The Philippines, from Manila basics to connections worth checking
A starting point for getting to know the Philippines and understanding what the available evidence tells you—and what specific details to check before travelling.
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Manila is the capital of the Philippines and a city in the National Capital Region. It offers a starting point for locating the island country in Southeast Asia and planning an itinerary around specific destinations.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of the Philippines.
- Part of the National Capital Region.
Travel atlas
1 articleArticles in Manila
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Guides to this place
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- Filipinas · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q928
- Filipinas · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q21007051
- Philippines · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Manila · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Manila, Capital District, Metro Manila, Philippines · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Philippines · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- Philippines · DBpedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · DBpedia
- FILIPINAS: · Crossref · Metadatos públicos; derechos específicos por campo cuando correspondan · Crossref
- LOS RETOS ACTUALES DE FILIPINAS · Crossref · Metadatos públicos; derechos específicos por campo cuando correspondan · Crossref
- LA HISPANIZACIÓN DE FILIPINAS (1565-1700) · Crossref · Metadatos públicos; derechos específicos por campo cuando correspondan · Crossref
- NAVEGANTES, COMERCIANTES Y GUERREROS. · Crossref · Metadatos públicos; derechos específicos por campo cuando correspondan · Crossref
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Ninoy Aquino International Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Manila · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q1461
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 29/09/2026