Tayasan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Tayasan; tl, Bayan ng Tayasan), officially the Municipality of Tayasan, is a 3rd class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Negros Oriental,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,159 people.
Tayasan is from
Dumaguete
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.
Geography
Barangays
Tayasan is politically subdivided into 28
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios.
* Bacong
* Bago
* Banga
* Cabulotan
* Cambaye
* Dalaupon
* Guincalaban
* Ilaya
* Jilabangan
* Lag-it
* Linao
* Lutay
* Maglihe
* Matauta
* Magtuhao
* Matuog
* Numnum
* Palaslan
* Pindahan
* Pinalubngan
* Pinocawan
* Poblacion
* Santa Cruz
* Saying
* Soquib
* Tamao
* Tambulan
* Tanlad
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Education
The public schools in the town of Tayasan are administered by two school districts under th
Schools Division of Negros Oriental
References
External links
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Negros Oriental
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