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In the absence of a verified ZIP code, the ZIP code of the city's central post office is provided instead. ... Binondo (District) 18,040: 1006: City of Manila Bisig ...
Binondo (Chinese: 岷倫洛; pinyin: Mínlúnluò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-lûn-lo̍h) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. [2] Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo , Santa Cruz , San Nicolas and Tondo .
A ZIP code is composed of a four-digit number representing a locality. Usually, more than one code is issued for areas within Metro Manila, and a single code for each municipality and each city in provinces, with exceptions such as: [1] Davao City with eleven ZIP codes (8000, 8016 to 8026); Antipolo with six ZIP codes (1870 to 1875);
ZIP code +900 – 1-096 ... Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world, was established in 1521 ... When the Philippines hosts the Southeast Asian Games, ...
San Nicolas is now the western part of Manila Chinatown, the first Chinatown in the Philippines, and perhaps the world; [7] the eastern part is Binondo, which was founded in 1594 by Governor-General Luis Pérez Dasmariñas. [7] The Dominican order came to western part of Chinatown in 1596 [7] and then founded San Nicolas in 1598. [3]
Manila's 3rd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1949. [3] The district consists of barangays 268 to 394 in the northern Manila districts of Binondo, Quiapo, San Nicolas and Santa Cruz. [4]
PhilPost recommends the use of postal codes in the country and correct addressing. [3] However, most residents do not use, let alone know how to use ZIP codes, and thus the codes are usually omitted. According to PhilPost, the proper use of ZIP codes assists in letter sorting and reduces letter misrouting. [3]
The district of Port Area is made up of 5 barangays, numbered 649 to 653.Barangay 649 contains the Engineer's Island, now informally known as the Baseco Compound.The Island is regarded as one of the biggest urban poor communities in the Philippines.