Las Piñas City
Las Piñas City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the northeast by Parañaque City, by the municipality of Bacoor in the province of Cavite to the southwest, by Muntinlupa City to the southeast, and by Manila Bay to the northwest.
2000 census—472,780.
Density—11,381 per km².
Las Piñas is famous throughout the world for its Bamboo Organ. This is a fully wooden organ that uses bamboo for its pipes.
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Las Piñas is composed of two legislative districts further subdivided into 20 Barangays. District One is located in the northern half of the city while District Two occupies the remaining half. Las Piñas is also its own lone congressional district.
While barangays are the administrative divisions of the city, and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, many residents indicate their subdivision (village) instead of their barangay.
Listed below are the barangays located in each district, plus some notable subdivisions.
Las Piñas was one of the earliest fishing settlements on the shores of Manila Bay.
It became a separate municipality from Parañaque on March 27, 1907 by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 1625. Then, with the founding of the Metropolitan Manila Area (now Metro Manila) in 1976, Las Piñas became one of the municipalities and cities comprising the region.
On February 12, 1997, President Fidel V. Ramos signed the bill declaring Las Piñas a new city. A plebiscite held a month after found the residents in approval of cityhood and Las Piñas became the tenth city of Metro Manila on March 26, 1997.
Districts and Barangays
District One Barangays
District Two Barangays
Subdivisions
Attractions
Colleges and Universities
History
External Links
