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”, “Sampalog”, “サンパロック (マニラ)”, “三巴樂”, “三巴樂區”, and “桑巴洛克區”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sampaloc Church and Malacañang Palace.

Church
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The National Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Loreto…

Government office
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, officially known as Malacañan…

Church
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The Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Sebastian, also…

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…

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is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of .

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The , or the "U-Belt" in short…

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)
UN/LOCODE
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”
  • Dutch: “Sampaloc”
  • Indonesian: “Sampaloc, Manila”
  • Indonesian: “Sampaloc”
  • Italian: “Sampaloc”
  • Japanese: “サンパロック”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sampaloc”
  • 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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Anthony Shrine and ACLC College.

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