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Sign in to saveTagkawayan, officially the Municipality of Tagkawayan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Quirino Highway, Tagkawayan, Quezon, Mar 2026 (1).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Quirino Highway
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Tagkawayan,_Quezon.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.etymology
- Bamboo
- Settlement.nickname
- Gateway to Calabarzon
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- January 1, 1941
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-establishment
- Establishment as municipality
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Transportation
- By Land
- Churches
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Higher educational institutions
- Notable personalities
- References
- External links
Tagkawayan, officially the Municipality of Tagkawayan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
==Etymology== Tagkawayan is derived from the Tagalog phrase taga-kawayan, which translates to "from bamboo," a term that referred to the early settlers of the area, primarily Aetas. These settlers would hold festive gatherings by the seashore, signaling neighboring tribes to join by raising a cloth-tied bamboo pole from a high rock.