San Nicolas | |
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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 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]
- ^ a b "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.