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.
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.
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.
- Alabang
- Ayala Alabang
- Buli
- Cupang
- Sucat
- Bayanan
- Poblacion
- Putatan
- Tunasan
- Ayala Alabang Village
- Alabang Hills Village
- Hillsborough Alabang
Attractions
- Alabang Town Center, one of the country's high class shopping malls
- Festival Supermall, one the the largest malls in Asia
- Filinvest Corporate City
- Madrigal Business Center
- Ayala Alabang Country Club
- New Bilibid Prison, the country's national penitentiary center
Educational Institutions
- St. Benedict College
- Muntinlupa Polytechnic College
- Muntinlupa Institute of Technology
- St. Francis of Assisi College - Ilaya Alabang
- De la Salle - Santiago Zobel School
- St. Benedict College - High School
- PAREF Southridge School
- PAREF Woodroose School
- Pedro E. Diaz High School
- Muntinlupa National High School
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