Tamaqua is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough, located in Central Eastern Pennsylvania's Southern Coal Region, had a population of 7,107 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, a drop of less than 1% from 2000. In 2019, population of 6,691, Tamaqua is part of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Tamaqua was taken from the territory of West Penn and Schuylkill Townships.

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