Talisay, officially the City of Talisay (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Talisay; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Talisay; Filipino: Lungsod ng Talisay), is a 4th 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. 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.

History

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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. The enterprising Recollect priests led by Fray Fernando Cuenca, spurred the economic development of this once sleepy Sitio through the planting of sugarcane in vast tracts of land called ‘haciendas’.

The seedlings, brought from Spain, thrived well in the soil of the place. Fray Cuenca improved sugar production of the crude wooden mills with the invention of ‘Molino de Agua’. The Spanish colonizers became guardians of the town's 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 anl.

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.

Geography

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

Demographics

Population census of Talisay

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	14,548	—
1918	14,165	−0.18%
1939	40,547	+5.14%
1948	43,610	+0.81%
1960	46,308	+0.50%
1970	45,084	−0.27%
1975	48,518	+1.48%
1980	53,624	+2.02%
1990	63,260	+1.67%
1995	68,401	+1.47%
2000	79,146	+3.18%
2007	96,444	+2.76%
2010	97,571	+0.42%
2015	102,214	+0.89%
2020	108,909	+1.26%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty incidence of Talisay

5 10 15 20 2006 11.10 2009 15.67 2012 10.35 2015 13.90 2018 3.52 2021 10.93 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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.

Education

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.

Places of interest

• 
  The Ruins, an old mansion located in the city is a known tourist attraction
• 
  Statue of Andres Bonifacio
• 
  The District - North Point at Ayala North Point, is the major shopping place in the city
• 
  Campuestohan Highland Resort in Sitio Campuestohan, Barangay Cabatangan
• 
  Aniceto Lacson House

See also

• Metro Bacolod
• Bacolod
• Negros Revolution