Tayasan | |
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| Municipality of Tayasan | |
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 Map of Negros Oriental with Tayasan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tayasan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′N 123°09′E / 9.92°N 123.15°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Oriental |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Susano Antonio D. Ruperto III (LP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Susano L. Ruperto Jr. (NP) |
| • Representative | Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 25,066 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 154.20 km2 (59.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 38,159 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,605 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 36.82 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 226.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 525.5 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 157.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 195.1 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Negros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6211 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Tayasan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tayasan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tayasan), officially the Municipality of Tayasan, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,159 people.[3]
Tayasan is 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Dumaguete.
- ^ Municipality of Tayasan | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.