Manila South Cemetery


The Manila South Cemetery is a cemetery in Metro Manila. It is an exclave of San Andres, Manila surrounded by land under the jurisdiction of the city of Makati.

History

The land which the cemetery occupies was previously part of the Hacienda San Pedro de Macati which was owned by the Ayala-Roxas-Zóbel family. The land was then under the province of Rizal.
The South Cemetery was legally acquired by Ordinance 726 and other actions taken by the Municipal Board and Mayor Zobel vs. City of Manila.
The cemetery, occupying an area of, has a maximum capacity of 371,490 graves. In June 30, 2007. a record of 266,170 burials were made in the cemetery. There were an estimated total of 753,186 burials as of July 2018.
On All Saints' Day 2015, a record 32,000 people visited the cemetery.
The Manila city government under Mayor Isko Moreno in 2020 passed Ordinance No. 8608 allotting within the Manila South Cemetery for the establishment of the Manila Muslim Cemetery. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Muslim cemetery was held on July 22, 2020.

Notable burials