Tagkawayan
Municipality
Municipality of Tagkawayan
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Etymology: Bamboo
Nickname:  Gateway to Calabarzon
Map of Quezon with Tagkawayan highlighted
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Tagkawayan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°58′N 122°32′E / 13.97°N 122.53°E / 13.97; 122.53
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Quezon
District	4th district
Founded	January 1, 1941
Barangays	45 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Luis Oscar T. Eleazar
• Vice Mayor	Danilo L. Liwanag
• Representative	Keith Micah DL. Tan
• Municipal Council	Members Roberto T. de Vero Vicente S. Salumbides IV Veronica A. Masangkay John Pocholo C. Eleazar Leo C. San Buenaventura Rosulo D. Magpantay Josefina W. Guarin Jose Rhoel R. Enriquez
• Electorate	35,381 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
• Households	13,060
Demonym	Tagkawayanin
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	4.26 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 265.7 million (2020), 114.5 million (2012), 119.2 million (2013), 134.3 million (2014), 158.2 million (2015), 169.7 million (2016), 189.3 million (2017), 200.5 million (2018), 221 million (2019), 267.2 million (2021), 356.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 911.8 million (2020), 243.1 million (2012), 242 million (2013), 273.2 million (2014), 326.7 million (2015), 415.3 million (2016), 486.2 million (2017), 576.8 million (2018), 599.8 million (2019), 1,006 million (2021), 1,103 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 209.3 million (2020), 97.18 million (2012), 119.2 million (2013), 134.3 million (2014), 117.3 million (2015), 128.1 million (2016), 140.2 million (2017), 161.1 million (2018), 178.1 million (2019), 212.1 million (2021), 278.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 187.2 million (2020), 104.7 million (2012), 43.66 million (2013), 48.3 million (2014), 137.8 million (2015), 149.6 million (2016), 183.8 million (2017), 188.3 million (2019), 226.9 million (2021), 215.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4321
PSGC	045646000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)42
Native languages	Tagalog
Sister towns	Calauag Guinayangan Buenavista
Major religions	Catholicism Protestantism

Tagkawayan, officially the Municipality of Tagkawayan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Tagkawayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,003 people.^[3]

It is the easternmost town of Quezon, bordered to the east by the province of Camarines Norte and to the south by Camarines Sur in the Bicol Region. Tagkawayan is 148 kilometers (92 mi) from Lucena and 278 kilometers (173 mi) from Manila.

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.^[5]

In the early Spanish period, Tagkawayan was mainly inhabited by Aetas around Mount Cadig. Over time, migrants from Ambos Camarines and Bondoc Peninsula settled in the area as they were attracted by its rich forest resources. Tagkawayan later became a hub for various ethnic groups (including Ilocanos and Kapampangans), drawn by opportunities in logging, mining, plywood manufacturing, fishing, and agriculture.^[5]

After the rise in population with the potential of an economic growth, a formal petition to convert barrio Tagcawayan, then in Guinayangan, into an independent municipality was launched. The said letter was sent to President Manuel L. Quezon through Tomas Morato. Antonio Lagdameo then laid out an "urbanization plan" was laid out for the proposed municipality.^[6] During that time, Tagkawayan encompassed four sitios

On December 31, 1940, the barrios of Aloneros, Bagong Silang, Balogo, Cabibihan, Catimo, Danlagan, Kabugwang, Kandalapdap, Malbog, Monato, Mangayaw, Quinatacutan, Siguiwan, Tagkawayan, and Triumfo, then part of the municipality of Guinayangan, were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as Tagkawayan, by virtue of Executive Order No. 316. The change took effect on the next day, January 1, 1941.^[7]

On March 7, 1941, the Guinayangan sitios of Aliji, Bamban, Bukal, Danlagan, Batis, Del Rosario, Manatong Ilaya, Manatong Munti, Malupot, San Luis, San Roque Manato, Santo Niño, and portions of Tuba were annexed to the municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 330.^[8] On January 1, 1948, the barrio of Aloneros was returned to Guinayangan by virtue of Executive Order No. 78 signed on August 12, 1947.^[9]

Tagkawayan has a total land of 64,100 hectares (158,000 acres).

Tagkawayan is politically subdivided into 45 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Poverty incidence of Tagkawayan

The municipality is connected to Metro Manila by the Quirino Highway, and daily rail services to and from Naga and Legazpi to the southeast are provided by Philippine National Railways.

To spur development in the municipality, the Toll Regulatory Board designated Toll Road 5 as the extension of South Luzon Expressway.^[23] A 420-kilometer, four-lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 in Barangay Mayao, Lucena City to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that it will invest in the project, which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours.^[24]

Another expressway that will serve Tagkawayan is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link Lucena and San Fernando, Camarines Sur.^[25]

• Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Parish (est. 1943)

• Gen. Guillermo Eleazar – Chief of Philippine National Police, 2021
• Mac Baracael – basketball player

• Tagkawayan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Unofficial Site of the Municipality of Tagkawayan, Quezon