Tanza is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines, with a population of 339,308 at the 2024 census and a land area of 95.59 square kilometres, the third largest municipality by land area in the province. It is bounded by Rosario to the north, General Trias to the east, Trece Martires and Naic to the south, and Manila Bay to the west. Tanza is where Emilio Aguinaldo was sworn in as president of the revolutionary government of the Philippines in front of the ancient Santa Cruz, or Holy Cross, the titular of the main parish, with Mariano Trias taking his oath as vice president beside him. It was also the birthplace of Felipe G. Calderon, who drafted the Malolos Constitution. The municipality received the Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping in 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 and 2021 and the Seal of Good Local Governance in 2016.
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1. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Tanza, Philippines
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population 339,308
2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at the GeoNames position of Tanza
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"elevation": 34.0
3. Tanza, Cavite (Wikipedia)
Geography
and Manila Bay on the west
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is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines
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Philippines (Wikipedia)
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is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
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