Philippine map
Map of Philippine Island: The Republic of Philippines is located west of the Pacific Ocean. Philippines is situated along the Ring of Fire – the area in the Pacific Ocean, encircled by active and inactive volcanoes, that cause frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The map of Philippine has 7,107 individual islands within its boundary.
Detailed Map of Philippine: Philippines is the second largest archipelago in the world. Pacific Ocean and other smaller water bodies such as Philippine Sea, Celebes Sea, South China Sea and Sula Sea surround Philippines all over. A detailed map of Philippines describes the nation’s physical characteristics and statistical information. This nation of islands is located to the east of Vietnam, and northeast of Malaysia. It lies in both, the northern hemisphere and eastern hemisphere. Philippines has 36,289 km long coastline, 300,000 sq km of land area and 1,830 sq km of water area within its boundary. It has 79 provinces and 117chartered cities within. The time zone of the Philippines is GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) + 8. The Philippines experiences a tropical marine climate, very warm and humid all round the year, with heavy rainfall. The mountainous east coasts of Luzon, Samar and northern part of Mindanao have the highest amount of annual rainfall. Eastern coasts of Luzon and Samar are also susceptible to typhoons, destructive earthquakes, active volcanoes and tsunamis.
Most of the mountains of Philippines have narrow to extensive coastal lowlands. Elevation extremes are 0 m, the lowest point being at Philippine Sea while Mount Apo is the highest point at 2,954 m.
According to recent statistics, the total population of Philippines is 89,468,677 with a growth rate of 1.8%. Philippines has a birth rate of 24.89 births per 1,000 population and a death rate of 5.41 deaths per 1,000 population.
Manila in the Map of Philippine: Manila is the capital city of the Philippines with an area of 38.55 sq km. If you look at the map of Philippines you would notice that Manila is located on the western coast of the Philippine island of Luzon, at latitude of 14 degree 37’ N and longitude of 120 degree 58’ E. The temperatures in Manila vary between 70F and 90F, with an average annual temperature of 80F. The period between March and May is subject to hot and dry weather with a high level of humidity.
Manila is a highly populated city having more than 1.5 million inhabitants with a density of 41,014 per sq km. Metro-Manila/ Manila-Metro is a collective term used for 17 independent cities and municipalities including Manila. The map of Phillipines also depicts the Quezon cityand Makati. Quezon city is the largest and most populated city under Manila-Metro. It has a population of around 2.2 million people in the city of Quezon. Makati city is a well-known financial district of Metro-Manila, often referred to as the financial capital of the Philippines. The Philippine stock exchange is situated in Makati city. This city is known for its modern cosmopolitan culture.
Roads in Philippine Map: Philippine map has a total 200,037 km of roadways. Roads can be classified into six types namely, Maharlika Highways, Tollways, Regional Highways, Provincial Highways, Provincial link Roads, and City/Municipal Avenues and Roads. The main roads of Metro Manila in the map of Philippines are structured around a set of circumferential roads that open and circle in and around Manila city. Roxas Boulevard is the most popular street of Manila that lines the southern shores of Manila along Manila Bay.
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