Makati

Makati
Highly Urbanized City
Lungsód ng Makati
Clockwise from top: Makati skyline at day, Legazpi Village, Ayala Triangle, Makati skyline at night, Don Bosco Church, Makati Avenue
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Nickname(s): The Financial Capital of the Philippines The Wall Street of the Philippines
Motto: Makati, Mahalín Natin, Atin Itó. ("Makati, let us love it, it is ours.")
Location within Metro Manila
Makati Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°33′N 121°02′E / 14.55°N 121.03°E / 14.55; 121.03Coordinates: 14°33′N 121°02′E / 14.55°N 121.03°E / 14.55; 121.03
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital
Districts	1st and 2nd districts of Makati City
Settled	November 4, 1670
Cityhood	February 4, 1995
Barangays	33
Government
• Type	Mayor–council government
• Mayor	Mar-Len Abigail "Abby" S. Binay-Campos (UNA)
• Vice Mayor	Monique Yazmin "Nik" Lagdameo (UNA)
• Makati City Councilors	1st District: Virgilio Hilario Jr. Ferdinand T. Eusebio Enrico J. Puno Maria Concepcion M. Yabut Marie Alethea Casal-Uy Romeo C. Medina Ma. Arlene M. Ortega,DMD Luis Javier 2nd District: Nemesio S. Yabut, Jr. Nelson S. Pasia, MD Leonardo M. Magpantay Mary Ruth C. Tolentino Divina Jacome Evelyn Delfina E. Villamor Grazielle Iony De Lara-Bes Shirley Aspillaga
Area
• Total	21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation	15.4 m (50.5 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	582,602
• Density	27,000/km2 (69,000/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP Code	1200 to 1299
Dialing code	+63 (0)02
Website	www.makati.gov.ph

Makati (/məˈkɑːti/ mə-KAH-tee Tagalog pronunciation: [maˈkati]), officially the City of Makati (Filipino: Lungsod ng Makati), in the Philippines, is one of the sixteen cities that make up Metro Manila.

Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the country. Major banks, corporations, department stores as well as foreign embassies are based in Makati. The biggest trading floor of the is situated along the city's Ayala Avenue. Makati is also known for being a major cultural and entertainment hub in Metro Manila.

With a population of 582,602, Makati is the 17th-largest city in the country and ranked as the 41st most densely populated city in the world with 19,336 inhabitants per square kilometer. Although its population is just 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.

Tradition holds that a Tagalog at a swamp on the south of the Pasig River was asked by a visitor, who was Miguel López de Legazpi, for the name of the place. As a result of the language barrier the question was misinterpreted, and the Tagalog pointed to the receding tide of the Pasig River, and he answered, "Makati, kumákáti na", ("Ebbing, the tide is ebbing").