Tatalon

{{Short description|Barangay in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Tatalon | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Barangay | motto = | image_skyline = 09964jfBarangays Tatalon Roxas Araneta Quezon Avenue City River Bridgefvf 08.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = People's Park | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | city_logo = | citylogo_size = | image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|type=shape|frame-align=center|zoom=12|frame-width=|stroke-width=2|plain=yes}} | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Metro Manila#Philippines | pushpin_map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Philippines | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = National Capital Region | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Quezon City | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = 4th District | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | government_type = Barangay | leader_title = Barangay Captain | leader_name = Rodel N. Lobo | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = Established | established_date = 1960 | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Population" /> | population_note = | population_total = 55,404 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | timezone = PST | utc_offset = +8 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|14|37|27|N|121|00|55|E|region:PH|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Tatalon''' is a barangay of Quezon City, Philippines. According to 2020 Census, it has a population of 55,404 people.<ref name="Population">{{cite web |url=https://www.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015%20population%20counts%20Summary_0.xlsx |title=Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority |access-date=July 11, 2017 }}</ref>

==History==

Tatalon was originally a part of Caloocan but it was carved out of the city in 1939 pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 502,<ref name=ca502>{{cite PH act|url=https://ldr.senate.gov.ph/legislative-issuance/commonwealth-act-502|title=The Charter of Quezon City|chamber=CA|number=502|date=1939-10-12|publisher=Senate of the Philippines|access-date=2024-07-02}}</ref> which created Quezon City as the capital of the Philippines, along with the following ''sitios'' and ''barrios'': Balingasa, Kaingin, Kangkong, La Loma, Malamig, Matalahib, Masambong, San Isidro, San Jose and Santol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://caloocancity.gov.ph/26-about-us/298-history2 |title=History |publisher=Caloocan City Government |date= |access-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214202349/https://caloocancity.gov.ph/26-about-us/298-history2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==

Tatalon is one of the city's low-lying areas and is susceptible to flooding. The place is also prone to liquefaction.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://quezoncity.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eco_Profile_2018_Chapter-7.pdf |title=Chapter 7: Risk Profile |publisher=Quezon City Government |date= |access-date=June 18, 2021 }}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{commonscat-inline}} {{Quezon City}} {{Metro Manila populated places}}

Category:Quezon City Category:Barangays of Quezon City Category:Barangays of Metro Manila Category:1939 establishments in the Philippines