Pasay,
officially the City of Pasay (Filipino: Lungsód ng Pasay),
is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manilain the Philippines. It is bordered on the
north by the country's capital, the City
of Manila, to the northeast by Makati
City, to the east by Taguig City,
and Paranaque City to the south.
Pasay
City was one of the original four cities of Metro Manila. Due to its proximity
to Manila, it quickly became an urban town during the American Occupation.
Pasay City covers a total land
area of 18.50 square kilometres (7.14 sq mi), making it the third
smallest political subdivision in the National Capital Region and fourth in the
whole country. It borders City of Manila to the north, Parañaque to the south,
Makati and Taguig to the northeast, and Manila
Bay to the west.
The city
can be divided in 3 distinct areas: the city's urban area with an area of 5.505
square kilometres (2.125 sq mi); the Civil Aeronautics Administration
(CAA) complex, which include the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport (NAIA)
and the Villamor Airbase, with an
area of 9.5 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi); and the reclaimed land from Manila Bay with an area of 4.00
square kilometres (1.54 sq mi).
Pasay is
composed of seven (7) districts, subdivided into twenty (20) zones, with a
total of 201 barangays. The
barangays don't have names but are only designated with sequential numbers. The
largest zone with an area of 5.10 square kilometres (1.97 sq mi) is
Zone 19, which covers barangays 178 and 191. The smallest zone with an area of
10 hectares (25 acres) is Zone 1, covering Barangays 1 to 3 and 14 to 17.
