# Salay

Salay, officially the Municipality of Salay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Salay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Salay), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,998 people. The town is known for its handmade paper and papercrafts, similar to washi, but made with indigenous fibers.
Poblacion is the center of Salay and had been governed by the Capistrano politicians until the 2007 elections. Lanzones is one of the major source of income among Salayanos aside from commerce at Poblacion and fishing to other people. May 1 is the official feast day of Salay although March feast is also celebrated and is the original.
Salay Central School provides primary education to the graders in this town while the nearby Salay National High School provides the secondary education, the latter has been nationally recognized for quality education among public schools.And then in July 9, 2018 – after months of hard work and sleepless nights, LGU Salay tasted its sweet victory as the Commission on Higher Education (Region10) proclaimed the opening and full operation of Salay Community College (SaCC) in a simple ceremony. Gwapo

## Geography
### Barangays

Salay is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
* Alipuaton
* Ampenican
* Bunal
* Casulog
* Dinagsaan
* Guinalaban
* Ili-ilihon
* Inobulan
* Looc
* Matampa
* Membuli
* Poblacion
* Salagsag
* Salay River I
* Salay River II
* Saray
* Tinagaan
* Yungod

### Climate

Climate data for Salay, Misamis Oriental :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 327 (12.9) | 254 (10.0) | 185 (7.3) | 128 (5.0) | 215 (8.5) | 273 (10.7) | 248 (9.8) | 243 (9.6) | 214 (8.4) | 246 (9.7) | 271 (10.7) | 271 (10.7) | 2,875 (113.3) |
| Average rainy days | 24.3 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 28.31 | 26.0 | 24.2 | 310.51 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 3,411 | — |
| 1939 | 10,777 | +3.25% |
| 1948 | 13,194 | +2.27% |
| 1960 | 15,769 | +1.50% |
| 1970 | 13,386 | −1.62% |
| 1975 | 15,751 | +3.32% |
| 1980 | 17,945 | +2.64% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 18,101 | +0.09% |
| 1995 | 18,923 | +0.84% |
| 2000 | 19,664 | +0.83% |
| 2007 | 22,577 | +1.92% |
| 2010 | 27,591 | +7.57% |
| 2015 | 28,705 | +0.76% |
| 2020 | 29,998 | +0.87% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Salay, Misamis Oriental, was 29,998 people, with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Salay
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 48.80
* 2009 47.05
* 2012 27.85
* 2015 25.92
* 2018 17.25
* 2021 27.21
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Transportation

On February 16, 2022, the new Salay Terminal II was officially opened when it fully operational. It caters buses to and from Butuan/Cagayan de Oro.