![]() Post-war Īfter the destruction Second World War had brought upon Manila, and the subsequent closure of Nielson Field, the town grew rapidly, and real estate values boomed. It regained its pre-war status as a municipality of Rizal when the City of Greater Manila was dissolved by President Sergio Osmeña effective August 1, 1945. ![]() On January 1, 1942, Makati was one of the municipalities of Rizal merged alongside Manila and Quezon City to form the City of Greater Manila as an emergency measure by President Manuel L. On February 28, 1914, the name of the town was shortened to its present name of Makati, by virtue of Philippine Legislature Act No. In 1901, it was incorporated into the newly-established province of Rizal. In 1890, San Pedro de Macati was proclaimed as a public town of Manila. Since then, the development of Makati has remained linked with the Zóbel de Ayala family and their company, Ayala Corporation. ![]() In 1851, Don José Bonifacio Róxas (an ancestor of the Zóbel de Ayala family) purchased the Jesuit estate of " Hacienda San Pedro de Macati" for 52,800 pesos. While under the jurisdiction of the Franciscan friars during the 17th century, it was established as a town in 1670 under the name San Pedro Macati out of the southern barangays of the then-town of Santa Ana. Parts of the city were once subject to the pre-Hispanic Kingdom of Namayan, whose capital is now in the Santa Ana district of Manila. Although its population is just above half a million, the daytime population of the city is estimated to be more than one million during a typical working day because of the large number of people who go to the city to work, shop, and do business. Īccording to the 2020 census, it has a population of 629,616 people making it as the 17th most populous city in the country and ranked as the 41st most densely populated city in the world with 19,336 inhabitants per square kilometer. Makati is also known for being a major cultural and entertainment hub in Metro Manila. The biggest trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange used to be situated along the city's Ayala Avenue, before the stock exchange moved their headquarters to the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Major banks, corporations, department stores as well as foreign embassies are based in Makati. ![]() ![]() Makati is the financial center of the Philippines it has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the country. Makati ( / m ə ˈ k ɑː t i/ mə- KAH-tee Tagalog pronunciation: ), officially the City of Makati ( Tagalog: Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. ![]()
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