Namayan, Mandaluyong

Namayan
Barangay
Namayan
Location of Namayan in Metro Manila
Coordinates: 14°34′51.76″N 121°1′11.61″E / 14.5810444°N 121.0198917°E / 14.5810444; 121.0198917Coordinates: 14°34′51.76″N 121°1′11.61″E / 14.5810444°N 121.0198917°E / 14.5810444; 121.0198917
Country  Philippines
Region Metro Manila
City Mandaluyong
Government
 • Type Barangay
 • Barangay Captain Leonardo Santiago
Area
 • Total 30.60 ha (75.61 acres)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,706
Time zone UTC+8 (Philippine Standard Time)

Namayan is a barangay in the city of Mandaluyong, Philippines. It is located in the western part of the city near the border with Santa Ana, Manila and Carmona, Makati, separated from them by the Pasig River. The barangay covers an area of 30.60 hectares (75.6 acres) and is bordered by the barangays of Mabini–J.P. Rizal and Old Zañiga on the north, and Vergara on the east.[1] According to the 2010 Census, it has a population of 5,706 people.[2]

Namayan was the center of a pre-Hispanic kingdom that covered much of the modern city of Manila and surrounding cities in southern and eastern Metro Manila.

Education

  • Doña Basilisa Yangco Elementary School

Landmarks

  • Namayan Church
  • Namayan Park
  • Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Sub-Parish Church

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mandaluyong City Barangays: Namayan". Mandaluyong City Government. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Municipality: CITY OF MANDALUYONG". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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