# San Andres, Manila

San Andres (also San Andres Bukid) is a district of Manila, Philippines. San Andres shares the Estero Tripa de Gallina as its western and northern border with the districts of Malate and Paco, respectively and Pedro Gil and Tejeron streets to the east with the district of Santa Ana. It borders the city of Makati in the south. The area is under the jurisdiction of the 5th Congressional District of Manila, and includes the Manila South Cemetery, an exclave of the city surrounded by land administered by Makati.

## Etymology

San Andres is also known by its longer name San Andres Bukid. The first part of the name comes from Spanish for Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Manila; while the second part comes from Tagalog bukid, meaning "farm" or "[rice] field", which the area once was.

## Profile

Although San Andres has only a small land area, it is the second most densely populated district in Manila, as of 2020, after Santa Ana. San Andres is divided into its eastern and western sectors by the Osmeña Highway. Mostly residential, San Andres also has some sections classified as commercial.
The majority of the district's population live just above the poverty line, mostly composed of post-World War II settlers from various provinces while the original inhabitants were middle or lower-class migrant families who had formerly settled in Tondo but found the rough working-class lifestyle less suitable for raising children. The influx of settlers into the district was unregulated, resulting in a lack of urban planning as evidenced by irregular buildings, narrow roadways, and large blocks of houses accessible only through meter-wide alleyways.

## History

What is now San Andres Bukid was carved from the pre-World War II district of Singalong, as well as parts of the Hacienda de San Pedro Macati (as of 1851 purchase by the Zobel de Ayala family), Santa Ana, Malate, and Paco. Singalong district is largely absorbed into San Andres and is commemorated by a namesake street that runs perpendicular to Quirino Avenue and parallel to Taft Avenue. The street lies west of what is now the western section of San Andres. Elderly residents of Singalong believe that the area's name was derived from a Tagalog word for a cup fashioned from bamboo.
In the Spanish colonial era, Spaniards awarded the area to members of the Capuchin missionaries who thereafter converted the native population to Christianity. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the southern section of Manila was devastated as with most of the city. San Andres was then mostly open space, and it was repopulated by migrants from nearby provinces and the Visayas.

## Barangays

San Andres has 65 barangays.
| Zones | Barangays |
| 81 | 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, and 754 |
| 82 | 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, and 762 |
| 83 | 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, and 769 |
| 84 | 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, and 775 |
| 85 | 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, and 783 |
| 86 | 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, and 793 |
| 87 | 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, and 807 |
| 88 | 808 and 818-A |
| Barangay | Land area (km$^2$) | Population (2020 census) |
| Zone 81 |||
| Barangay 745 | 0.01368 km$^2$ | 2,015 |
| Barangay 746 | 0.03431 km$^2$ | 1,663 |
| Barangay 747 | 0.01162 km$^2$ | 369 |
| Barangay 748 | 0.02862 km$^2$ | 812 |
| Barangay 749 | 0.01158 km$^2$ | 616 |
| Barangay 750 | 0.02622 km$^2$ | 1,107 |
| Barangay 751 | 0.02500 km$^2$ | 1,541 |
| Barangay 752 | 0.01707 km$^2$ | 763 |
| Barangay 753 | 0.02440 km$^2$ | 2,380 |
| Barangay 754 | 0.01321 km$^2$ | 2,584 |
| Zone 82 |||
| Barangay 755 | 0.03368 km$^2$ | 1,372 |
| Barangay 756 | 0.02718 km$^2$ | 721 |
| Barangay 757 | 0.01371 km$^2$ | 477 |
| Barangay 758 | 0.01919 km$^2$ | 399 |
| Barangay 759 | 0.02807 km$^2$ | 787 |
| Barangay 760 | 0.02862 km$^2$ | 1,041 |
| Barangay 761 | 0.02923 km$^2$ | 1,062 |
| Barangay 762 | 0.02659 km$^2$ | 365 |
| Zone 83 |||
| Barangay 763 | 0.02910 km$^2$ | 1,779 |
| Barangay 764 | 0.04799 km$^2$ | 2,022 |
| Barangay 765 | 0.02925 km$^2$ | 2,075 |
| Barangay 766 | 0.02168 km$^2$ | 3,101 |
| Barangay 767 | 0.04205 km$^2$ | 5,429 |
| Barangay 768 | 0.02618 km$^2$ | 1,147 |
| Barangay 769 | 0.03396 km$^2$ | 1,997 |
| Zone 84 |||
| Barangay 770 | 0.05491 km$^2$ | 9,651 |
| Barangay 771 | 0.02879 km$^2$ | 1,813 |
| Barangay 772 | 0.03136 km$^2$ | 2,426 |
| Barangay 773 | 0.02712 km$^2$ | 2,748 |
| Barangay 774 | 0.01882 km$^2$ | 2,878 |
| Barangay 775 | 0.04849 km$^2$ | 12,084 |
| Zone 85 |||
| Barangay 776 | 0.03147 km$^2$ | 4,592 |
| Barangay 777 | 0.02803 km$^2$ | 3,011 |
| Barangay 778 | 0.01567 km$^2$ | 1,848 |
| Barangay 779 | 0.03686 km$^2$ | 4,444 |
| Barangay 780 | 0.03174 km$^2$ | 2,316 |
| Barangay 781 | 0.03282 km$^2$ | 4,275 |
| Barangay 782 | 0.02517 km$^2$ | 1,483 |
| Barangay 783 | 0.02714 km$^2$ | 2,145 |
| Zone 86 |||
| Barangay 784 | 0.02519 km$^2$ | 3,386 |
| Barangay 785 | 0.01440 km$^2$ | 932 |
| Barangay 786 | 0.02850 km$^2$ | 1,439 |
| Barangay 787 | 0.02013 km$^2$ | 3,622 |
| Barangay 788 | 0.01417 km$^2$ | 969 |
| Barangay 789 | 0.01974 km$^2$ | 1,620 |
| Barangay 790 | 0.05244 km$^2$ | 1,741 |
| Barangay 791 | 0.02746 km$^2$ | 2,029 |
| Barangay 792 | 0.03035 km$^2$ | 2,559 |
| Barangay 793 | 0.02300 km$^2$ | 1,722 |
| Zone 87 |||
| Barangay 794 | 0.01193 km$^2$ | 710 |
| Barangay 795 | 0.006150 km$^2$ | 1,157 |
| Barangay 796 | 0.01082 km$^2$ | 631 |
| Barangay 797 | 0.008080 km$^2$ | 244 |
| Barangay 798 | 0.02783 km$^2$ | 1,562 |
| Barangay 799 | 0.01618 km$^2$ | 544 |
| Barangay 800 | 0.01878 km$^2$ | 1,558 |
| Barangay 801 | 0.02077 km$^2$ | 614 |
| Barangay 802 | 0.02825 km$^2$ | 1,787 |
| Barangay 803 | 0.04550 km$^2$ | 1,705 |
| Barangay 804 | 0.02363 km$^2$ | 1,251 |
| Barangay 805 | 0.01954 km$^2$ | 1,237 |
| Barangay 806 | 0.02879 km$^2$ | 1,603 |
| Barangay 807 | 0.03136 km$^2$ | 2,010 |
| Zone 88 |||
| Barangay 808 | 0.02769 km$^2$ | 2,183 |
| Barangay 818-A | 0.008350 km$^2$ | 1,564 |