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Parañaque City (pop. 449,811, 2000 Census) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by Pasay City, by the municipality of Taguig to the northwest, by Muntinlupa City to the southeast, by Las Piñas City to the southwest, and by Manila Bay to the west. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Parañaque Population: 2000 census—449,811.
Density—9,432 per km². Area: 47.69 km² Class: 1st class; urban Mayor: Joey P. Marquez (1995-2004); Florencio Bernabe (2004- ) 
Districts and Barangays
Parañaque is composed of a lone congressional district, and two legislative districts which are further subdivided into 16 Barangays. Legislative District One contains eight barangays in the eastern half of the city, while legislative District Two occupies the eight barangays in the western portion of the city.
While barangays are the admnistrative divisions of the city, and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, many residents indicate their subdivision (village) instead of their barangay.
Listed below are the barangays in each district plus some notable subdivisions.
District One Barangays - Baclaran
- Don Galo
- La Huerta
- San Donisio
- San Isidro
- Sto. Niño
- Tambo
- Vitalez
District Two Barangays - B.F. Homes
- Don Bosco
- Marcelo Green
- Merville
- Moonwalk
- San Antonio
- San Martin de Porres
- Sun Valley
Subdivisions - Gatchalian Subdivision
- B.F. Homes Parañaque
- Better Living Subdivision
- Severina Diamond Subdivision Km.18
- Marcelo Green Village
- Merville Subdivision
- Multinational Village
- San Antonio Valley (numerous phases)
- Sun Valley Subdivision
- United Parañaque Subdivision
- Parañaque Greenheights
- Teoville East & West
- Teoville 3
- Maywood (numerous village)
- Tahanan Village
- Salvador Estate
Attractions - Saint Andrew's Cathedral, La Huerta, Parañaque
- Terminal 1, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Baclaran Redemptorist Church, (one of the most active parishes in the country where parishioners flock to hear Mass every Wednesday)
- Casino Filipino
- Manila Memorial Park
- Loyola Memorial Park
- Fiesta Shopping Mall (Duty Free Philippines)
- SM Super Center Sucat
Colleges and Universities - St. Andrew's School
- Saint James College Of Parañaque
- St. Paul College of Parañaque
- St. Rita College
- Airlink International Flying School
- PATTS College of Aeronautics
- Philippine State College of Aeronautics
- Olivarez College
- AMA Computer College
- STI Computer College
- Informatics Computer Institute
History Parañaque, when it was founded in 1572 by Spanish missionaries, was then called the town of Palanyag. The town was then under the authority of the Augustinians, first under the administration of Fr. Diego de Espinar in 1580.
During the Philippine Revolution, Parañaque became one of the hottest battle zones, being at the middle of the province of Cavite, where the revolutionaries held sway, and Manila, the seat of the Spanish colonial government.
At the time of the Americans, Parañaque became one of the first municipalities in the area. From a municipality, it then became a chartered city on February 15, 1998.
External Links - http://www.geocities.com/palanyag/: a better information site
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