# Tatalon

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{{Short description|Barangay in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| name                            = Tatalon
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| subdivision_name1               = [National Capital Region](/source/Metro_Manila)
| subdivision_type2               = City
| subdivision_name2               = [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City)
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| subdivision_name3               = [4th District](/source/Quezon_City's_4th_congressional_district)
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| government_type                 = [Barangay](/source/Barangay)
| leader_title                    = Barangay Captain
| leader_name                     = Rodel N. Lobo
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| established_title               = Established
| established_date                = 1960
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| population_as_of                = 2020
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| population_total                = 55,404
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| timezone                        = [PST](/source/Philippine_Standard_Time)
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'''Tatalon''' is a [barangay](/source/Barangays_of_Quezon_City) of [Quezon City](/source/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](/source/Philippine_Statistics_Authority) |access-date=July 11, 2017 }}</ref>

==History==

Tatalon was originally a part of [Caloocan](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>

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

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