Paco Manila area located south of the Pasig River between the areas of Malate and Ermita. According to the 2000 census, it has just over 64 thousand people.

Previously, the area was called Paco Dylan because of the growing here bright yellow plant - in Tagalog word "Dylan" just means "yellow". However, there is another version of the origin of the name: according to it, the Spanish called this area Dylan or "yellow area" because of Japanese immigrants living here. Name Dylan was in vogue until 1791, when it was added to the name of San Fernando - the area became known as San Fernando de Dylan. And in the 19th century came the nickname Paco - short for Francisco. In those years, the area was the second largest urban area in Manila. For a time he was called Paco de Dylan, and then just Paco.

The Japanese founded a commune before his all - already in 1593 on the territory of Paco there were 300 to 400 people. By 1606 there were about 3 million. And today you can see ancient Japanese statue Takayama. In the years 1606-1607 the Japanese population Paco tried to raise a rebellion against the Spaniards, but failed. In 1614, the number of Japanese people in what is now Manila increased again because of the persecution of Christians began in Japan. Today, the Philippines is home to about 200 thousand Japanese.

Among the attractions of the area Paco can be called a Sikh temple, located on the Avenue of the United Nations. Here it is representative of many automotive plants - Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Honda and others. Plaza Dylan monument memorializes the Japanese, who once lived in these lands. On the territory of present Paco Park once was a municipal cemetery, where, in particular, were buried the remains of the national hero of the Philippines Jose Rizal. They were later transferred to Fort Bonifacio, and the place of the cemetery a large park.