Silay City Negros Occidental
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Silay City

Administration
Full nameSilay
Settlement typeCity
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceNegros Occidental
DistrictThird District of Negros Occidental
Founded1565
CityhoodJune 12, 1957
Government
MayorJose Montelibano
Geography
Total Area82.9 sq mi (214.80 km2)
Demography
Total Population120365 (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Income class2nd class city; urbanized

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Silay City is a 2nd class city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the August 1, 2007 census, it had a total population of 120,365 people. It has a sizable commercial and fishing port and is the site of the new Bacolod-Silay Airport, which replaced the Bacolod City Domestic Airport.

Silay had been often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to its large collection of perfectly preserved heritage houses. More than thirty of these houses have been declared as historical landmarks. Silay is the second Philippine city to have been declared a museum city, next to Vigan in Ilocos Sur.

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Explain taxi operation at airport, LTO asked - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star---...- the route Silay Airport to any point of -Negros Occidental- by the LTFRB. He said if they choose to pick up passengers from the airport in -Silay City- as ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:37:03 GMT+00:00
JHUNRIEL RAMONAL DEFENDS HIS PHILIPPINE 122-LB TITLE AGAINST ARIEL DELGADO IN ... - PhilBoxing.com Tweet this news
PhilBoxing.com--Hence, Delgado, born in -Silay City-, -Negros Occidental-, is a grizzled veteran pugilist. He was the former WBC Asian Boxing Council 122-LB Champion winning ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:13:07 GMT+00:00
Province proposes P2.4B infra budget - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--BY GILBERT BAYORAN The provincial government of -Negros Occidental- is proposing a P2.4 billion budget for its various infrastructure projects, under the 2011 ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:16:55 GMT+00:00
Police Beat - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--Injured were Julius Ceasar Alaman, 23, of -Silay City- and Ringo Salibio, 20, of Kabankalan City, both in -Negros Occidental-. Polines said Alaman sustained ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:32:44 GMT+00:00
Beauties promote organic Negros - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--Organic Producers Retailers Association in partnership with the -Negros Occidental- provincial government and SM -City- Bacolod, as well as various ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:21:27 GMT+00:00
People & Events - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--Almost all mayors in -Negros Occidental-, including Marañon, attended a seminar workshop on crisis management Thursday in Bacolod -City- presided over by ... - Date : Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:09:57 GMT+00:00
Officials seek clarification from DILG, DOJ on jai alai - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--The members of the -Negros- ACE board of directors are mayors Jose Montelibano - -Silay City-, Isidro Zayco - Kabankalan City, Gerardo Valmayor Jr. - San Carlos ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:06:44 GMT+00:00
Police Beat - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--Mambulac in -Silay City-, -Negros Occidental-. They told the police that they were on their way to a friend's house in Purok Sigay in Brgy. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:54:51 GMT+00:00
NegOcc execs seek guidelines on jai alai - Cebu Daily News Tweet this news
Cebu Daily News--The members of the -Negros- Ace board of directors are mayors Jose Montelibano of -Silay City-, Isidro Zayco of Kabankalan City, Gerardo Valmayor Jr. of San ... - Date : Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:31:34 GMT+00:00
7-month boy needs help - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO A 7-month-old boy from Barangay E. Lopez, -Silay City-, -Negros Occidental- diagnosed to have acute lymphocytic leukemia, has been confined ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:03:53 GMT+00:00

PH Component local government units of Negros Occidental

Municipalities: Binalbagan * Calatrava * Candoni * Cauayan * Enrique B. Magalona * Hinigaran * Hinoba-an * Ilog * Isabela * La Castellana * Manapla * Moises Padilla * Murcia * Pontevedra * Pulupandan * Salvador Benedicto * San Enrique * Toboso * Valladolid
Component Cities: Bago City * Cadiz City * Escalante City * Kabankalan City * La Carlota City * Himamaylan City * Sagay City * San Carlos City * Silay City * Sipalay City * Talisay City * Victorias City ----
Highly urbanized city: Bacolod City
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Negros Occidental by the [http://www.census.gov.ph National Statistics Office])

PH Cities of the Philippines

Highly-urbanized CitiesAngeles * Bacolod * Baguio * Butuan * Cagayan de Oro * Caloocan * Cebu * Davao * General Santos * Iligan * Iloilo * Lapu-Lapu * Las Piñas * Lucena * Makati * Malabon * Mandaluyong * Mandaue * Manila * Marikina * Muntinlupa * Navotas * Olongapo * Parañaque * Pasay * Pasig * Puerto Princesa * Quezon City * San Juan * Tacloban * Taguig * Valenzuela * Zamboanga
Independent
Component Cities
Cotabato * Dagupan * Naga * Ormoc * Santiago
Component CitiesAlaminos * Antipolo * Bago * Bais * Balanga * Batac * Batangas * Bayawan * Baybay * Bayugan * Biñan * Bislig * Bogo * Borongan * Cabadbaran * Cabanatuan * Cadiz * Calamba * Calapan * Calbayog * Candon * Canlaon * Carcar * Catbalogan * Cauayan * Cavite * Danao * Dapitan * Dasmariñas * Digos * Dipolog * Dumaguete * El Salvador * Escalante * Gapan * Gingoog * Guihulngan * Himamaylan * Iriga * Isabela * Kabankalan * Kidapawan * Koronadal * La Carlota * Lamitan * Laoag * Legazpi * Ligao * Lipa * Maasin * Malaybalay * Malolos * Marawi * Masbate * Mati * Meycauayan * Muñoz * Naga (Cebu) * Oroquieta * Ozamiz * Pagadian * Palayan * Panabo * Passi * Roxas * Sagay * Samal * San Carlos (Negros Occidental) * San Carlos (Pangasinan) * San Fernando (La Union) * San Fernando (Pampanga) * San Jose * San Jose del Monte * San Pablo * Santa Rosa * Silay * Sipalay * Sorsogon * Surigao * Tabaco * Tabuk * Tacurong * Tagaytay * Tagbilaran * Tagum * Talisay (Cebu) * Talisay (Negros Occidental) * Tanauan * Tandag * Tangub * Tanjay * Tarlac * Tayabas * Toledo * Trece Martires * Tuguegarao * Urdaneta * Valencia * Victorias * Vigan



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