Taytay, Rizal
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Municipality of Taytay1920 Bayan ng Taytay |
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New Taytay Municipal Hall
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| Nickname(s): "Woodworks and Garments Capital Of the Philippines" | |
| Motto: Best Taytay | |
 Map of Rizal showing the location of Taytay |
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 Municipality of Taytay1920
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| Coordinates: 14°34′N 121°08′E / 14.567°N 121.133°ECoordinates: 14°34′N 121°08′E / 14.567°N 121.133°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) |
| Province | Rizal |
| District | 1st District of Rizal |
| Founded | June 24, 1578 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joric Gacula (Liberal Party ) |
| • Vice Mayor | Carlito Gonzaga (NPC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.80 km2 (14.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 319,104 |
| • Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| 1920 | 1920 |
| Dialing code | 2 |
| Income class | 1st class; partially urbanized |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Taytay is a first class, densely populated municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It is currently the second most populous municipality in the country, after Cainta. Conurbated with Metro Manila, it is bounded by Cainta on the north, Pasig City and Taguig City on the west, Antipolo City in the East and Angono on the South. It is the "Woodworks and Garments Capital Of the Philippines". While economically, demographically and politically qualified, plans to convert it into a city was set aside, pending social and administrative reforms in the municipality.
The National Competitiveness Council has named Taytay as the 2nd Most Competitive Municipality (1st & 2nd Class) in 2016 from being 10th place in 2014 and being 3rd place in 2015.
Taytay is one the municipalities in the Philippines that has high financial capability with Php 622 million making it the 3rd Richest Municipality in the Philippines in 2015.
Taytay is also considered as one of the "Next Wave Cities" for Outsourcing Firms and Call Centers, 10th place out of 10 Cities and the Only Municipality.
The municipality's population as of 2015 is 319,104 and is the 3rd Most Populous Municipality in the Philippines.
Taytay LRT Station is one of two proposed stations along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 (LRT-4) in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines . It will be located in Dolores, the poblacion (municipal proper) of Taytay, by the SM City Taytay shopping mall on Taytay Diversion Road. It will be the eastern terminus station of LRT-4. [ L. Wood LRT Station is a proposed station along the planned Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 4 (LRT-4) in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines . It will be located at the Tikling Junction which is the intersection of Ortigas Avenue Extension with Leonard Wood Road and Taytay Diversion Road in the Taytay poblacion of Dolores. Under the current proposal, it will be the fifth station heading east along Ortigas Avenue from the LRT-4.
Taytay can be reached from Metro Manila by C-6 Road passing from Parañaque, Muntinlupa and Taguig on the south, Ortigas Avenue from Pasig City on the east, and M.L. Quezon Avenue from Angono on the west.
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