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Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
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Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
Named For: | Terminalia catappa (locally called Talisay) | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Established Title1: | Founded | ||
Established Date1: | 1788 | ||
Established Title2: | Chartered | ||
Established Date2: | September 29, 1850 | ||
Established Title3: | Cityhood | ||
Established Date3: | February 11, 1998 | ||
Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
Parts Style: | para | ||
P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
Leader Name: | Nilo Jesus Antonio Neil E. Lizares III | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Leader Name1: | Jose Nicolas V. Jalandoni III | ||
Leader Name2: | Jose Francisco B. Benitez | ||
Leader Title3: | City Council | ||
Leader Name4: | voters (electorate_point_in_time}}|) | ||
Elevation Max M: | 2413 | ||
Elevation Min M: | 0 | ||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
Population Blank1 Title: | Households | ||
Timezone: | PST | ||
Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
Demographics1 Title2: | Poverty incidence | ||
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Demographics1 Title5: | Assets | ||
Demographics1 Title6: | Assets rank | ||
Demographics1 Title7: | IRA | ||
Demographics1 Title8: | IRA rank | ||
Demographics1 Title9: | Expenditure | ||
Demographics1 Title10: | Liabilities | ||
Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
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Talisay, officially the City of Talisay (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Talisay; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Talisay; Filipino; Pilipino: 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.
It is part of the metropolitan area called Metro Bacolod, which includes its neighbors, Silay to the north and Bacolod to the south.[1] It has a total land area of .
Talisay is often confused with another Visayas city also named Talisay, which is a component city in the neighboring province of Cebu.
See main article: Cities of the Philippines. 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.[2]
In 2024, Talisay received a Php250K Philippines' Department of Interior and Local Government to fund a program it had created for local coconut farmers.[3]
Talisay City is 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.
In 2016, business process outsourcing (BPO) company iQor opened its call/contact center in Talisay, making it the first BPO company in the city.[4]
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.