| Manila Maynila Tondo (1571–1859) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former province of thePhilippines | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1571–1901 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location of the historical province of Manila in 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Manila Mariquina (1898–1899) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1898 | 683 km2 (264 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1898 | 269,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish colonial period | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1571 | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Became the capital of colonial Philippines | 1595 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Occupied by Great Britain | 1762–1764 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Renamed as Manila | 1859 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Sovereignty transferred to the United States | 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manila, also known asTondo until 1859, was a province of theCaptaincy General of the Philippines that encompassed formerpre-Hispanic polities ofTondo,Maynila, andNamayan.[1] In 1898, it comprised the city ofManila (primarily referring to present-dayIntramuros) and 23 other municipalities. In 1901, the province was dissolved, with the city of Manila absorbing six of its smaller neighboring municipalities. The remaining part was merged with the adjacent district ofMorong to form theprovince of Rizal.

The province was last composed of the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. The districts ofBinondo,Dilao,Ermita,Malate,Pandacan,Quiapo,Sampaloc,San Miguel,Santa Ana,Santa Cruz, andTondo are often referred to as "pueblos", "arrabales" ("suburbs") or "neighbourhoods" of Manila. The nameManila originally referred to the "city within the walls" (nowIntramuros), but its meaning eventually came to include the suburbs surrounding it, leading to confusion about which places constitute "Manila" in the late 19th century.[1][2][3] From the 1860s onward, the area was often referred to asCiudad de Manila y sus arrabales ("The City of Manila and its suburbs") or asManila y los pueblos de extramuros ("Manila and the communities outside the walls").[2] The present-dayCity of Manila includes all these areas.
The municipalities ofAntipolo, Boso-Boso,Cainta andTaytay were also part of the province, then known as Tondo, until 1853 when it was annexed toDistrito Politico-Militar de los Montes de San Mateo (later known asDistrito Politico-Militar de Morong).[4]
The table below presents information from the cited source.[1]
| City/Municipality | Population (1898) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manila[A 1] | 110,000 | Provincial capital |
| Caloocan | 9,843 | situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. There are highroads to Manila, Novaliches, Mariquina, and Sampaloc. |
| Dilao[A 2][A 3] | 4,625 | situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila. |
| Ermita[A 2] | 4,726 | situated1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) from Manila. |
| Las Piñas | 4,000 | situated 8 miles (13 km) from Manila. |
| Malate[A 2] | 2,319 | situated1+2⁄3 miles (2.7 km) from Manila. |
| Malibay[A 4] | 2,890 | situated 4 miles (6.4 km) from Manila. |
| Mariquina[A 5] | 10,313 | situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan by a highroad. Provincial capital from 1898 to 1899 under theFirst Philippine Republic.[5] |
| Montalban[A 6] | 3,055 | situated 16 miles (26 km) from Manila. |
| Muntinlupa | 5,068 | situated 21 miles (34 km) from Manila. |
| Navotas | 9,154 | situated6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) from Manila. |
| Novaliches[A 7] | 1,871 | situated 10 miles (16 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan and Manila by highroads. Ceded from Bulacan in 1858 |
| Pandacan[A 2] | 2,446 | situated 2 miles (3.2 km) from Manila. |
| Parañaque | 9,863 | situated at a distance of6+1⁄8 miles (9.9 km) from Manila. |
| Pasig | 22,000 | situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. |
| Pateros | 2,842 | situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila. |
| Pineda[A 8] | 9,825 | situated3+1⁄8 miles (5.0 km) from Manila. |
| San Felipe Neri[A 9] | 5,465 | |
| San Juan del Monte[A 10] | 2,011 | |
| San Mateo[A 11] | 6,700 | situated 17 miles (27 km) from Manila. |
| San Pedro Macati[A 12] | 3,921 | situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila. |
| Santa Ana[A 2] | 2,194 | situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila. |
| Taguig | 9,662 | situated 4 miles (6.4 km) from Manila. |
| Tambobong[A 13] | 25,000 | situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila. |
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 ofRizal, all these areas are included in the present-day cities ofMetro Manila.[6]