Tondo, Manila
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 Tondo Church fronting Plaza Leon | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Manila |
| Congressional district | Manila's 1st (western side) and 2nd districts (eastern side) |
| First mentioned | 900 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 637,942 |
| • Density | 73,800/km2 (191,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (Philippine Standard Time) |
| Zip codes | 1012 (Tondo South) 1013 (Tondo North) |
| Area codes | 2 |
Tondo is a district located in Manila, Philippines. It is the largest, in terms of area and population, of Manila's sixteen districts,[2] with a census-estimated 637,942 people in 2024. It consists of two congressional districts. It is also the second most densely populated district in the city.
Etymology
[edit]The name Tondo can be derived from its Old Tagalog name, Tundun as inscribed in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription of 900 AD, the earliest native document found within the Philippines. Dutch anthropologist Antoon Postma, the first to translate the copperplate, believes the term tundun originated from Sanskrit,