Santa Ana, Manila

Santa Ana
Santa Ana
District of Manila
	View of Santa Ana, Manila. Santa Ana Hospital can be seen off-center.
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital Region
City	Manila
Population (2020)
• Total	203,598
Zip codes	1009
Area codes	2

The district of Santa Ana, Manila (traditionally shortened to "Sta. Ana") had its original name as Meysapan (or Sapa, meaning a marsh) and ruled by the ancient Tagalog Kingdom of Namayan. The kingdom’s domain stretched from what is now Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasay, and the Manila districts of Pandacan and Paco.^[2] It was given by the Spanish conquerors to the Franciscan missionaries from Spain in 1578, and subsequently named it Santa Ana de Sapa ("Saint Anne of the Marshes"), dedicated to Saint Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The sound of its ancient name, "Namayan", had a similar sound to "Ana", which may have been its basis.

References

↑ "2020 Census of Population and Housing Results" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 16, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
↑ Huerta, Felix, de (1865). Estado Geografico, Topografico, Estadistico, Historico-Religioso de la Santa y Apostolica Provincia de San Gregorio Magno. Binondo: Imprenta de M. Sanchez y Compañia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[census20-1] "2020 Census of Population and Housing Results" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 16, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[Huerta-2] Huerta, Felix, de (1865). Estado Geografico, Topografico, Estadistico, Historico-Religioso de la Santa y Apostolica Provincia de San Gregorio Magno. Binondo: Imprenta de M. Sanchez y Compañia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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