Cupang is a
barangay
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in
Muntinlupa
Muntinlupa (), officially the City of Muntinlupa (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...
,
Metro Manila
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,
Philippines
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. The total land area of the barangay is . It has a population of 57,196 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the northern section of the city.
Cupang is located south of the City of
Manila
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. It is bounded on the north by the Muntinlupa barangay of
Buli, on the south by the Muntinlupa barangays of
Alabang
Alabang () is a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines. At one time, the area was a farming district and has since grown from a village to a major commercial center, including Filinvest City, Madrigal Business Park, and a transportation hub. It ...
and
Ayala Alabang
Ayala Alabang, in terms of land area, is the third largest barangay in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. A large portion of it came from Barangay Alabang. Its land area of includes Alabang Town Center, Ayala Alabang Village, El Molito, ...
, on the west by the
Parañaque
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barangay of
BF Homes and the
Las Piñas
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barangay of Almanza Uno, and on the east by
Laguna de Bay
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.
Etymology
Cupang is said to be named after the
cupang tree abundant in the area. ''Parkia javanica'', or Cupang, is a plant of the genus
Parkia
''Parkia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Legu ...
in the family
Mimosaceae.
[Deb. D.B. (1981)."The Flora of Tripura State". ol Ipp. 134-135. Today & Tomorrows Printers and publishers. 24-B15. Deshbandhu Gupta Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi- 110005.] It was also alternatively spelled as Kupang, apparently stylized in
Tagalog
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* Tagalog language, a language spoken in the Philippines
** Old Tagalog, an archaic form of the language
** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language
* Tagalog script, the writing system historically used for Tagal ...
.
Subdivisions
While barangays are the administrative divisions of the city and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, residents also include their
subdivision
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Arts and entertainment
* Subdivision (metre), in music
* ''Subdivision'' (film), 2009
* "Subdivision", an episode of ''Prison Break'' (season 2)
* ''Subdivisions'' (EP), by Sinch, 2005
* "Subdivisions" (song), by Rush ...
. Listed below are the subdivisions in this barangay.
* Alabang 400
* Alabang Hills
* B.F. Homes Phase 4
* Capri Homes
* Embassy Village
* Hillsborough Homes
* Intercity Homes Subdivision
* Kalipayan Homes
* Liberty Homes
* Mintcor South Row Townhomes
* Pacific Village
* Pacific Malayan
* San Jose Subdivision
* Tierra Nueva Village
* Villa Donata
See also
*
Sucat River
*
Mangangate River
References
External links
*http://muntinlupacity.gov.ph/
*https://alabanghillsvillage.com
{{Metro Manila populated places , state=collapsed
Muntinlupa
Barangays of Metro Manila