Manila, Utah

Manila, Utah
Manila, Utah
Town
	Location in Daggett County and the state of Utah
	Location of Utah in the United States
	Coordinates: 40°59′33″N 109°43′10″W / 40.99250°N 109.71944°W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Daggett
Founded	1898
Incorporated	1936
Named for	Manila
Government
• Mayor	Kathi Knight [1]
Area
• Total	1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2)
• Land	1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	6,348 ft (1,935 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	308
• Density	296.62/sq mi (114.50/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84046
Area code	435
FIPS code	49-47620
GNIS feature ID	1443126
Website	www.manilautah.com

Manila is a small town located on the northern edge of Daggett County, Utah, United States, just south of the Wyoming border. The town is at the junction of State Route 43 and State Route 44, and is the county seat of Daggett County.^[5] Nearby sites include the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and the Flaming Gorge Reservoir just east of town, and to the south is Ashley National Forest, which includes Kings Peak (13,528 ft), the highest point in Utah.

The population of Manila was 308 at the 2020 census.^[6] The settlement was named in 1898, commemorating the American naval victory at the Battle of Manila Bay^[7] in the Philippines.

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^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Manila town, Utah". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 243. ISBN 0-87480-345-4.