Tondo, Manila

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A tondo is also a circular painting or relief carving.

Tondo is one of the districts of the Philippines' capital city of Manila and is one of the most densely populated areas of land in the world. Tondo is located in the northwest portion of the city and is primarily residential-industrial in nature. Tondo is notorious for being the poorest and most underdeveloped district. Many of the city's slums are found in this area.

The world's most densely populated district

Tondo I has a land area of 5.64 km². with a population of 364,965 (1995); 64,710 persons per km².

Tondo II has a land area of 3.46 km². with a population of 224,679 (1995); 64,936 persons per km².

Tondo's average residential population density: 64,796 persons per km².

The 6th administrative district which covers the 4 districts of Sta. Ana, Sta. Mesa, Pandacan, San Miguel has a total land area of 5.48 km². with a total population of 374,099 (1995); 68,266 persons per km².

Luzon railway system

The main terminal of the Luzon railway system is located in Tutuban, Tondo, Manila.

History

Tondo is over eleven hundred years old. Historically, Tondo was first mentioned in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription found in the National Museum of the Philippines, dated April 21 900. During the Spanish colonial era, Tondo was one of the first provinces to be established, and on 1896, it was also one of the first to declare rebellion against Spain. In 1911, under the American tutelage, there was a major reorganization of political divisions, and the province of Tondo was dissolved, and its towns given to the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan. Today, Tondo just exists as a district in the City of Manila, a blow to its grand history.

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