Makati
The Ceety o Makati (pronounced Template:IPA-en Template:Respell; Template:Lang-fil) is ane o the 16 ceeties that make up Metro Manila, ane o the maist populous metropolitan auries in the warld. Makati is the financial center o the Philippines an ane o the major financial, commercial an economic hubs in Asie. As the host o various embassies, it is an' a' an important center for internaitional affairs.
Wi a population o 510,383, Makati is the 16t lairgest ceety in the kintra an ranked as the 40t maist densely populatit ceety in the warld wi 18,654 inhabitants per kmTemplate:Sup.
Makati wis foondit bi Spaniard Miguel López de Legazpi, who dismissed Makati as a wirthless swamp. Accordin tae folklore, Legazpi asked for the name o the place but, acause o the leid barrier, wis misinterpretit bi the natives. Pointin tae the recedin tide o Pasig River, the natives answered, “Makati, kumakati na,” literally meanin ebbin tide.
Makati became the financial center o the Philippines durin the 1950s. Mony districts an landmarks in the ceety hae become well kent tae ootsiders. Makati haes been iconified as the "Financial Caipital o the Philippines". Anchored bi Ayala Avenue, Makati is the financial caipital o the Philippines an is the hame o the Philippine Stock Exchynge an the Makati Business Club, ane o the maist important economic hubs in the Philippines. Warld-class research universities are locatit in the ceety.
