Tayasan (; ), officially the Municipality of Tayasan, is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,159 people. Tayasan is from

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Geography

Barangays

Tayasan is politically subdivided into 28

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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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
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

References

External links

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