Tamaqua is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region. The name Tamaqua is a Native American word that means "Land of the Running Water". It is the only community in the world to have this name. Geography Tamaqua is located at (40.798600, -75.966498). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 10.0 square miles (25.8 km²), of which, 9.8 square miles (25.5 km²) of it's la… (More on Tamaqua)