Talisay, Negros Occidental

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,909 people.

Talisay
Component city
City of Talisay
View of The Ruins of the Mariano Ledesma Lacson Mansion, Talisay City at dusk
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Map of Negros Occidental with Talisay highlighted
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Talisay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°44′N 122°58′E / 10.73°N 122.97°E / 10.73; 122.97
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
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 Angel Gabriel C. Villacin Charles Amelo Ramon C. Lizares Kenn Thomas P. Tirthdas Stephen V. Siote William L. Malan Rolin Albert S. Meliton Ivan Randy T. Ereñeta Gorgonio T. Treyes III Rosalinda S. Tuvilla II Remus G. Gulmatico
• 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)
• Total	108,909
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Households	25,771
Economy
• Income class	4th city income class
• Poverty incidence	10.93 % (2021)
• 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	064528000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)34
Native languages	Hiligaynon Tagalog
Website	www.talisaycity.gov.ph

It is part of the metropolitan area called Metro Bacolod, which includes its neighbors Silay to the north and Bacolod to the south. 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 Cebu.

The Negritos, natives who led nomadic lives at the foot of scenic North Negros mountain ranges, originally inhabited Talisay. In 1788, families of Malay descent settled in the pristine part of Negros Island and named it Minuluan. Unknown to many, the sugar industry in province has its very roots in Talisay. The enterprising Recollect priest led by Fray Fernando Cuenca, spurred the economic development of this once sleepy Sitio through the planting of sugarcane in vast tracts of land we call ‘haciendas’. still part of the City of smiles

The seedlings, brought from Spain, thrived well in the rich, loamy soil. Fray Cuenca improved sugar production of the crude wooden mills with the invention of ‘Molino de Agua’. The Spanish colonizers became guardians of our economic, socio-political and spiritual lives, and with more of the Minuluan population embracing the Catholic faith, the Sitio was decreed a town on September 10, 1850, with San Nicolas de Tolentino as its patron saint. It was renamed Talisay after the tree that grew in abundance along the mouth of the Matab-ang River.

To accommodate the growing population, three more barrios were established – Dos Hermanas and San Fernando in the northern part and Concepcion in the South.

At the turn of the century, Talisay became a significant player in revolt against Spain through the leadership of General Aniceto Lacson. The wily general and erstwhile Katipunero of the North teamed up with General Araneta from the South during the victorious Cinco de Noviembre uprising in 1898 that saw the Spaniards capitulating without bloodshed. The intervening years saw Talisay growing and methamorphosing into the budding city that is today-full of promise and potential.

Cityhood

On February 11, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act No. 8489, Talisay through the effort of its local official led by the Mayor Amelo Lizares was finally elevated into a city.

Talisay City is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Bacolod, facing the Bacolod–Silay Access Road in the east.

Barangays

Talisay City is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Business process outsourcing

In 2016, business process outsourcing (BPO) company iQor opens its call/contact center in Talisay, the first BPO company in the city.

Talisay is also known for its 2 major tertiary institutions: The Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas and Carlos Hilado Memorial State University, Main Campus. Talisay also has 2 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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  The Ruins, an old mansion located in the city is a known tourist attraction
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  Statue of Andres Bonifacio
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  The District - North Point at Ayala North Point, is the major shopping place in the city
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  Campuestohan Highland Resort in Sitio Campuestohan, Barangay Cabatangan
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  Aniceto Lacson House

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