Located on the eastern shores of Manila bay, which rests on the western shores of Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, Manila is the capital of the country. Even if it is only the second most populous city in the country, it is the densest populated city in the world with 42,857 people per square kilometer. The Pasig River bisects the city, so that almost all of it sits on alluvial deposits and on some land reclaimed from Manila Bay.
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