San Nicolas | |
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District of Manila | |
The intersection of Madrid and San Fernando Streets, in front of the San Nicolas Fire Station | |
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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 |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42,957[1] |
Zip codes | 1010 |
Area codes | 2 |
San Nicolas is one of the sixteen districts in the city of Manila in the Philippines. It is located at the west central part of the city, on the northern bank of the Pasig River[2] bounded by the districts of Binondo to the east by Estero de Binondo, and Tondo to the north and west, and by the Pasig River to the south. Considered as a heritage district of Manila,[3] this community has kept its 19th-century ancestral houses, which symbolizes the wealthy lives of the people who used to live there, similar to the ancestral houses of Silay and Vigan.
As of the May 1, 2020, national census, the population of San Nicolas, which is composed of 15 barangays named as numbers from 268 to 276 and from 281 to 286, is 42,957. This is slightly lower than the 2010 census that counted San Nicolas residents at 44,241.[1]
San Nicolas was originally a fishing town named Baybay, which is also a Tagalog word for shore.[3][4] It was renamed to San Nicolas, after the patron saint of sailors, boatmen, and mariners.[5] San Nicolas is the western part of the first Chinatown in the Philippines, and perhaps the world;[6] the eastern part is Binondo, which was founded in 1594 by Governor-General Luis Pérez Dasmariñas.[6] The Dominican order came to western part of Chinatown in 1596[6] and then founded San Nicolas in 1598.[3] This was the first mission by the Dominicans outside Intramuros.[3]
In 1901, during the American colonization 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.[7] Daniel Burnham, an American architect and urban planner, was commissioned to build a Plan of Manila.[8] The result of the plan was the making of places and parishes that included San Nicolas.[9] In modern times, San Nicolas is one of the administrative districts of Manila and part of the third legislative district of Manila.[10] It became an extension of the Filipino-Chinese community in Binondo.[11]
Further information: Real Alcaicería de San Fernando |
Zone/Barangay | Land area (km²) | Population (2020 census) |
Zone 25 | ||
Barangay 268 | 0.04373 km² | 489 |
Barangay 269 | 0.04217 km² | 904 |
Barangay 270 | 0.03705 km² | 918 |
Barangay 271 | 0.06139 km² | 633 |
Barangay 272 | 0.01970 km² | 1,064 |
Barangay 273 | 0.02041 km² | 825 |
Barangay 274 | 0.01210 km² | 1,944 |
Barangay 275 | 0.02696 km² | 19,809 |
Barangay 276 | 0.02080 km² | 2,543 |
Zone 26 | ||
Barangay 281 | 0.09284 km² | 2,288 |
Barangay 282 | 0.1113 km² | 2,458 |
Barangay 283 | 0.05035 km² | 1,345 |
Barangay 284 | 0.05324 km² | 961 |
Barangay 285 | 0.05489 km² | 2,066 |
Barangay 286 | 0.04595 km² | 4,710 |
Barangays 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, and 276 are part of Zone 25; and Barangays 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, and 286 are part of Zone 26.
Cultural Property wmph identifier |
Site name | Description | Province | City/municipality | Address | Coordinates | Image |
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Pasig River Lighthouse | Pasig River Lighthouse | Metro Manila | San Nicolas, Manila | Muelle dela Industria Street | 14°35′47″N 120°57′39″E / 14.596401°N 120.960695°E | ![]() | |
General Antonio Luna Ancestral House | General Antonio Luna Ancestral House | Metro Manila | San Nicolas, Manila | #457 Urbiztondo Street | 14°35′54″N 120°58′20″E / 14.598246°N 120.972287°E | ![]() | |
Ides O'Racca Building | Ides O'Racca Building | Metro Manila | San Nicolas, Manila | M. De Santos St. | 14°35′54″N 120°58′20″E / 14.598246°N 120.972287°E | ![]() |