Taytay, Rizal
Taytay | |
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| Municipality of Taytay | |
(From top, left to right: Rizal Avenue • St. John the Baptist Church • New Taytay Municipal Hall • Taytay Kalayaan Park • Taytay Public Market • Veterans Memorial Park) | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Woodworks and Garments Capital of the Philippines | |
| Motto: Smile Taytay! | |
| Anthem: Mabuhay Ang Taytay (Long live, Taytay) | |
Map of Rizal with Taytay highlighted | |
Interactive map of Taytay | |
Taytay Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°34′09″N 121°07′57″E / 14.56917°N 121.1325°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Rizal |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | October 12, 1903 |
| Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Allan Martine S. De Leon |
| • Vice Mayor | Jan Victor B. Cabitac |
| • Representative | Rebecca Ma. A. Ynares |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 161,880 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.80 km2 (14.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 397,111 |
| • Rank | 2 out of 1,489 Municipalities |
| • Density | 10,230/km2 (26,510/sq mi) |
| • Households | 92,234 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.81 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,658 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,671 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,368 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 677.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 1920 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Antipolo |
| Website | www |
Taytay, officially the Municipality of Taytay (Filipino: Bayan ng Taytay; IPA: [taɪˈtaɪ]), is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 397,111 people. It is the 2nd most populous municipality in the country, after Rodriguez, Rizal. It is also known as the Garments Capital of the Philippines.
While economically, demographically and politically qualified, plans to convert it into a city was set aside, pending social and administrative reforms in the municipality.
According to the 2022 Commission on Audit (COA) Annual Financial Report, Taytay is the seventh richest municipality in the Philippines with a total asset of Php 3.67 billion.
In 2023, the National Competitiveness Council has named Taytay as the "2nd Most Competitive Municipality (1st & 2nd Class)".