It is an exclave of San Andres, Manila surrounded by land under the jurisdiction of the city of Makati.

[1] The land which the cemetery occupies was previously part of the Hacienda San Pedro de Macati which was owned by the Zóbel de Ayala family.

The South Cemetery was legally acquired by Ordinance 726 and other actions taken as ruled in Jacobo Zobel et al. vs. City of Manila (G.R.

[4] The cemetery, occupying an area of 25 hectares (62 acres),[1] has a maximum capacity of 371,490 graves.

[1] The Manila City Government under Mayor Isko Moreno in 2020 passed Ordinance No.