San Nicolas, Manila
San Nicolas | |
|---|---|
District of Manila | |
.jpg) View of the skyline of San Nicolas (left) and Binondo (right), taken from Fort Santiago, Manila | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Manila |
| Congressional district | Part of the 3rd district of Manila |
| Barangays | 15 |
| Founded | 1598 |
| Founded by | Dominican Order |
| Named for | Saint Nicholas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.6385 km2 (0.6326 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 42,957 |
| • Density | 26,000/km2 (68,000/sq mi) |
| Zip codes | 1010 |
| Area codes | 2 |
San Nicolas is one of the sixteen districts in the city of Manila, Philippines, located at the west central part of the city, on the northern bank of the Pasig River.[2]
Considered as a heritage district of Manila,[3] San Nicolas has preserved many of its 19th-century ancestral houses that depict the affluent lives of the people who used to live there.
Origins
[change | change source]The town of San Nicolas was originally named Baybay, meaning "shore" in Tagalog.[4] During Spanish rule, Baybay was renamed to San Nicolas, after the patron saint of sailors, boatmen, and mariners.[5] In 1901, during the American Occupation of the Philippines, San Nicolas became a district of the newly chartered city of Manila as its borders were extended outside the walled city presently known as Intramuros.[6] Daniel Burnham, an American architect and urban planner, was commissioned to build a Plan of Manila.[7] The result of the plan was the making of places and parishes that included San Nicolas.[8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Highlights of the National Capital Region (NCR) Population 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Manila Reborn - Filipinas Heritage Library". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Why San Nicolas is Manila's heritage district". Inquirer Lifestyle. November 2, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ↑ See, Teresita Ang (November 5, 2018). "Behind Binondo's whimsical street names are some amusing stories". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ↑ Sorilla, Franz IV (June 6, 2022). "San Nicolas District: The Forgotten Treasure of Manila". Tatler Asia. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ↑ Act No. 183 (July 31, 1901), An act to incorporate the City of Manila, retrieved July 22, 2022
- ↑ "Historical Background | EMB - National Capital Region". Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ↑ "NCR - Regional Profile". Department of Trade and Industry Philippines. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
