Las Pinas City Travel Guide

Geography Las Piñas is bounded on the north and northeast by the city of Parañaque; on the east and southeast by the city of Muntinlupa; on the south by the municipality of Imus, Cavite; on the southwest and west by the municipality of Bacoor, Cavite; and on the northwest by the scenic Manila Bay. Half of its land area has already been developed for residential purposes, while the remainder is being utilized for commercial, industrial, and institutional purposes.
Climate

Just like the rest of the towns and cities comprising Metro Manila, Las Piñas City has two distinct seasons; the dry season which covers the months of November to April and the wet season from May to October. The maximum rainfall normally occurs in the month of June, July and August.

Population

There is tremendous increase of population due to migration from different regions as its record shows that in 1960, its population was 16,093 which grew to 43,372 in 1970, to 81,610 in 1975, 136,514 in 1980 and 207,770 in 1985, projected to be at 405,123 in 1990, 413,086 (1995 census) and recently to a whopping 528,011 (2000 census).

Language

As Las Piñas is located within Metro Manila, its predominant language or dialect spoken isTagalog which accounts for 94.4% of its total population. 2% speak Cebuano and the remaining 3.6% accounts for Ilonggo, Bicolano, Waray, Pampangueno and other dialects.

Government

Like other cities in the Philippines, Las Piñas City is governed by a Mayor and Vice mayor elected for a three-year terms. The Mayor is the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing the city ordinances and improving public services. The Vice mayor heads a legislative council, which is in charge of creating the city's policies.

Las Piñas City, being a part of the Metro Manila region, has its mayor in the Metro Manila Council headed by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). This council formulates development plans that seeks to solve the problems and improve the conditions in the metropolis.