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Makati's 1st congressional district is one of the two
congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines () refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Rep ...
in the city of
Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...
. It has been represented in the
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since 1998. The district consists of
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s in western Makati, namely Bangkal, Bel-Air, Carmona,
Dasmariñas Dasmariñas (), officially the City of Dasmariñas (), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. With a land area of and a population of 703,141 people according to the 2020 census, it is the largest city both in terms of ...
, Forbes Park, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pio del Pilar,
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, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz,
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, Tejeros, Urdaneta, and Valenzuela. It is also the location of the
Makati Central Business District The Makati Central Business District (Makati CBD) is a privately-owned financial and central business district in the Philippines located in the heart of Makati in Metro Manila. It is politically and administratively known as "Central Cluster ...
. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by
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of the
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(NPC).


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See also

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Legislative districts of Makati The legislative districts of Makati are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Makati in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines ...


References

{{Philippine congressional districts in the NCR Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Makati 1995 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Metro Manila Constituencies established in 1995