Tayasan | |
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Municipality of 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.