Talisay, Negros Occidental

Talisay
City of Talisay
View of The Ruins of the Mariano Ledesma Lacson Mansion, Talisay City at dusk
View of The Ruins of the Mariano Ledesma Lacson Mansion, Talisay City at dusk
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Map of Negros Occidental with Talisay highlighted
Map of Negros Occidental with Talisay highlighted
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Talisay is located in Philippines
Talisay
Talisay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°44′N 122°58′E / 10.73°N 122.97°E / 10.73; 122.97
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Occidental
District 3rd district
Founded1788
CharteredSeptember 29, 1850
CityhoodFebruary 11, 1998
Named forTerminalia catappa (locally called Talisay)
Barangays27 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorNilo Jesus Antonio Neil E. Lizares III
 • Vice MayorJose Nicolas V. Jalandoni III
 • RepresentativeJose Francisco B. Benitez
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate66,445 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total201.18 km2 (77.68 sq mi)
Elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Highest elevation
2,413 m (7,917 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total108,909
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Households
25,771
Economy
 • Income class4th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
10.93
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 819.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 2,271 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 734 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 675.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6115
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)34
Native languagesHiligaynon
Tagalog
Websitewww.talisaycity.gov.ph

Talisay, officially the City of Talisay (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Talisay; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Talisay; Filipino: Lungsod ng Talisay), is a fourth class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,909 people.[3]

It is part of the metropolitan area called Metro Bacolod, which includes its neighbors, Silay to the north and Bacolod to the south.[5] It has a total land area of 20,118 hectares (49,710 acres).

Talisay is often confused with another Visayas city also named Talisay, which is a component city in the neighboring province of Cebu.

  1. ^ City of Talisay | (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 VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Building Globally Competitive Metro Areas in the Philippines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.

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