▁the ▁south ▁lie ▁San ▁Juan ▁and ▁Mand al uy ong , ▁while ▁Mar ik ina ▁and ▁Pas ig ▁border ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁To ▁the ▁north ▁across ▁Mar ila o ▁River ▁lies ▁San ▁Jose ▁del ▁Monte ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Bul ac an , ▁while ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁lie ▁Rod rig uez ▁and ▁San ▁Mate o , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁R iz al . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁can ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁areas . ▁The ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁districts ▁including ▁D il iman , ▁Commonwealth , ▁the ▁Project ▁areas , ▁Cub ao , ▁Kam ias , ▁Kam uning , ▁New ▁Man ila , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁del ▁Monte , ▁and ▁Santa ▁M esa ▁He ights . ▁The ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁Nov al ich es ▁and ▁contains ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁Fair view ▁and ▁Lag ro . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁areas ▁have ▁no ▁defined ▁boundaries ▁and ▁are ▁primarily ▁resident ial ▁in ▁nature . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Que zon ▁City ▁features ▁a ▁tropical ▁mon so on ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁Aw / Am ), ▁with ▁prominent ▁dry ▁season ▁from ▁December ▁to ▁May , ▁in ▁which ▁in ▁turn , ▁divided ▁into ▁cool ▁and ▁warm ▁dry ▁seasons , ▁and ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁wet ▁season ▁from ▁June ▁to ▁October ▁that ▁brings ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁in ▁some ▁areas . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Census , ▁the ▁population ▁of