Muntinlupa

Muntinlupa
Nickname(s): 
Munti, The Emerald City
Motto(s): 
Lakas, Talino at Buhay
(Strength, Wisdom and Life)
Muntinlupa, Nakakaproud!
(Muntinlupa, Something to be Proud of!)
Anthem: Martsa ng Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa March)
Map of Metro Manila with Muntinlupa highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Muntinlupa
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°23′N 121°03′E / 14.38°N 121.05°E / 14.38; 121.05
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
Provincenone
District Lone district
Founded1601
Establishment as town1869
Annexation to PaterosOctober 12, 1903
Annexation to BiñanNovember 25, 1903
Annexation to TaguigMarch 22, 1905
CharteredJanuary 1, 1918
Cityhood and HUCMarch 1, 1995
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
  MayorRozzano Rufino Biazon (One Muntinlupa)
  Vice MayorStephanie G. Teves-Wong
(Independent)
  RepresentativeJaime Fresnedi
(Liberal)
  Councilors
List
  Electorate314,934 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
39.75 km2 (15.35 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
543,445
  Density13,671.6/km2 (35,409/sq mi)
  Households
138,331
DemonymMuntinlupeño
Economy
  Income class1st city income class
  Poverty incidence
1.70
% (2021)
  Revenue6,728 million (2022)
  Assets17,964 million (2022)
  Expenditure5,427 million (2022)
  Liabilities37,300 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
1770–1777, 1780, 1799
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)02
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.muntinlupacity.gov.ph

Muntinlupa (Tagalog: [mʊntɪnˈlupɐ]), officially the City of Muntinlupa (Filipino: Lungsod ng Muntinlupa), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 543,445 people.

It is bordered on the north by Taguig, to the northwest by Parañaque, by Bacoor and Las Piñas to the west, to the southwest by Dasmariñas, by San Pedro to the south, and by Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country, to the east. From high above, the city of Muntinlupa has many large, green patches, which is unusual for Metro Manila. Because of these green patches, Muntinlupa earned the name "Emerald City" by the tourism establishment and also known as the "Gateway to Calabarzon" as it is the southernmost city of the National Capital Region.

Muntinlupa is known as the location of the national insular penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison, where the country's most dangerous criminals are incarcerated. This was relocated from its old site in Santa Cruz, Manila. Before the relocation of New Bilibid Prison to Muntinlupa in the 1930s, Muntinlupa was mainly dedicated to fishing and farming. Ayala Alabang Village, one of the country's biggest and most expensive residential communities, is also located in Muntinlupa.