Tayasan
Municipality in Negros Oriental, Philippines
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Tayasan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tayasan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tayasan), officially the Municipality of Tayasan, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 39,005 people.[5]
Tayasan | |
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| Municipality of Tayasan | |
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| Coordinates: 9°55′N 123°09′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 (NPC) |
| • Vice Mayor | Susano L. Ruperto, Jr. (PFP) |
| • Representative | Emmanuel L. Iway (PFP) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 25,498 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 39,005 |
| • Density | 252.95/km2 (655.14/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,605 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 36.82 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 259.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 617.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 161.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 158.1 million (2022) |
| 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 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.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 074622001 | Bacong | 1.0% | 393 | 419 | −0.46% | |
| 074622002 | Bago | 7.4% | 2,895 | 2,502 | 1.06% | |
| 074622003 | Banga | 2.4% | 937 | 972 | −0.26% | |
| 074622004 | Cabulotan | 2.2% | 876 | 919 | −0.34% | |
| 074622005 | Cambaye | 3.1% | 1,224 | 1,015 | 1.36% | |
| 074622006 | Dalaupon | 2.1% | 822 | 819 | 0.03% | |
| 074622007 | Guincalaban | 5.6% | 2,190 | 2,124 | 0.22% | |
| 074622008 | Ilaya-Tayasan | 2.3% | 899 | 813 | 0.73% | |
| 074622009 | Jilabangan | 3.2% | 1,262 | 1,162 | 0.60% | |
| 074622010 | Lag-it | 4.6% | 1,808 | 1,461 | 1.55% | |
| 074622011 | Linao | 2.8% | 1,110 | 1,152 | −0.27% | |
| 074622012 | Lutay | 3.1% | 1,207 | 1,224 | −0.10% | |
| 074622013 | Maglihe | 1.6% | 613 | 639 | −0.30% | |
| 074622014 | Matauta | 1.8% | 694 | 579 | 1.31% | |
| 074622015 | Magtuhao | 1.6% | 613 | 508 | 1.36% | |
| 074622016 | Matuog | 5.4% | 2,109 | 1,938 | 0.61% | |
| 074622017 | Numnum | 1.2% | 466 | 474 | −0.12% | |
| 074622018 | Palaslan | 5.2% | 2,041 | 1,605 | 1.75% | |
| 074622019 | Pindahan | 6.0% | 2,329 | 1,716 | 2.22% | |
| 074622020 | Pinalubngan | 2.8% | 1,090 | 1,539 | −2.45% | |
| 074622021 | Pinocawan | 5.7% | 2,208 | 1,648 | 2.13% | |
| 074622022 | Poblacion | 5.9% | 2,309 | 2,070 | 0.79% | |
| 074622023 | Santa Cruz | 2.1% | 829 | 692 | 1.31% | |
| 074622024 | Saying | 1.6% | 643 | 547 | 1.17% | |
| 074622025 | Suquib | 1.8% | 688 | 728 | −0.41% | |
| 074622026 | Tamao | 3.8% | 1,485 | 1,410 | 0.37% | |
| 074622027 | Tambulan | 8.7% | 3,410 | 2,515 | 2.22% | |
| 074622028 | Tanlad | 2.6% | 1,009 | 1,419 | −2.43% | |
| Total | 39,005 | 34,609 | 0.86% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Tayasan, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 | +1.55% |
| 2024 | 39,005 | +0.53% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11][12] | ||
Economy
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
