laimed ▁by ▁President ial ▁Dec ree ▁No . ▁ 9 4 0 , ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁is ▁the ▁Philippines ' ▁seat ▁of ▁government ▁but ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Man ila ▁is ▁the ▁capital . ▁The ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁metropol is ▁is ▁Que zon ▁City , ▁while ▁the ▁largest ▁business ▁district ▁is ▁the ▁Mak ati ▁Central ▁Business ▁District . ▁ ▁Taiwan ▁ ▁Tai pe i , ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁Taiwan , ▁is ▁the ▁political , ▁economic , ▁and ▁cultural ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁Taiwan ese . ▁The ▁Tai pe i – Ke el ung ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁consists ▁of ▁ 4 ▁administrative ▁regions ▁( T ai pe i , ▁New ▁Tai pe i , ▁Ke el ung , ▁and ▁T ao y uan ) ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 ▁million ▁people ▁inhab ited . ▁It ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁largest ▁international ▁air port ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 6 th ▁bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁- ▁Taiwan ▁T ao y uan ▁International ▁Airport , ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁annual ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁largest ▁metropol is ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁is ▁Ka oh si ung , ▁which ▁is ▁both ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁cultural ▁center ▁of ▁southern ▁Taiwan ▁with ▁the ▁largest ▁sea ▁port ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁– ▁the ▁Ka oh si ung ▁Port ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁bus iest ▁international ▁air port ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁– ▁Ka oh si ung ▁International ▁Airport . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 3 ▁million ▁inhabitants .