Intramuros

Intramuros, also known as the Ciudad Murada because of its most famous feature: a nearly 5-km-long circuit of massive stone walls and fortifications that almost completely surrounds the entire district, is the historic centre and oldest district of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
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  • Type: Quarter with 6,100 residents
  • Description: district of Manila, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Intramuros, Manila” and “Walled City of Intramuros”

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Agustin Church and Manila Cathedral.

Church
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The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the Church of Saint Augustine and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the Order of Saint Augustine located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines.

Church
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The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the , is a Roman Catholic basilica and the cathedral of the .

Fort
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, built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quiapo and Binondo.

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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.

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is the "Chinatown" district of . It is the oldest Chinatown in the world and was the country's center of commerce during the American occupation.

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is a district in the northern part of the City of on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, and Grace Park and La Loma.

Intramuros

Latitude
14.59096° or 14° 35′ 28″ north
Longitude
120.97465° or 120° 58′ 29″ east
Population
6,100
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PH INT
Open location code
7Q62HXRF+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14446500
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1710642
Wiki­data ID
Q772211
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Intramuros” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ինտրամուրոս”
  • Asturian: “Intramuros”
  • Basque: “Intramuros”
  • Belarusian: “Інтрамурас”
  • Catalan: “Intramuros”
  • Cebuano: “Intramuros”
  • Central Bikol: “Intramuros”
  • Chinese: “市中市”
  • Chinese: “王城”
  • Chinese: “王城區”
  • Czech: “Intramuros”
  • Dutch: “Intramuros”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “انتراموروس”
  • French: “Intramuros”
  • German: “Intramuros”
  • Hebrew: “אינטרמורוס”
  • Iloko: “Intramuros”
  • Indonesian: “Intramuros”
  • Italian: “Intramuros”
  • Japanese: “イントラムロス”
  • Japanese: “城壁都市イントラムロス”
  • Korean: “인트라무로스”
  • Latin: “Intramuros”
  • Malay: “Intramuros”
  • Malayalam: “ഇൻട്രാമ്യൂറോസ്”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Intramuros”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “王城”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “西班牙王城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Intramuros (bydel i Manila)”
  • Norwegian: “Intramuros”
  • Pampanga: “Intramuros”
  • Pampanga: “Intramúrus”
  • Polish: “Intramuros”
  • Portuguese: “Intramuros”
  • Russian: “Интрамурос”
  • Slovenian: “Intramuros”
  • Spanish: “Intramuros”
  • Spanish: “Manila vieja”
  • Spanish: “Manila”
  • Tagalog: “Intramuros, Maynila”
  • Tagalog: “Intramuros”
  • Vietnamese: “Intramuros”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Intramuros”
  • Welsh: “Intramuros”

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