Makati

The Ceety o Makati (pronoonced  ; ) is ane o the 16 ceeties that mak up Metro Manila, ane o the maist populous metropolitan auries in the warld. Makati is the financial centre o the Philippines an ane o the major financial, commercial an economic hubs in Asie. As the host o various embassies, it is an' a' an important centre for internaitional affairs.

Wi a population o 510,383, Makati is the 16t lairgest ceety in the kintra an ranked as the 40t maist densely populatit ceety in the warld wi 18,654 indwallers per km.

Makati wis foondit bi Spaniard Miguel López de Legazpi, who dismissed Makati as a wirthless swamp. Accordin tae folklore, Legazpi asked for the name o the place but, acause o the leid barrier, wis misinterpretit bi the natives. Pointin tae the recedin tide o Pasig River, the natives answered, “Makati, kumakati na,” literally meanin ebbin tide.

Makati became the financial centre o the Philippines durin the 1950s. Mony districts an laundmerks in the ceety hae acome weel kent tae ootsiders. Makati haes been iconified as the "Financial Caipital o the Philippines". Anchored bi Ayala Avenue, Makati is the financial caipital o the Philippines an is the hame o the Philippine Stock Exchynge an the Makati Business Club, ane o the maist important economic hubs in the Philippines. Warld-cless research varsities are locatit in the ceety.

Barangays
Makati is deevided intae 33 barangay.
 Barangay Population (2004) Population (2010) Area (km2) District Bangkal 22,433 23,378 0.74 1st Bel-Air 9,330 18,280 1.71 1st Carmona 3,699 3,096 0.34 1st Cembo 25,815 27,998 0.22 2nd Comembo 14,174 14,433 0.27 2nd Dasmariñas 5,757 5,654 1.90 1st East Rembo 23,902 26,433 0.44 2nd Forbes Park 3,420 2,533 2.53 1st Guadalupe Nuevo 22,493 18,271 0.57 2nd Guadalupe Viejo 13,632 16,411 0.62 2nd Kasilawan 6,224 5,291 0.09 1st La Paz 8,843 7,931 0.32 1st Magallanes 7,509 5,576 1.20 1st Olympia 20,172 21,270 0.44 1st Palanan 16,614 17,283 0.65 1st Pembo 35,035 44,803 1.23 2nd Pinagkaisahan 6,186 5,804 0.16 2nd Pio del Pilar 22,495 27,035 1.20 1st Pitogo 13,367 15,332 0.14 2nd Poblacion 8,446 17,120 0.46 1st Rizal 37,022 41,959 3.55 2nd San Antonio 12,226 11,443 0.89 1st San Isidro 8,686 7,589 0.50 1st San Lorenzo 6,487 10,006 2.09 1st Santa Cruz 7,419 7,440 0.47 1st Singkamas 6,226 7,426 0.13 1st South Cembo 13,570 14,672 0.20 2nd Tejeros 16,820 13,868 0.29 1st Urdaneta 3,817 3,717 0.74 1st Valenzuela 5,908 7,261 0.24 1st West Rembo 28,889 28,406 0.55 2nd

Internaitional relations
Diplomatic missions

Kintras that hae set up permanent missions or offices in the ceety include:

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 (Taipei Economic an Cultural Office)

Sister ceeties
Makati's sister ceety is Los Angeles, Californie. Makati is twinned wi Ramapo, New York an Vladivostok, Roushie an aw.
Internaitional ceeties Cluj-Napoca, Romanie
 Los Angeles, Unitit States
 Ramapo, New York, Unitit States
 Vladivostok, Roushie
 Taichung, Taiwan

References

Category:Business Destricts o the Philippines
Category:Ceeties in Metro Manila
Category:Populatit places established in 1670
Category:Financial destricts