Tayasan
Tayasan | |
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| Municipality of Tayasan | |
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Map of Negros Oriental with Tayasan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Tayasan | |
Tayasan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′N 123°09′E / 9.92°N 123.15°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) | |
• 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 (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.
Tayasan is 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Dumaguete.