. There are highroads to Manila, Novaliches, Mariquina, and Sampaloc.
Dilao4,625situated from Manila.
Ermita4,726situated from Manila.
Las Piñas4,000situated from Manila.
Malate2,319situated from Manila.
Malibay2,890situated from Manila.
Mariquina10,313situated from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan by a highroad. Provincial capital from 1898 to 1899 under the First Philippine Republic.
Montalban3,055situated from Manila.
Muntinlupa5,068situated from Manila.
Navotas9,154situated from Manila.
Novaliches1,871situated from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan and Manila by highroads. Ceded from Bulacan in 1858
Pandacan2,446situated from Manila.
Parañaque9,863situated at a distance of from Manila.
Pasig22,000situated from Manila.
Pateros2,842situated from Manila.
Pineda9,825situated from Manila.
San Felipe Neri5,465
San Juan del Monte2,011
San Mateo6,700situated from Manila.
San Pedro Macati3,921situated about from Manila.
Santa Ana2,194situated about from Manila.
Taguig9,662situated from Manila.
Tambobong25,000situated from Manila.

Map

Shown below are the locations of the municipalities of the province of Manila, as of 1899. Except for Montalban and San Mateo that are in the present-day province of Rizal, all these areas are included in the present-day cities of Metro Manila.