Makati Poblacion

Poblacion
Barangay
View of the Makati City Hall in Poblacion on the Pasig River
Coordinates: 14°34′3″N 121°1′52″E / 14.56750°N 121.03111°E / 14.56750; 121.03111
Country	Philippines
Region	Metro Manila
City	Makati
Congressional districts	Part of the 1st district of Makati
Government
• Barangay Chairman	Benhur Cruz
Area
• Total	1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	17,120
• Density	17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
ZIP code	1210
Area code(s)	2

Poblacion is the old downtown area (poblacion) of Makati and its second most important commercial center behind the Makati Central Business District. It is also the city's center of government, culture, history and entertainment and one of the major business districts in Metro Manila.

Poblacion belongs to the city's West District where it forms part of its Northwest Cluster or "Cluster 3". It is bounded on the west by Nicanor Garcia Street and barangay Valenzuela, on the south by Kalayaan Avenue and the Makati CBD (Bel-Air Village), on the east by Estrella Street and Guadalupe Viejo, and on the north by the Pasig River. It has a total land area of 1,034,200 sq.m., that is 3.80% of the total land area of Makati. 3.20% or 17,120 of Makati residents also live in this area, or 17 residents per 1,000 square meters.

Poblacion houses the upscale Rockwell Center and Century City.

Barangay Poblacion is the first settlement of the City of Makati. In fact, when you mentioned San Pedro Makati during the pre-war period, it indicated Barangay Poblacion. Since it was the original community of the town, it became the center of the local government and has remained as such today.

In 1620 the San Pedro Church was built by the Jesuits as the center of the Catholic Faith of then San Pedro Macati. The residents corrupted this name to “Sampiro” and used this moniker to refer to both the church and the town. When the Jesuits were expelled from all Spanish territories in the 18th Century, the Spanish government confiscated all their properties which included San Pedro Macati. This began the turnover of the land from one owner to another until the Zobel de Ayala-Roxas family began its modern development during the latter part of the 19th Century.

Official records show that the first Municipal President of Makati was its illustrious son who hails from Poblacion, Marcelino Magsaysay. Most of the succeeding Municipal Presidents or Mayors were likewise bona fide constituents of Poblacion namely: Eusebio Arpilleda, Hermogenes Santos, Urbano Navarro, Jose Magsaysay, Pedro Domingo, Ricardo Arpilleda, Nicanor Garcia, Jose Villena and Maximo Estrella.