Tuktukan Explained

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]

Etymology

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.

History

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]

Geography

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.

Landmarks

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Barangay Tuktukan Taguig . ILoveTaguig . February 11, 2019.
  2. EO. 311, s. 1958. Transferring the Seat of Government of the Municipality of Tagig, Province of Rizal, From Its Present Site at the Barrio of Santa Ana to the Barrio of Tuktukan, Same Municipality. August 1, 1958.
  3. A gift of faith, 400 years. Quadricentennial (1587-1987) St. Anne Parish Tagig, Metro Manila; commemorative book page 52, circa 1987.