Official Name: | Tuktukan |
Settlement Type: | Barangay |
Pushpin Map: | Metro Manila |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Philippines |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | National Capital Region |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Taguig |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | 1st Legislative district of Taguig |
Government Type: | Barangay |
Leader Title: | Punong Barangay |
Leader Name: | Suranie Ulanday |
Leader Title1: | SK Chairman |
Leader Name1: | Marc Joseph Dela Cruz |
Area Total Km2: | 0.31 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 11,614 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 14.528°N 121.0718°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 1637 |
Area Code: | 02 |
Website: | https://www.facebook.com/barangay.tuktukan.50 |
Tuktukan is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. Since 1958, it is the center of the city (poblacion) as it is the location of the Taguig City Hall.[1]
The word Tuktukan was coined by the Spanish as "Toctocan", which in Tagalog means an object to tap or to hit, referring to an instrument typically a plank of wood or rock utilized by women for laundry purposes. This practice was observed by the friars upon their arrival at the placet.
On August 1, 1958, the seat of government of Taguig was transferred from Santa Ana to Tuktukan, when President Carlos P. Garcia signed Executive Order No. 311, s. 1958.[2]
Based on the census 1980, Tuktukan had a population of 5,777. The total land area of the barangay is .[3]
Tuktukan is bounded on the north by Ususan, to the east by Calzada Tipas, to the south by Santa Ana, and on the west by the Taguig River.
Tuktukan is the location of the Taguig City Hall, constructed in 1959 and the seat of city government. Shopping centers such as Puregold Taguig and Vista Mall Taguig, partially situated there, serve the community.