Port Area, Manila

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Port Area
Port District
South Port District
District of Manila
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Manila South Harbor with the Bureau of Customs building in the center
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Map of Manila showing the location of Port Area
Port Area, Manila
Coordinates: 14°35′19″N120°58′07″E / 14.588726°N 120.968597°E / 14.588726; 120.968597
Country Philippines
Region National Capital Region
City Manila
DistrictPart of the 5th district of Manila
Barangays 5
Area
 • Total
3.1528 km2 (1.2173 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
72,605
 • Density23,000/km2 (60,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+08:00 (Philippine Standard Time)
ZIP code
1018 (Port Area South)
Area code 2

Port Area, Manila, also known as both the Manila Port District and South Port District, [2] [3] is a district of the city of Manila, Philippines. It is entirely a reclaimed land occupied by Manila's South Harbor and Baseco Compound (Engineer's Island). It is bounded on the north by the Pasig River, facing the districts of Tondo and San Nicolas, on the west by the Manila Bay, on the east by Intramuros, separated by Radial Road 1 , and on the south by the district of Ermita. Post-war developments at the Manila South Harbor eventually paved the way for the migration of natives from the different provinces, making it one of the largest ghettos in the Philippines.

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History

Port Area in May 1958 Aerial view of Manila, Philippines, in May 1958.jpg
Port Area in May 1958

Port Area, historically known as Port District, [4] was built on reclaimed land in the 1890s, toward the end of the Spanish rule, as an expansion of the Port of Manila. [5] [6] [7] In 1914, administrative oversight of the district was transferred to the Insular Collector of Customs (now Bureau of Customs). [8] Subsequently, in 1949, revisions to the Manila city charter resulted in the formal and explicit inclusion of Port Area as part of the newly established 4th district. [9] It was later transferred to the 5th district in 1987, following the restoration of the bicameral Congress.

In the late 1970s, the urban poor were resettled to Baseco Compound, originally a dockyard of the National Shipyard and Steel Corporation (NASSCO) that was acquired by the Romualdez family in 1966, to make space for a potential international seaport. Baseco was declared a barangay in the 1980s. Following the 1986 People Power Revolution, the property was sequestered, leading to further resettlement and its proclamation as a residential site in 2002. [10]

Barangays

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. All barangays of Port Area belong to Zone 68 of the City of Manila.

BarangayLand areaPopulation (2020)
Barangay 649 1.102 km264,750
Barangay 6500.1059 km25,202
Barangay 6510.1738 km22,556
Barangay 6520.09513 km239
Barangay 6530.2958 km258

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References

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  7. ↑ Gonzales, Iris (July 6, 2023). "Reclamation: the good, the bad and the ugly". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ Executive Order No. 26 (April 15, 1914), Placing the new port district, city of Manila, under the supervision and control of the Insular Collector of Customs
  9. ↑ Republic Act No. 409 (June 18, 1949), An act to revise the charter of the City of Manila, and for other purposes, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved February 3, 2024
  10. ↑ Murphy, Dennis. "Baseco and Its Proclamation" (PDF). Ombudsman of the Philippines. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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