Manila's 6th congressional district

Manila's 6th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Boundary of Manila's 6th congressional district in Manila
Location of Manila within Metro Manila
CityManila
RegionMetro Manila
Population300,186 (2020)[1]
Electorate170,533 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
5 city districts
Area7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeBenny Abante
Political party  NUP
  Asenso Manileño
Congressional blocMajority

Manila's 6th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of barangays 587 to 648 and 829 to 905 in the eastern Manila districts of north Paco, Pandacan, San Miguel, Santa Ana and Santa Mesa bordering Makati, Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and San Juan also facing the Pasig River.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Benny Abante of the National Unity Party (NUP) and Asenso Manileño.[5]

This district includes the Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the president of the Philippines.

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.