Manila ( / məˈnɪlə / mə-NIH-lə, Spanish: [ma’nila]; Filipino: Maynila, pronounced [majˈnilaʔ] ), officially the City of Manila ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila, locally [luŋˈsod nɐŋ majˈnilaʔ] ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second most populous city. It is highly urbanized and as of 2019 was the world’s most densely …

