Santa Mesa, Manila
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| Santa Mesa | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Manila |
| Congressional districts | Part of the 6th district of Manila |
| Barangays | 51 |
| Population (2007[1]) | |
| - Total | 23,138 |
Santa Mesa, Manila is a district in the city of Manila, a component of Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines.
The name is derived from the "Santa Mesa de la Misericordia", the owner of the land during the Spanish colonial period, which was an "obra pía", meaning "pious work", and provided social services.
The original town center, known as a "poblacion", is on Old Santa Mesa Road, from Stop and Shop to V. Mapa. However, the town was enlarged and has come to include the streets of Ramon Magsaysay, Anonas, Santol, Maganda, Pureza, Paltoc, Bataan, M.H. Dela Fuente, Bacood, and V. Mapa.
The town was merged with Sampaloc and the combination merged with Manila, as districts.
 Map of Manila |
 Wounded soldiers in Santa Mesa during World War II |
 The main campus of P.U.P. which lies on Santa Mesa |
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- ^ "Final Results - 2007 Census of Population" (in English) (HTML). Census population of the Philippines. Philippines: National Statistics Office. April 2008. http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html. Retrieved 28 August 2009. "Total Population and Annual Population Growth Rates by Region: Population Censuses 1995, 2000, and 2007"
