Talisay | |
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City of Talisay | |
![]() View of The Ruins of the Mariano Ledesma Lacson Mansion, Talisay City at dusk | |
![]() Map of Negros Occidental with Talisay highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°44′N 122°58′E / 10.73°N 122.97°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 1788 |
Chartered | September 29, 1850 |
Cityhood | February 11, 1998 |
Named for | Terminalia catappa (locally called Talisay) |
Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Nilo Jesus Antonio Neil E. Lizares III |
• Vice Mayor | Jose Nicolas V. Jalandoni III |
• Representative | Jose Francisco B. Benitez |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 66,445 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 201.18 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] | |
• Total | 108,909 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 25,771 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.93 |
• Revenue | ₱ 819.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 2,271 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 734 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 675.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6115 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website | www |
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.
On February 11, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act No. 8489, Talisay was finally elevated into a city through the efforts of its local officials led by Mayor Amelo Lizares.[6]
In 2024, Talisay received a Php250K Philippines' Department of Interior and Local Government to fund a program it had created for local coconut farmers.[7]
Talisay City is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Bacolod, facing the Bacolod–Silay Access Road in the east.
Talisay City is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Talisay | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) |
87 (3.4) |
95 (3.7) |
97 (3.8) |
187 (7.4) |
263 (10.4) |
251 (9.9) |
220 (8.7) |
227 (8.9) |
268 (10.6) |
220 (8.7) |
158 (6.2) |
2,193 (86.4) |
Average rainy days | 16.1 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 25.8 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 23.9 | 18.4 | 270.6 |
Source: Meteoblue[8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 14,548 | — |
1918 | 14,165 | −0.18% |
1939 | 40,547 | +5.14% |
1948 | 43,610 | +0.81% |
1960 | 46,308 | +0.50% |
1970 | 45,084 | −0.27% |
1975 | 48,518 | +1.48% |
1980 | 53,624 | +2.02% |
1990 | 63,260 | +1.67% |
1995 | 68,401 | +1.47% |
2000 | 79,146 | +3.18% |
2007 | 96,444 | +2.76% |
2010 | 97,571 | +0.42% |
2015 | 102,214 | +0.89% |
2020 | 108,909 | +1.26% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] |
Poverty incidence of Talisay
5
10
15
20
2006
11.10 2009
15.67 2012
10.35 2015
13.90 2018
3.52 2021
10.93 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
In 2016, business process outsourcing (BPO) company iQor opened its call/contact center in Talisay, making it the first BPO company in the city.[21]
Talisay is also known for its two major tertiary institutions: The Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas and Carlos Hilado Memorial State University, Main Campus. Talisay also has two private schools that offer K-12 Education which are the: Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino-Recoletos and Notre Dame of Talisay City.
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