Talisay, Batangas
Talisay | |
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| Municipality of Talisay | |
Aerial view from Tagaytay | |
| Nickname(s): Seedling Bowl of the Nation Gateway to Taal Volcano | |
| Motto: Laging Gawin Dapat ang Nararapat
(Eng. trans. : "Always Do What is Right") | |
| Anthem: Talisay Hymn | |
Map of Batangas with Talisay highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°06′N 121°01′E / 14.1°N 121.02°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | February 10, 1869 |
| Annexation to Tanauan | March 28, 1903 |
| Reestablishment | July 23, 1906 |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eliazar Towle |
| • Vice Mayor | Paul Lorenz Viñas |
| • Representative | Ma. Theresa V. Collantes |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 30,724 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.20 km2 (10.89 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29 of 34 in Batangas |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 46,238 |
| • Rank | 22 of 34 in Batangas |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,785 |
| Demonym(s) | Taliseño (masculine) , Taliseña (feminine) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.38 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 231,592,120.39 (2023) |
| • Revenue rank | 22 of 34 in Batangas |
| • Assets | ₱743,359,092.54 (2023) |
| • Assets rank | 20 of 34 in Batangas |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 184,318,341.21 (2023) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 148,896,044.80 (2023) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4220 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | IDD : area code |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Talisay, officially the Municipality of Talisay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Talisay), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,238 people.
Talisay is derived from a tree of the same name (Terminalia catappa) where the bells of a Catholic parish church were hung. Such church was then a temporary building located at the center of the then barrio.