Muntinlupa City
Muntinlupa City (pop. 379,310, 2000 Census) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Taguig, to the northwest by Parañaque City;, by Las Piñas City; to the west, to the southwest by the municipality of Bacoor in the province of Cavite to the southwest, by the municipality of San Pedro, in the province of Laguna, and by Laguna de Bay to the east, the largest lake in the country.
2000 census—379,310.
Density—8,122 per km².
Muntinlupa was once notoriously known as the home of the New Bilibid Prison, where the country's most dangerous criminals languish. Nowadays, it has largely shaken off this negative image to become one of the most progressive cities in the country. Muntinlupa is home to some of the best malls in Metro Manila and is the location of Ayala Alabang Village, the biggest in the country and where many of the wealthiest families live. Among Ayala Alabang Village's residents include former President Fidel Ramos, the leader of charismatic Christian Group El Shaddai, Brother Mike Velarde. The Prince of Brunei also owns a residence in this subdivision.
The Alabang area of Muntinlupa City has played host to tremendous development in the past decade. In what used to be open fields and empty roads in the early 1990s, there now stands new shopping centres and office buildings. A large scale development called Filinvest was created in the latter half of the 90s, and now plays host to Festival Supermall, Manulife tower, luxary condominiums and modern office complexes. Many offices and companies have moved their operations from the crowded Makati City to Alabang in a transformation that closely mimicks that of Makati City 30 years ago.
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Districts and barangays
Muntinlupa City is composed of a lone congressional district, and two legislative districts which are further subdivided into nine Barangays. Legislative District One contains four barangays in the southern half of the city, while legislative District Two occupies the
five barangays in the northern portion of the city.
While barangays are the admnistrative 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 in each district plus some notable subdivisions.
District one barangays
District two barangays
Subdivisions
Attractions
Educational institutions
Colleges and universities
High schools
External links