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Bookmark or Share- List of barangays of Metro Manila - WikipediaMetro Manila is divided into seventeen primary local government units (LGU) that consist of sixteen cities and one municipality. Each city and municipality is governed by an elected mayor and is divided into several villages or barangays (formerly called barrios) headed by an elected barangay captain.
- Mandaluyong - WikipediaLocated directly east of Manila, Mandaluyong was originally a barrio of Santa Ana de Sapa (now a district of Manila) called San Felipe Neri. It separated and became its own town in 1841, and later acquired the name Mandaluyong in 1931 during the American occupation.
- Barrio Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of BARRIO is a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town in a Spanish-speaking country.
- History - City of MandaluyongAccording to Pedro Patricio in his book (Mandaluyong: 1837-1975), Mandaluyong has five (5) original barrios as per the first recorded census in 1903. From these five (5) evolved 22 sub-barrios which, like the original barrios, then became independent barangays. Poblacion.
- Barrio - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.comIn the U.S., a barrio is the neighborhood where most people speak Spanish. For example, in New York, Spanish Harlem is also called El Barrio. Outside the U.S., barrio refers to a district in Spain or a Spanish-speaking country. The word barrio means "neighborhood" in Spanish, and in most Spanish-speaking places, that's exactly what it means.
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