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Tanjay, officially the City of Tanjay (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Tanjay; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tanjay), is a component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 82,642 people.
Poverty incidence of Negros Oriental 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 42.93 2009 33.19 2012 50.06 2015 42.64 2018 25.55 2021 23.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority A geothermal power station in Valencia With its vast fertile land resources, Negros Oriental's other major industry is agriculture. The primary crops are sugarcane, sweetcorn, coconut and rice. In the coastal areas, fishing is the main ...
Poverty incidence of Bais 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 54.30 2009 37.22 2012 31.71 2015 39.73 2018 22.80 2021 30.89 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Loading sugar cane onto a truck parked on the National Highway that runs through the city Sugar is the major commercial crop in the city. Bais is the largest producer of raw sugar in Negros Oriental. There are two sugar mills in the city. The ...
Negros Oriental was divided into two congressional districts from 1907 to 1972, it was redistricted into three congressional districts in 1986. It was part of the representation of Region VII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 3 assemblymen at-large. Siquijor was last represented as part of the province's second district in 1972.
Pamplona is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the provincial capital of Dumaguete, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west from Tanjay, and 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Santa Catalina. Tanjay bounds it on the north, on the east by Amlan and Tanjay, on the south by Sibulan and on the west by Santa Catalina.
Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental are the only provinces in the Philippines situated in the same island but belonging to two different administrative regions with regional offices located in neighboring Panay and Cebu. The movement to unite the two provinces in Negros island was sustained in the 1990s and 2010s.
Diaz College (DC) is a private higher institution in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, Philippines, founded in 1947. The school offers various academic programs and courses. It started as East Negros Institute (ENI) in 1947 and later changed its name to Diaz College.
In 1890, it was again subdivided into the two provinces that exist today, and Dumaguete became the capital city of Negros Oriental. It is one of the leading ports in the region. The Catholic faith was first introduced to the early inhabitants of eastern Negros by the Augustinian Recollect (OAR) friars who established the parish of Tanjay in 1580.