Binondo

Binondo
Constituent and Central Business District of Manila
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	岷倫洛
Binondo skyline at night
Nickname:  Chinatown
Location within Manila
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital Region
City	Manila
Congressional District	Part of 3rd District of Manila
Barangays	10
Founded	1594
Founded by	Luis Pérez Dasmariñas
Area
• Total	0.66 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	20,491
• Density	31,000/km2 (79,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (Philippine Standard Time)
Zip codes	1006
Area codes	2
Languages	Hokkien Tagalog Mandarin

Binondo
Traditional Chinese	岷倫洛區
Simplified Chinese	岷伦洛区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mínlúnluò Qū Bopomofo [ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1: ㄇ) (help) Wade–Giles Min2-lun2-lo4 Ch'ü1 IPA [mǐn.lwə̌n.lwô tɕʰý] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Màhn lèuhn lok kēui āu IPA [[mɐ̏n lɵ̏n lɔ̄ːk̚ kʰɵ́y ɐ́u]] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 108: ̚) (help) Jyutping Man4 leon4 lok3 keoi1 au1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bîn-lûn-lo̍h-khu

Binondo (Chinese: 岷倫洛; pinyin: Mínlúnluò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-lûn-lo̍h) is the Chinatown or Chinese village district of Manila, Philippines. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world; established in 1594 by the Spanish colonizers as a settlement for Catholic Chinese, across the Pasig River from their walled fortification of Intramuros. it was positioned so that the Spanish colonial administration could keep a close eye on their migrant subjects and overseen by the Dominican friars that founded the famous Binondo Church in 1596. Despite this, Binondo had already been a hub of Chinese barter preceding the Spanish colonial period, and continues today is the center of Chinese commerce and trade of Manila, where all types of business run by Filipino-Chinese thrive.