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Binondo | |
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Constituent and Central Business District of Manila | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Chinese | 岷倫洛 |
Nickname: | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | National Capital Region |
City | Manila |
Congressional District | Part of 3rd District of Manila |
Barangays | 10 |
Founded | 1594 |
Founded by | Luis Pérez Dasmariñas |
Area | |
• Total | 0.66 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 20,491 |
• Density | 31,000/km2 (79,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (Philippine Standard Time) |
Zip codes | 1006 |
Area codes | 2 |
Languages | Hokkien Tagalog Mandarin |
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Traditional Chinese | 岷倫洛區 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 岷伦洛区 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Binondo (Chinese: 岷倫洛; pinyin: Mínlúnluò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-lûn-lo̍h) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown.[2] Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas and Tondo. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594[3][4][5][6] by the Spaniards as a settlement near Intramuros but across the Pasig River for Catholic Chinese; it was positioned so that the colonial administration could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects.[7] It was already a hub of Chinese commerce even before the Spanish colonial period. Binondo is the center of commerce and trade of Manila, where all types of business run by Filipino-Chinese thrive.
Noted residents include Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the Filipino protomartyr, and Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, founder of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
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