Manila, also known as Tondo until 1859, was a province of the

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that encompassed former pre-Hispanic polities of Tondo, Maynila, and

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. In 1898, it comprised the city of

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

(primarily referring to present-day

Intramuros Intramuros () is the historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. Intramuros comprises a centuries-old hist ...

) 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 of Morong to form the province of Rizal.

Cities and municipalities

The province was last composed of the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. The districts of

Binondo Binondo (; ) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Manila, Quiapo, Santa Cruz, Manila, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas, Manila, San Nicolas and Tondo, Manila, Tondo. ...

, Dilao,

Ermita Ermita is a district in central Manila, Philippines. It is a significant center of finance, education, culture, and commerce. Ermita serves as the civic center of Manila, bearing the seat of city government and a large portion of the area's e ...

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, Pandacan,

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, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, and Tondo are often referred to as "''pueblos''", "''arrabales''" ("suburbs") or "neighbourhoods" of Manila. The name ''Manila'' originally referred to the "city within the walls" (now

), but its meaning eventually came to include the suburbs surrounding it, leading to confusion about which places constitute "Manila" in the late 19th century. From the 1860s onward, the area was often referred to as ''Ciudad de Manila y sus arrabales'' ("The City of Manila and its suburbs") or as ''Manila y los pueblos de extramuros'' ("Manila and the communities outside the walls"). The present-day City of Manila includes all these areas. The municipalities of

Antipolo Antipolo, officially the City of Antipolo (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Rizal (province), Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

, Boso-Boso,

Cainta Cainta, officially the Municipality of Cainta (, ), is a municipality in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Rizal (province), Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 376,933 people. It is one of the ...

and Taytay were also part of the province, then known as Tondo, until 1853 when it was annexed to '' Distrito Politico-Militar de los Montes de San Mateo'' (later known as ''Distrito Politico-Militar de Morong''). The table below presents information from the cited source.

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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 of Rizal, all these areas are included in the present-day cities of

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.1901 Map of Luzon, showing the province of Manila
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