Tagkawayan

Tagkawayan
Municipality of Tagkawayan
Flag of Tagkawayan
Etymology: Bamboo
Nickname: 
Gateway to Calabarzon
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Map of Quezon with Tagkawayan highlighted
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Tagkawayan is located in Philippines
Tagkawayan
Tagkawayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°58′N 122°32′E / 13.97°N 122.53°E / 13.97; 122.53
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceQuezon
District 4th district
FoundedJanuary 1, 1941
Barangays45 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLuis Oscar T. Eleazar
 • Vice MayorDanilo L. Liwanag
 • RepresentativeKeith Micah DL. Tan
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate35,381 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
534.35 km2 (206.31 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Highest elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
54,003
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Households
13,060
DemonymTagkawayanin
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
4.26
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 356.3 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 1,103 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 278.5 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 215.4 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityQuezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4321
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)42
Native languagesTagalog
Sister townsCalauag
Guinayangan
Buenavista
Major religionsCatholicism
Protestantism

Tagkawayan, officially the Municipality of Tagkawayan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Tagkawayan), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,003 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Tagkawayan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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