Quiapo

 

Quiapo is a district and a primary city square of Manila at the very center of the city. It is circumscribed by Estero de San Miguel to the South, San Miguel to the east, Recto Avenue to the north and Quezon Boulevard to the west. It gets its name from the Pistia stratiotes or water cabbage, which is kiapo in Tagalog. Quiapo is home to the Quiapo Church, where the feast of the Black Nazarene is held with millions of people attending annually. Quiapo is also famous for marketplace bargain hunting.