Tayasan

Tayasan
Municipality of Tayasan
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Tayasan is located in Philippines
Tayasan
Tayasan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°55′N 123°09′E / 9.92°N 123.15°E / 9.92; 123.15
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 1st district
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSusano Antonio D. Ruperto III (LP)
 • Vice MayorSusano L. Ruperto Jr. (NP)
 • RepresentativeJocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,066 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total154.20 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]
 • Total38,159
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Households
9,605
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
36.82
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 226.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 525.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 157.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 195.1 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6211
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Tayasan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.