San Andres (also San Andres Bukid) is a district of Manila, Philippines. San Andres shares the Estero Tripa de Gallina as its western and northern border with the districts of Malate and Paco, respectively and Pedro Gil and Tejeron streets to the east with the district of Santa Ana. It borders the city of Makati in the south. The area is under the jurisdiction of the 5th congressional district of Manila, and includes the Manila South Cemetery, an exclave surrounded by land belonging to Barangay Santa Cruz, Makati.

Etymology San Andres is also known by its longer name, San Andres Bukid. The first part of the name comes from Spanish for Saint Andrew the Apostle, the patron saint of Manila; while the second part comes from Tagalog bukid, meaning "farm" or "[rice] field", denoting the area’s former state.

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Although San Andres has only a small land area, it is the second most densely populated district in Manila, as of 2020, after Santa Ana. San Andres is divided into its eastern and western sectors by the Osmeña Highway. Mostly residential, San Andres also has some sections classified as commercial.

The majority of the district's population live just above the poverty line, mostly composed of post-World War II settlers from various provinces while the original inhabitants were middle or lower-class migrant families who had formerly settled in Tondo but found the rough working-class lifestyle less suitable for raising children. The influx of settlers into the district was unregulated, resulting in a lack of urban planning as evidenced by irregular buildings, narrow roadways, and large blocks of houses accessible only through meter-wide alleyways.

History What is now San Andres Bukid was carved from the pre-World War II district of Singalong, as well as parts of the Hacienda de San Pedro Macati (as of 1851 purchase by the Zobel de Ayala family), Santa Ana, Malate, and Paco. Singalong district is largely absorbed into San Andres and is commemorated by a namesake street that runs perpendicular to Quirino Avenue and parallel to Taft Avenue. The street lies west of what is now the western section of San Andres. Elderly residents of Singalong believe that the area's name was derived from a Tagalog word for a cup fashioned from bamboo.

In the Spanish colonial era, Spaniards awarded the area to members of the Capuchin missionaries who thereafter converted the native population to Christianity. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the southern section of Manila was devastated as with most of the city. San Andres was then mostly open space, and it was repopulated by migrants from nearby provinces and the Visayas.

Barangays San Andres has 65 barangays. Zones Barangays81745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, and 75482755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, and 76283763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, and 76984770, 771, 772, 773, 774, and 77585776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, and 78386784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, and 79387794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, and 80788808 and 818-A Barangay Land area (km2) Population (2020 census) Zone 81Barangay 7450.01368 km22,015Barangay 7460.03431 km21,663Barangay 7470.01162 km2369Barangay 7480.02862 km2812Barangay 7490.01158 km2616Barangay 7500.02622 km21,107Barangay 7510.02500 km21,541Barangay 7520.01707 km2763Barangay 7530.02440 km22,380Barangay 7540.01321 km22,584 Zone 82Barangay 7550.03368 km21,372 Barangay 7560.02718 km2721Barangay 7570.01371 km2477Barangay 7580.01919 km2399Barangay 7590.02807 km2 787Barangay 7600.02862 km21,041Barangay 7610.02923 km21,062Barangay 7620.02659 km2365 Zone 83Barangay 7630.02910 km21,779Barangay 7640.04799 km22,022Barangay 7650.02925 km22,075Barangay 7660.02168 km23,101Barangay 7670.04205 km25,429Barangay 7680.02618 km21,147Barangay 7690.03396 km21,997 Zone 84Barangay 7700.05491 km29,651Barangay 7710.02879 km21,813Barangay 7720.03136 km22,426Barangay 7730.02712 km22,748Barangay 7740.01882 km22,878Barangay 7750.04849 km212,084 Zone 85Barangay 7760.03147 km24,592Barangay 7770.02803 km23,011Barangay 7780.01567 km21,848Barangay 7790.03686 km24,444Barangay 7800.03174 km22,316Barangay 7810.03282 km24,275Barangay 7820.02517 km21,483Barangay 7830.02714 km22,145 Zone 86Barangay 7840.02519 km23,386Barangay 7850.01440 km2932Barangay 7860.02850 km21,439Barangay 7870.02013 km23,622Barangay 7880.01417 km2969Barangay 7890.01974 km21,620Barangay 7900.05244 km21,741Barangay 7910.02746 km22,029Barangay 7920.03035 km22,559Barangay 7930.02300 km21,722 Zone 87Barangay 7940.01193 km2710Barangay 7950.006150 km21,157Barangay 7960.01082 km2631Barangay 7970.008080 km2244Barangay 7980.02783 km21,562Barangay 7990.01618 km2544Barangay 8000.01878 km21,558Barangay 8010.02077 km2614Barangay 8020.02825 km21,787Barangay 8030.04550 km21,705Barangay 8040.02363 km21,251Barangay 8050.01954 km21,237Barangay 8060.02879 km21,603Barangay 8070.03136 km22,010 Zone 88Barangay 8080.02769 km22,183Barangay 818-A0.008350 km21,564

References

"By Sword and Fire: The Destruction of Manila in World War II, 3 February-3 March 1945" by Alphonso J. Aluit (1994) Bookmark, Inc. © 1994 National Commission for Culture and the Arts San Andres Manila Volunteer Fire Brigade Inc., History by Charles Chua, Callsign San Andres 1, Presently President and Brigade Fire Marshall

External links

Official Website of Manila