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Sagay | |
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City of Sagay | |
Nickname: Garden City of the North | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°54′N 123°25′E / 10.9°N 123.42°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1860 |
Cityhood | August 10, 1996 |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Narciso L. Javelosa Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Leo Rafael M. Cueva |
• Representative | Alfredo D. Marañon III |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 84,516 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 330.34 km2 (127.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 148,894 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 36,088 |
Economy | |
• Poverty incidence | 22.88 |
• Revenue | ₱ 1,022 million (2020), 470.7 million (2012), 486.1 million (2013) |
• Assets | ₱ 2,678 million (2020), 1,481 million (2012), 1,449 million (2013) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 892.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 1,148 million (2020), 834.8 million (2012), 773.5 million (2013) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6122, 6123 (Paraiso /Fabrica only) |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Sagay, officially the City of Sagay (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Sagay; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sagay; Filipino: Lungsod ng Sagay), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 148,894 people.[3]
Sagay can be identified in the map of Negros Occidental because of its "ice-cream cone" shape sliced from the northern tip of Negros. It is bounded in the north by Asuncion Pass and the Visayan Sea; the city of Talisay, the municipality of Calatrava in the south; cities of Cadiz and Silay in the west and the city of Escalante and municipality of Toboso in the east.