Pateros (Philippines)

Pateros is a town, the lone municipality in Metro Manila, known for its balut and duck eggs.

Understand

Pateros gets is name from Spanish patero, or duck raiser; the town historically relied on duck raising as a major source of income.

The town is densely populated, with 63,000 people sandwiched in 1.76 km² (0.68 sq mi) of land. It is surrounded by Makati and Taguig. Pateros also holds a claim on the disputed Fort Bonifacio area.

The town of Pateros in Washington state, United States, is named after this town.

See

• 1 Pateros Church (Diocesan Shrine of St. Martha), B. Orcilla Street. Spanish-era parish church, completed in 1815 (updated Jul 2019)