CITY OF LAS PIÑAS

Basic Profile

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
The City of Las Piñas lies in the southern portion of Metropolitan Manila. It is bounded
on the north by the Manila Bay, Northeast by the City of Parañaque, on the west by the
City of Bacoor, Cavite, on the southeast by the City of Muntinlupa and on the south by
Imus, Cavite. It is highly accessible to and from Southern Luzon and other Metropolitan
Manila Cities.

LAND AREA
The city has a total land area of approximately 3,298.60 hectares or 32.986square
kilometers.

TERRITORIAL COMPOSITION
Las Piñas City comprises two districts covering twenty barangays, inclusive of the
Island located within the reclamation area.

TOPOGRAPHY
Las Piñas is located at the mouth of the Zapote and Las Piñas Rivers and is generally
characterized by flat lands with elevations ranging from 0 to 10 meters above mean sea
level (amsl). Alluvial plains extend inland to a distance of about two kilometers. Rivers
and marine ponds can be found within, surface and groundwater are characterized as
saline.

CLIMATE
The climate in Las Piñas is Type 1 according to the Modified Coronas Classification
being used by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA). There are two pronounced seasons: DRY from November to
April and WET from May to October.

SLOPE
The land slopes gently behind this alluvial plain and reaches predominant elevation of 20
to 40 meters amsl. A gently undulating hill can be found at its southern portion in
Barangay Almanza Dos at the boundery of Bacoor and Muntinlupa City, which has an
elevation of around 80 meters amsl.

SOIL
The alluvial plain in Las Piñas is composed of sand and clay with shell fragments. The
alluvium is observed to extend to depths of about 10 to 20 meters. The hilly portion is
composed of sandstone, conglomerate, mudstone and stuff, and reaches a thickness of
2,000 meters. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
found no faultline to cross the area. The nearest fault is the creeping fault segment of the
Valley Faultline in the Muntinlupa-San Pedro-Biñan Area.