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Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Marikina
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Lone District of Marikina City
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Marides C Fernando (2001-present)
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is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise
Metro Manila in the
Philippines . Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Marikina City is bordered on the west by
Quezon City , to the south by
Pasig City and
Cainta, Rizal , to the east by
Antipolo City , the capital of
Rizal province, and to the north by
San Mateo also in Rizal.
Marikina was given the title the , because of its notable shoe industry. Shoemakers in the city recently finished creating the world's largest pair of shoes and hopes to have the
Guinness Book Of Records recognize it. The Shoe Museum in the city is also the home of the famous shoes of former First Lady
Imelda Marcos .
The
Marikina River , a tributary of the
Pasig River runs through the center of the city. The city in fact occupies a part of the Marikina Valley and is sometimes prone to flooding especially when
Typhoon s hit the area.
Brampton, Ontario in
Canada is Marikina's "
Twin City ".
The area where Marikina now stands was administered by the
Jesuits during the Spanish Period starting in
1630 . They established a settlement and named it ''Jesus dela Peña''. The area was later called ''Mariquina'' and a parish was established in
1687 . In
1787 , the Mariquina was declared a ''pueblo'' (town) under the Spanish colonial government. Later, when the
Philippine Revolution broke out, Mariquina became the capital of the province of
Manila from
1898 to
1899 .
Shortly after the
United States took possession of the Philippines, the province of
Rizal was created on
June 11 ,
1901 by virtue of Act No. 137 by the First Philippine Commission which during the time was acting as the unicameral legislative body in the island of
Luzon . Marikina, along with many other towns around Manila were incorporated into the new province.
On
November 7 ,
1975 , by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824, the twelve western towns of Rizal, including Marikina, were made a part of the new
Metropolitan Manila Area . On
December 8 ,
1996 , the municipality of Marikina became a
Chartered City by virtue of
Republic Act No. 8223.
Marikina City is part of the Marikina
Valley . Marikina has 16 barangays.
