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
Flag of Tayasan
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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. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • 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

The public schools in the town of Tayasan are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.

Elementary schools:

  • Bago Elementary School — Bago
  • Banga Elementary School — Banga
  • Cambaye Elementary School — Cambaye
  • Dalaupon Elementary School — Dalaupon
  • Guincalaban Elementary School — Guincalaban
  • Ilaya-Tayasan Elementary School — Ilaya-Tayasan
  • Jilabangan Elementary School — Jilabangan
  • Lag-it Elementary School — Lag-it
  • Linao Elementary School — Linao
  • Lutay Elementary School — Lutay
  • Mabigo Elementary School — Sitio Mabigo, Lag-it
  • Maglihe Elementary School — Maglihe
  • Matauta Elementary School — Matauta
  • Matuog Elementary School — Matuog
  • Nabilog Elementary School — Sitio Nabilog, Tambulan
  • Numnum Elementary School — Numnum
  • Pinalubngan Elementary School — Pinalubngan
  • Pindahan Elementary School — Pindahan
  • Pinocawan Elementary School — Pinocawan
  • Sacsac Elementary School — Sitio Sacsac, Bago
  • Saying Elementary School — Saying
  • Suquib Elementary School — Suquib
  • Tabunan Elementary School — Sitio Tabunan, Guincalaban
  • Tamao Elementary School — Tamao
  • Tambulan Elementary School — Tambulan
  • Tanlad Elementary School — Tanlad
  • Tayasan Central Elementary School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion

High schools:

  • Bago National High School — Bago
  • Matauta Community High School — Matauta
  • Pinalubngan National High School — Pinalubngan
  • Tambulan Community High School — Tambulan
  • Tayasan National High School — Matuog
  • Tayasan National Science High School — Matuog

Private schools:

  • Saint Anthony Academy — Calijan Street, Poblacion
  • Tayasan Institute of the IFI, Inc. — Nat'l Highway, Palaslan

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. Philippine Statistics Authority. 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. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. 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. National Statistics Office.
  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.
  11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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