Tayasan

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
Municipality
Municipality of Tayasan
Map of Negros Oriental with Tayasan highlighted
Map of Negros Oriental with Tayasan highlighted
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Tayasan is located in Philippines
Tayasan
Tayasan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°55′N 123°09′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
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
[2]
 • 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
29.20
% (2018)[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
074622000
IDD : area code +63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Tayasan is 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Dumaguete.

Geography

Barangays

Tayasan is politically subdivided into 28 barangays.

  • Bacong
  • Bago
  • Banga
  • Cabulotan
  • Cambaye
  • Dalaupon
  • Guincalaban
  • Ilaya
  • Jilabangan
  • Lag-it
  • Linao
  • Lutay
  • Maglihe
  • Matauta
  • Magtuhao
  • Matuog
  • Numnum
  • Palaslan
  • Pindahan
  • Pinalubngan
  • Pinocawan
  • Poblacion
  • Santa Cruz
  • Saying
  • Soquib
  • Tamao
  • Tambulan
  • Tanlad

Climate
Climate data for Tayasan, Negros Oriental
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42
(1.7)		 34
(1.3)		 40
(1.6)		 61
(2.4)		 124
(4.9)		 188
(7.4)		 190
(7.5)		 191
(7.5)		 189
(7.4)		 186
(7.3)		 124
(4.9)		 73
(2.9)		 1,442
(56.8)
Average rainy days 10.0 8.5 9.5 12.8 22.3 26.8 28.4 27.9 27.3 27.6 20.5 13.1 234.7
Source: Meteoblue[5]

Demographics
Population census of Tayasan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 5,245—    
1918 13,847+6.69%
1939 12,814−0.37%
1948 13,642+0.70%
1960 19,579+3.06%
1970 20,132+0.28%
1975 21,034+0.88%
1980 21,473+0.41%
1990 25,749+1.83%
1995 31,567+3.89%
2000 30,795−0.53%
2007 32,383+0.70%
2010 34,609+2.45%
2015 35,470+0.47%
2020 38,159+1.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Tayasan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11]
[12][13][14][15][16]

Education

Public High Schools[17]
School NameLocation
Tayasan National High School - Main CampusMatuog, Tayasan
Tayasan National Science High School Matuog, Tayasan
Tayasan National High School - Pinalubngan CampusPinalubngan, Tayasan
Tayasan National High School - Bago CampusBago, Tayasan
Matauta Integrated High School Matauta, Tayasan
Tambulan Community High School Tambulan, Tayasan

Private High Schools[17]
School NameLocation
Saint Anthony AcademyPoblacion, Tayasan
Tayasan Institute of the IFI, Inc.Poblacion, Tayasan

References
  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. Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Tayasan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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  16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. "dumaguete.com". Retrieved 2015-11-10.


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