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| Former name(s) | Calzada de Paco, Calle Real, Calle Herrán |
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| Namesake | Pedro Gil José de la Herrán |
| Type | Tertiary road |
| Maintained by | Department of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office[1] |
| Length | 3.65 km (2.27 mi)[2] |
| Location | Manila |
| West end |  AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) in Ermita and Malate |
| Major junctions |
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| East end | Calderon Street and New Panaderos Street in Santa Ana |
Pedro Gil Street (formerly Herran Street) is an east-west inner city street and a tertiary national road in south-central Manila, Philippines. It is 3.65 kilometers (2.27 mi) long and spans the entire length of Ermita, Malate, Paco, and Santa Ana. The street is served by the Pedro Gil LRT Station along Taft Avenue and the Paco railway station along Quirino Avenue. It also continues towards the central Metro Manila cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan across the Pasig River as New Panaderos and General Kalentong Streets.
The street was named after Pedro Gil, a Filipino diplomat and legislator from Manila who first gained popularity in the area as a physician. It was previously known as Herran Street, after José Rafael de la Herrán y Lacoste, a Spanish captain (and Mayor of Tondo) during the Battle of Manila Bay.[3]
- ^ "South Manila". DPWH Road Atlas. Department of Public Works and Highways. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Road and Bridge Inventory". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Did you know? Pedro Gil Street". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 7, 2013.