Tanjay
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| Component City | ||
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Lungsod ng Tanjay (Tagalog) Dakbayan sa Tanjay (Cebuano) |
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Downtown Tanjay City
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| Nickname(s): City of Professionals City of Music and Fun City of Lights |
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 Map of Negros Oriental showing the location of Tanjay City |
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 Tanjay
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| Coordinates: 9°31′N 123°9.5′E / 9.517°N 123.1583°ECoordinates: 9°31′N 123°9.5′E / 9.517°N 123.1583°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Negros Island Region (NIR/Region XVIII) | |
| Province | Negros Oriental | |
| District | 2nd district of Negros Oriental | |
| Cityhood | April 1, 2001 | |
| Barangays | 24 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Lawrence S. Teves | |
| • Vice Mayor | Jose Pepe Orlino | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 276.05 km2 (106.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 80,532 | |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 6204 | |
| Dialing code | 35 | |
| Income class | 4th class | |
Tanjay, officially the City of Tanjay or simply Tanjay City, is a fourth class city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines.
It was created by virtue of Republic Act 9026 otherwise known as "An act converting the Municipality of Tanjay, province of Negros Oriental into a component city to be known as the City of Tanjay". The Act was approved and signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 5, 2001. This act, which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 8880 and Senate Bill No. 2256, was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 8, 2001. Tanjay was finally proclaimed a component city on April 1, 2001 after a plebiscite was conducted for the purpose.
According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 80,532 people.
The city is part of the 2nd Congressional District of the Negros Oriental and is located 30 kilometers north of Dumaguete City. It is bounded on the north by Bais City, on the south by the Municipality of Amlan, on the east by the Tañon Strait and west by the Municipality of Pamplona.
Tanjay's land area is 27,605 hectares (68,210 acres) and is utilized for agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, educational, forestral and other purposes. It is the only city in Negros Oriental with a very wide flat lowland, although mountainous and rolling hills are found in the hinterland barangays of Sto. Niño and Pal-ew. Rugged areas can also be found in Barangays Bahi-an and Sta. Cruz Nuevo.
Tanjay City is politically subdivided into 24 barangays, 9 of which are located within the poblacion.
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