Tagaytay
Tagaytay | |
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Component city | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Alternative Summer Capital of the Philippines | |
Map of Cavite with Tagaytay highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Tagaytay Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°06′N 120°56′E / 14.1°N 120.93°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) |
| Province | Cavite |
| District | 8th district |
| Foundation and cityhood | June 21, 1938[1] |
| Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Aizack Brent D. Tolentino |
| • Vice Mayor | Agnes D. Tolentino |
| • Representative | Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 54,743 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.00 km2 (25.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)Template:PH wikidata called with unsupported input "population_reference" | |
| • Total | 87,811 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 22,399 |
| Demonym | Tagaytayeño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.28% (2021)[4] |
| • Revenue | ₱1,688,659,204.03 (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱8,632,863,469.01 (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱1,118,046,194.01 (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱2,640,399,812.70 (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4120 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
| Climate type | Tropical monsoon climate |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
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| Major religions | |
| Feast date | February 11 |
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| Patron saint | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Website | www |
Tagaytay City is a 2nd class Component city in the province of Cavite, It also known as the 2nd Summer capital of the Philippines after Baguio and nicknamed as the city of Pines in South Luzon.
Geography
It is the highest peak point in the province. The Mount Sungay or the "People's Park in the Sky" is one of the tourist attractions in the Philippines. It borders the Taal Volcano in Talisay to the south, Calamba City to the east, Silang to the north and Mendez to the west.
- ↑ Commonwealth Act No. 338 (June 21, 1938), "An Act to incorporate the City of Tagaytay, and for other purposes", Official Gazette of the Philippines, retrieved June 25, 2021
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- ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.