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Manila is distributed into 16 territorial districts, which are all original towns except one, the Port Area District. All of these original towns except Port Area have their own churches and several of these districts have attained identification in their own right. The eight districts north of the Pasig River are: Binondo - country's Chinatown before the arrival of Spaniards in 1571 and the city's main center for business, Quiapo - Hometown of the Black Nazarene and also a place which offers cheap prices on items ranging from electronics to native handicrafts, Sampaloc - means tamarind fruit is the district wherein the University of Santo Tomas, Asia's oldest university and the famous Dangwa Flower Market is located (near Windsor Inn at Maceda Street). San Miguel - known as the University Belt District and the location of residence of the Philippine Government, Malacañang Palace, San Nicolas - shares Divisoria Flea Market with other co-district is the hub for the adventurous shoppers that may venture for cheap buys, Santa Cruz - is on the edge of Chinatown, which is the district of usual frenzied mix of commercial and residential premises, Santa Mesa - from the Spanish term Holy Mass, this district marks the first shot of the Filipino-American War, Tondo - the largest, historically 1100 years old, it is one of the first provinces to be established and rebelled against Spain and is now the Southeast Asia's Most Densely Populated District, Ermita - one of the two Tourist Belt (another is the Malate district) is the former Red District and offers numeorus coin and antique shops aside from nightlife business, Intramuros - taken from the Latin, intra muros, literally with in the walls, the History Town of the Philippines and considered as Old Manila itself during Spanish times, Malate - known as the center of bohemian night life in the city and in the metropolis, Paco - lies city's historic but mysterious octagonal park cemetery, Pandacan - district home of many of the country's literary and musical genius..
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Manila is distributed into 16 territorial districts, which are all original towns except one, the Port Area District. All of these original towns except Port Area have their own churches and several of these districts have attained identification in their own right. The eight districts north of the Pasig River are: Binondo - country's Chinatown before the arrival of Spaniards in 1571 and the city's main center for business, Quiapo - Hometown of the Black Nazarene and also a place which offers cheap prices on items ranging from electronics to native handicrafts, Sampaloc - means tamarind fruit is the district wherein the University of Santo Tomas, Asia's oldest university and the famous Dangwa Flower Market is located (near Windsor Inn at Maceda Street). San Miguel - known as the University Belt District and the location of residence of the Philippine Government, Malacañang Palace, San Nicolas - shares Divisoria Flea Market with other co-district is the hub for the adventurous shoppers that may venture for cheap buys, Santa Cruz - is on the edge of Chinatown, which is the district of usual frenzied mix of commercial and residential premises, Santa Mesa - from the Spanish term Holy Mass, this district marks the first shot of the Filipino-American War, Tondo - the largest, historically 1100 years old, it is one of the first provinces to be established and rebelled against Spain and is now the Southeast Asia's Most Densely Populated District, Ermita - one of the two Tourist Belt (another is the Malate district) is the former Red District and offers numeorus coin and antique shops aside from nightlife business, Intramuros - taken from the Latin, intra muros, literally with in the walls, the History Town of the Philippines and considered as Old Manila itself during Spanish times, Malate - known as the center of bohemian night life in the city and in the metropolis, Paco - lies city's historic but mysterious octagonal park cemetery, Pandacan - district home of many of the
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