Namayan is a
barangay
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in the city of
Mandaluyong
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Loca ...
, Philippines. It is located in the western part of the city near the border with
Santa Ana, Manila
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and Kasilawan and
Carmona
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...
,
Makati
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, separated from them by the
Pasig River
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. The barangay covers an area of and is bordered by the barangays of Mabini–J.P. Rizal and Old Zañiga on the north, and Vergara on the east. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,670 people.
Namayan was the center of a
pre-Hispanic kingdom that covered much of the modern city of
Manila
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and surrounding cities in southern and eastern
Metro Manila
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.
Education
* Doña Basilisa Yangco Elementary School
Landmarks
* Namayan Church
* Namayan Park
* Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Sub-Parish Church
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Metro Manila
References
Barangays of Metro Manila
Mandaluyong
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