Las Piñas
| Las Piñas | ||
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| Highly-Urbanized City | ||
| Lungsod ng Las Pinas (City of Las Piñas) | ||
Las Piñas aerial photo along Barangays Talon and Almanza. SM Southmall at center
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| Nickname(s): Home of the Bamboo Organ, City of Love and Progress, Salt Center of Metro Manila, Lantern Capital of Metro Manila | ||
| Motto: Las Piñas, Our Home | ||
 Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Las Piñas |
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 Las Piñas
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| Coordinates: 14°27′N 120°59′E / 14.45°N 120.98°ECoordinates: 14°27′N 120°59′E / 14.45°N 120.98°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | National Capital Region | |
| Districts | Lone District of Las Piñas | |
| Incorporated (Town) | 1762 or 1797 | |
| Incorporated (separated from Parañaque) | March 27, 1907 | |
| Incorporated (City) | March 26, 1997 | |
| Barangays | 20 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Imelda T.Aguilar (Nacionalista) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Luis I. Bustamante (Nacionalista) | |
| • Sangguniang Panlungsod | ||
| Area | ||
| • Total | 32.02 km2 (12.36 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 588,894 | |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Las Piñero | |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 1740 - 1752 | |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)02 | |
| Website | laspinascity |
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Las Piñas, officially called the City of Las Piñas (Filipino: Lungsod ng Las Piñas), is a city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 588,894.
Las Pinas is bounded to the northeast by Parañaque; to the southeast by Muntinlupa; to the west and southwest by Bacoor; and to the northwest by Manila Bay. Half of its land area is residential and the remaining half is used for commercial, industrial and institutional purposes. The present physiography of Las Piñas consists of three zones: Manila Bay, coastal margin and the Guadalupe Plateau.
Las Pinas was established as a small fishing port and became a major sea salt-producing municipality, through the use of salt evaporation ponds, dating back to the Spanish Era, the city has grown into an important residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Metro Manila.
The Sarao Motors factory, also located in Las Piñas, is the place where jeepneys are assembled piece by piece in painstaking individual production. The factory remains open to buyers and curious tourists all year round.
Las Piñas also houses SM Southmall, which has an area of 205,120 square meters and is located along Alabang–Zapote Road. The newest shopping mall development in the city is Robinsons Place Las Piñas. The first high-rise building in the city is the 16-storey residential Almanza Metropolis while more high-rise buildings will rise in the city soon including South Residences at SM Southmall a 4 tower 15 storey condominium.
The story about the true origin of the city's name, "Las Piñas", varies. One version mentioned, that traders from the province of Cavite and Batangas shipped their first piñas (Spanish for pineapples) for sale to this town, before they were distributed to nearby markets. Another version related, that it was "Las Peñas" (the rocks), evident by the quarrying of stones and adobe, which were used to construct buildings and bridges. The old church bell, from St. Joseph Parish Church, founded by Diego Cera, has been preserved inside the church museum. An inscription on the bell states, "Siendo cura del pueblo de Laspeñas el M.R.P. Padre Diego Cera se fundió este equilón año de 1820," showing, that even during the time of Diego Cera, the town's first parish priest, that the town was called "Las Peñas", for sometime and eventually, was renamed "Las Piñas".
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