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| City | Manila |
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| Population (2007) | 255,603 |
| – Density | 32,354. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines The City of Manila 8 per km² |
| Area | 7. 90 km² |
| – Barangays | 192 |
| – Cong. Districts | 4th District |
Sampaloc is a district of Manila which is primarily a residential and educational center. This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses The Legislative Districts of Manila, namely the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts are the representations The Legislative Districts of Manila, namely the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth districts are the representations The City of Manila Part of the Malacañang Palace is located in Sampaloc. Malacañan Palace, colloquially the Malacañang Palace, is the Official residence of the President of the Philippines. The University of Santo Tomas, part of the University Belt, the famous Dangwa flower market at Dimasalang Street and the former colonial mansion now called Windsor Inn in Maceda Street (named after a famous politician from the Maceda family who comes from this district, this street used to be known as "Washington Street" in the American colonial era in honor of U. Not to be confused with University of St Thomas. The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas The Catholic University of the Philippines The University Belt is the unofficial name of a De facto sub-district in Manila Philippines. Dangwa Flower Market (also known as the Bulaklakan ng Maynila ( Flower Market of Manila) is a fresh Flower Market in Santa Cruz and S. President George Washington)which is popular with backpackers and budget travellers. Nearby is the La Loma area, famous for its open-air lechon (roast pig) restaurants. Lechón ( Tagalog: Litson and Cebuano: Inasal) is the Spanish word for Suckling pig.
The area also saw fighting between American colonial troops and Filipino revolutionaries at the turn of the 20th century.
"Sampaloc" is the native Tagalog dialect word for the tamarind fruit, perhaps because tamarind trees used to grow in this area. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. This article refers to the tree For other uses see Tamarindo (disambiguation.
The Dangwa flower market is famous for selling cut flower from all over the Philippines and is open 24 hours a day. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP It is located beside the Dangwa Bus Station.
Among the main throughfares of this district are Dapitan Street, Laong-Laan Street, Dimasalang Street and España Boulevard. España Boulevard is the main thoroughfare of Sampaloc district, Manila and the extreme western section of Quezon City. The notable high school is Ramon Magsaysay High School which is along España Boulevard. España Boulevard is the main thoroughfare of Sampaloc district, Manila and the extreme western section of Quezon City.
Sampaloc serves as the hub of major national bus transportation carriers including Farinas Transit Company. Farinas Transit Company is one of the major Philippines Public transport companies connecting the Luzon provinces to the national capital in Manila
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