Local time
Sun, 9:55 AM GMT+8Asia/ManilaCityCapital
Manila
14.61° N, 120.98° E
- Population
- 11,100,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 34
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 34 cities of Philippines in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Philippines, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Manila, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Manila have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Manila derives from the Tagalog words "may," meaning "there is," and "nila," the local name for a shrub in the indigo family.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person