Sampaloc

Sampaloc is a district of , . It is referred to as the or simply called "U-Belt" for numerous colleges and universities are found within the district such as the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest extant university in Asia…
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  • Type: Suburb with 341,000 residents
  • Description: district of Manila, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Sampaloc, Manila” and “Sampalog”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sampaloc Church and Malacañang Palace.

Church
Photo: LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Loreto, commonly known as or Loreto Church, is a Roman Catholic church located along Figueras Street in the district of Sampaloc in the City of Manila.

Government office
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, officially known as Malacañan Palace, is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the Philippines. It is located in the district of , along Jose Laurel Street, though it is commonly associated with nearby Mendiola Street.

Church
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The Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Sebastian, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Saint Sebastian and commonly known as or San Sebastian Basilica, is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in , Philippines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Miguel and Quiapo.

Suburb
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The University Belt, or the "U-Belt" in short, contains a large cluster of universities and colleges in . The universities in this district draws locals, other Filipinos, and some foreign students.

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is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of . gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , or the "U-Belt" in short, contains a large cluster of universities and colleges in . The universities in this district draws locals, other Filipinos, and some foreign students.

Sampaloc

Latitude
14.6022° or 14° 36′ 8″ north
Longitude
120.99406° or 120° 59′ 39″ east
Population
341,000
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PH SML
Open location code
7Q62JX2V+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3351756601
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1690577
Wiki­data ID
Q3545565
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Sampaloc” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Sampaloc”
  • Catalan: “Sampaloc”
  • Central Bikol: “Sampaloc, Manila”
  • Central Bikol: “Sampaloc”
  • Chinese: “三巴洛区”
  • Chinese: “三巴洛區”
  • Chinese: “桑巴洛克区”
  • Chinese: “桑巴洛克區”
  • Dutch: “Sampaloc”
  • Indonesian: “Sampaloc, Manila”
  • Indonesian: “Sampaloc”
  • Italian: “Sampaloc”
  • Japanese: “サンパロック (マニラ)”
  • Japanese: “サンパロック”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sampaloc”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “三巴樂”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “三巴樂區”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sampaloc”
  • Russian: “Сампалок”
  • Spanish: “Sampaloc”
  • Spanish: “Sampáloc”
  • Tagalog: “Sampaloc, Maynila”
  • Tagalog: “Sampaloc”
  • Urdu: “سمپالوک، منیلا”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sampaloc, Manila”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sampaloc”

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