Talisay, officially the City of Talisay (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Talisay; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Talisay; Filipino: Lungsod ng Talisay), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 263,048 people.^[5]

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Talisay
Component city
City of Talisay
Talisay City Hall and Plaza
Seal
Etymology: Magtalisay trees
Nickname(s):  Aquatic City in Cebu[1] The Gateway City of the South[2]
Anthem: Abante Talisay
Map of Cebu with Talisay highlighted
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Talisay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°15′N 123°50′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	1st district
Founded	1648
Chartered	1849
Cityhood	December 30, 2000
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government  [3]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Gerald Anthony V. Gullas Jr. (NP)
• Vice Mayor	Richard Francis F. Aznar (NP)
• Representative	Rhea Mae A. Gullas (NP)
• City Council	Members Eduardo R. Gullas III Manuel C. Cabriana Rodolfo L. Cabigas Danilo F. Caballero Marc Arthur I. Bas Ferdinand L. Rabaya Alito D. Bacaltos Gail S. Restauro Lester L. Daan Ofelia B. Ylanan
• Electorate	148,704 voters (2022)
Area [4]
• Total	39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Highest elevation	915 m (3,002 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[5]
• Total	263,048
• Density	6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Households	63,066
Economy
• Income class	3rd city income class
• Poverty incidence	19.17 % (2021)[6]
• Revenue	₱ 1,265 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 2,274 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 1,500 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 452 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Visayan Electric Company (VECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6045
PSGC	072250000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Major religions	Roman Catholicism
Feast Day	October 15
Patron saint	Saint Teresa of Avila

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The name of Talisay is taken from the talisay tree which is abundant in the city.

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Talisay was founded in 1648 as an estate owned by the Augustinians. In 1849 it was converted into a municipality.^{[citation needed]}

During both the American colonial period and World War II, Talisay served as a haven of colonial military forces. The municipality served as the center of guerrilla intelligence operations for the Philippine resistance movement in Cebu during World War II. The returning United States liberation forces landed on the beaches of Talisay on March 26, 1945, and were helped together with the Philippine Commonwealth forces and the Cebuano guerrillas, an event that marked the eventual surrender of Japanese forces on Cebu. That day is now an official holiday in the province of Cebu.^{[citation needed]}

Primarily a residential and trading center, Talisay lies within the Metro Cebu area. It is bordered to the north by Cebu City, to the west is the city of Toledo, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Minglanilla.

Talisay is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Cebu City, the provincial capital.

In 2017, Talisay City was the most densely populated city in the Cebu province. This ranking does not include highly urbanized cities: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu, & Mandaue. There were 5,710 people living per square kilometer.

Cebuano is the predominant language of the inhabitants of the city (96%).

Poverty incidence of Talisay

Talisay remains an important center for the production of blasting caps used in dynamite^{[citation needed]}.

Much of the commerce in Talisay takes place in the Tabunok area, where several public markets, strip malls and commercial establishments are situated. The biggest mall is Gaisano Grand Fiesta Mall Tabunok, which has a supermarket, department store and formerly, a cinema. However, much of the population still depend on the public markets, where they can find fresh meat, fish and vegetables, as well as other household needs. There are many sari-sari stores. Talisay City and the Tabunok area also serve as the commercial area for municipalities south of the city, being the southern gateway to Cebu City.

Talisay City is considered the "Lechon Capital of Cebu" and is considered one of the two places to get the best of the best Lechon, which is nicknamed "Inasal", in Cebu, with the other place being Carcar.^{[citation needed]}

Because of their Lechon, the town decided to create a religious-cultural festival to promote Talisay City, which was "Halad Inasal Festival" and celebrated on October 15. The festival is in honor of St. Teresa of Avila, Talisay City's patron saint, and is highlighted by street dancing merged with a procession with roasted pig, which then culminates with a ritual showdown and a grand finale with a firework display.^[20]

Talisay City has benefited from the construction of the South Road Properties and the road that traverses it, the Cebu South Coastal Road, which is a 6-lane coastal highway from downtown Cebu City to the city's Barangay Lawa-an I, near its border with the town of Minglanilla, with several exits in between, many of which serve several areas of Talisay. Because of this highway, traffic, which has always been a problem for the inhabitants in the past few years for this area, has been greatly reduced, making the city a popular zone for housing once more, as it was in the early 70s and 80s.

The city is also set to be served by the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit, wherein it will have two (2) feeder lines, going to Mambaling and to the South Road Properties, both located in Cebu City.^[21]

In 2016, the Talisay city council expressed support for the proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Cebu.^[22]

• 20 Elementary schools (Private & Public)
• 12 Public secondary schools
• 08 Private secondary schools
  • Divino Amore Academy (1993) Mohon, Talisay City
• 03 Colleges
• 05 Kindergartens
• 05 Seminaries