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Pasig City

Pasig
Highly urbanized city
Lungsod ng Pasig
View of the Ortigas Center
View of the Ortigas Center
Official seal of Pasig
Seal
Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Pasig
Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Pasig
Pasig is located in Philippines
Pasig
Pasig
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°34′30″N 121°05′00″E / 14.575°N 121.0833°E / 14.575; 121.0833Coordinates: 14°34′30″N 121°05′00″E / 14.575°N 121.0833°E / 14.575; 121.0833
Country Philippines
Region National Capital Region (NCR)
District Lone District of Pasig City
Founded 1573
Cityhood January 21, 1995
Barangays 30
Government
 • Mayor Robert "Bobby" Eusebio (Nacionalista)
 • Vice Mayor Iyo Christian Caruncho Bernardo (Liberal)
 • Sangguniang Panlungsod
Area
 • Total 31.46 km2 (12.15 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 755,300
 • Density 24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pasigueño
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code see § Zip Codes
Area code +63 (0)02
Website www.pasigcity.gov.ph

Pasig is a city in the Philippines which was the former provincial capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the country of which it became a part. Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Pasig is bordered on the west by Quezon City and Mandaluyong; to the north by Marikina; to the south by Makati, Pateros, and Taguig; and to the east by Antipolo, the municipality of Cainta and Taytay in the province of Rizal.

A formerly rural settlement, Pasig is primarily residential and industrial, but has been becoming increasingly commercial in recent years, particularly after the construction of the Ortigas Center business district in its west. The city is also the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig, making its cathedral (formerly the Immaculate Conception Cathedral) a landmark built around the same time as the town's foundation in 1573.

The city's name Pasig was believed to have come from the old Sanskrit word "passid", or "sand", which refers to the tribal community beside the sandy edges of the river. Some historians believed that El Pasig came from "Legaspi" (Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the Basque explorer well known for being involved in the "Sanduguan", and was the first Governor-General of the Spanish East Indies.


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