# Tayasan

Tayasan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tayasan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tayasan), officially the Municipality of Tayasan, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,159 people.
Tayasan is 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Dumaguete.

## Geography
### Barangays

Tayasan is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 074622001 | Bacong | 1.0% | 393 | 419 | ▾ | −0.64% |
| 074622002 | Bago | 7.6% | 2,895 | 2,502 | ▴ | 1.47% |
| 074622003 | Banga | 2.5% | 937 | 972 | ▾ | −0.37% |
| 074622004 | Cabulotan | 2.3% | 876 | 919 | ▾ | −0.48% |
| 074622005 | Cambaye | 3.2% | 1,224 | 1,015 | ▴ | 1.89% |
| 074622006 | Dalaupon | 2.2% | 822 | 819 | ▴ | 0.04% |
| 074622007 | Guincalaban | 5.7% | 2,190 | 2,124 | ▴ | 0.31% |
| 074622008 | Ilaya-Tayasan | 2.4% | 899 | 813 | ▴ | 1.01% |
| 074622009 | Jilabangan | 3.3% | 1,262 | 1,162 | ▴ | 0.83% |
| 074622010 | Lag-it | 4.7% | 1,808 | 1,461 | ▴ | 2.15% |
| 074622011 | Linao | 2.9% | 1,110 | 1,152 | ▾ | −0.37% |
| 074622012 | Lutay | 3.2% | 1,207 | 1,224 | ▾ | −0.14% |
| 074622013 | Maglihe | 1.6% | 613 | 639 | ▾ | −0.41% |
| 074622014 | Matauta | 1.8% | 694 | 579 | ▴ | 1.83% |
| 074622015 | Magtuhao | 1.6% | 613 | 508 | ▴ | 1.90% |
| 074622016 | Matuog | 5.5% | 2,109 | 1,938 | ▴ | 0.85% |
| 074622017 | Numnum | 1.2% | 466 | 474 | ▾ | −0.17% |
| 074622018 | Palaslan | 5.3% | 2,041 | 1,605 | ▴ | 2.43% |
| 074622019 | Pindahan | 6.1% | 2,329 | 1,716 | ▴ | 3.10% |
| 074622020 | Pinalubngan | 2.9% | 1,090 | 1,539 | ▾ | −3.39% |
| 074622021 | Pinocawan | 5.8% | 2,208 | 1,648 | ▴ | 2.97% |
| 074622022 | Poblacion | 6.1% | 2,309 | 2,070 | ▴ | 1.10% |
| 074622023 | Santa Cruz | 2.2% | 829 | 692 | ▴ | 1.82% |
| 074622024 | Saying | 1.7% | 643 | 547 | ▴ | 1.63% |
| 074622025 | Suquib | 1.8% | 688 | 728 | ▾ | −0.56% |
| 074622026 | Tamao | 3.9% | 1,485 | 1,410 | ▴ | 0.52% |
| 074622027 | Tambulan | 8.9% | 3,410 | 2,515 | ▴ | 3.09% |
| 074622028 | Tanlad | 2.6% | 1,009 | 1,419 | ▾ | −3.35% |
| | Total | Total | 38,159 | 34,609 | ▴ | 0.98% |

### Climate

Climate data for Tayasan, Negros Oriental :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) | 34 (1.3) | 40 (1.6) | 61 (2.4) | 124 (4.9) | 188 (7.4) | 190 (7.5) | 191 (7.5) | 189 (7.4) | 186 (7.3) | 124 (4.9) | 73 (2.9) | 1,442 (56.8) |
| Average rainy days | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 20.5 | 13.1 | 234.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Tayasan
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 2006 57.40
* 2009 48.48
* 2012 41.23
* 2015 52.82
* 2018 29.20
* 2021 36.82
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Education

The public schools in the town of Tayasan are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.
Elementary schools:
* Bago Elementary School — Bago
* Banga Elementary School — Banga
* Cambaye Elementary School — Cambaye
* Dalaupon Elementary School — Dalaupon
* Guincalaban Elementary School — Guincalaban
* Ilaya-Tayasan Elementary School — Ilaya-Tayasan
* Jilabangan Elementary School — Jilabangan
* Lag-it Elementary School — Lag-it
* Linao Elementary School — Linao
* Lutay Elementary School — Lutay
* Mabigo Elementary School — Sitio Mabigo, Lag-it
* Maglihe Elementary School — Maglihe
* Matauta Elementary School — Matauta
* Matuog Elementary School — Matuog
* Nabilog Elementary School — Sitio Nabilog, Tambulan
* Numnum Elementary School — Numnum
* Pinalubngan Elementary School — Pinalubngan
* Pindahan Elementary School — Pindahan
* Pinocawan Elementary School — Pinocawan
* Sacsac Elementary School — Sitio Sacsac, Bago
* Saying Elementary School — Saying
* Suquib Elementary School — Suquib
* Tabunan Elementary School — Sitio Tabunan, Guincalaban
* Tamao Elementary School — Tamao
* Tambulan Elementary School — Tambulan
* Tanlad Elementary School — Tanlad
* Tayasan Central Elementary School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion
High schools:
* Bago National High School — Bago
* Matauta Community High School — Matauta
* Pinalubngan National High School — Pinalubngan
* Tambulan Community High School — Tambulan
* Tayasan National High School — Matuog
* Tayasan National Science High School — Matuog
Private schools:
* Saint Anthony Academy — Calijan Street, Poblacion
* Tayasan Institute of the IFI, Inc. — Nat'l Highway, Palaslan