Calzada, Taguig

Coordinates: 14°31′39.76″N 121°4′35.85″E / 14.5277111°N 121.0766250°E / 14.5277111; 121.0766250
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calzada
Calzada Tipas
Calzada Tipas Barangay Hall, and Barangay Satellite View Map.
Calzada is located in Metro Manila
Calzada
Calzada
Coordinates: 14°31′39.76″N 121°4′35.85″E / 14.5277111°N 121.0766250°E / 14.5277111; 121.0766250
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityTaguig
District1st Legislative district of Taguig
Calzada TipasJuly 15, 1971
Government
 • TypeBarangay
 • Punong BarangayRommel "Ome" Tanyag
Population
 (2020)
 • Total28,660
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code
1637
Area code02
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/BarangayCalzadaTipas/

Calzada, also known as Calzada Tipas, is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila in the Philippines.

Etymology[edit]

The barangay's original name is Calzada Tipas. The first part of the barangay's name, Calzada, comes from Spanish word for "road", symbolizing the thoroughfare that connects the old town center of Taguig with the neighboring towns of Pateros and Pasig. On the other hand, the second part, Tipas, comes from Tagalog words tinagpas or tiga-gapas, which means "to cut" or "to break", representing the traditional practice of farmers cutting through rice crops during harvest.[1]

History[edit]

Through Municipal Resolution No. 51 of the Taguig Municipal Council on July 15, 1971, the old Nayon of Tipas was divided into 4 Barrios, namely: Calzada Tipas, Palingon Tipas, Ligid Tipas, and Ibayo Tipas.[2] It was converted into barangay in 1974, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 557.[3]

Geography[edit]

Calzada is bounded on the north by Palingon Tipas, on the east by Laguna de Bay, on the south by Santa Ana, and on the west by Tuktukan.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tipas tales worth telling". The Urban Roamer. October 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ A gift of faith, 400 years. Quadricentennial (1587-1987) St. Anne Parish Tagig, Metro Manila; commemorative book page 57, circa 1987.
  3. ^ Presidential Decree No. 557 (21 September 1974), Declaring all barrios in the Philippines as barangays, and for other purposes, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved June 16, 2023}