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Makati

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Also known as City of Makati, Makati City, Makati, Metro Manila

Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is one of the highly urbanized cities that make up Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines. Makati is a center for finance, commerce, culture, the arts and fashion, academics, and as the home to numerous diplomatic missions and embassies, is the center for the country's international diplomacy. With 432 high-rises and skyscrapers, Makati has the largest skyline in the Philippines, 138 of which exceed . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 309,770 people.

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Makati is a major city within Metro Manila, the Philippines' capital region, and serves as the country's primary hub for finance, business, culture, and international diplomacy, hosting numerous embassies and diplomatic missions. Known for its impressive skyline of 432 high-rises—the largest in the Philippines—Makati is a densely populated urban center with about 310,000 residents that plays a crucial role in the nation's economy and global relations.

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Key facts

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Province
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none
Settlement.etymology
San Pedro [de] Macati
Settlement.nickname
Financial Capital of the Philippines
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()
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()()
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District
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Founded
Settlement.established_date
June 1, 1670(as San Pedro de Macati)
Settlement.established_title2
Renamed
Settlement.established_date2
February 28, 1914(as Makati)
Settlement.image_flag
Makati Flag.jpg
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Makati City.svg
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My_City_My_Makati.png
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120
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Logo
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100x80px
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yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Official name
Lungsod ng Makati
Located in
Metro Manila
Population
309770
Area
18.17
Elevation
32
Head of government
Nancy Binay
Shares border with
Pateros
Image
Makati Poblacion skyscrapers, Makati Avenue (Makati; 06-20-2021).jpg
Households
186381
Dialing code
02
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twinned administrative body
Santa Rosa
Commons category
Makati
topic's main category
Category:Makati
postal code
1200–1299
category for people who died here
Q32655658
category of associated people
Category:People from Makati
Köppen climate classification
tropical monsoon climate
language used
Tagalog
inception
1670-11-04
poverty incidence
0.6
phone number
+632-8870-1000
electorate
270240
name
Makati
email address
mailto:[email protected]
P12749
Barys Kit
separated from
Santa Ana
total assets
242443622483.11
total expenditure
20173511152.53
total liabilities
16400820127.68
fiscal/tax revenue
21199071476.75
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Encyclopedic overview

37 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Early history
  • Spanish colonial era
  • Establishment and early development
  • American occupation
  • Japanese occupation
  • Post-war Era
  • Martial Law and Corazon Aquino eras
  • Late 20th and early 21st centuries (1986–present)
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Climate change
  • Cityscape
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Shopping centers
  • Government
  • Local government
  • Mayors
  • Seal of Makati
  • Culture and sports
  • Transportation
  • Roads
  • Railways
  • Water
  • Education
  • Notable persons
  • National and international relations
  • Diplomatic missions
  • Sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links
  • Official websites
  • General information

Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is one of the highly urbanized cities that make up Metro Manila, the capital region of the Philippines. Makati is a center for finance, commerce, culture, the arts and fashion, academics, and as the home to numerous diplomatic missions and embassies, is the center for the country's international diplomacy. With 432 high-rises and skyscrapers, Makati has the largest skyline in the Philippines, 138 of which exceed . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 309,770 people.

The city covers about , making it one of the smallest cities in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is bordered by Mandaluyong to the north, Taguig to the east, Pasay to the south, and the capital city of Manila to the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Makati” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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