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. 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, the highest point in Utah.The population of Manila was 310 at the 2010 census. The settlement was named in 1898, commemorating the American naval victory at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines.