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Tanjay City

Administration
Full nameTanjay
Settlement typeCity
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceNegros Oriental
CityhoodApril 1, 2001
Government
MayorHon. Lawrence Solis Teves
Geography
Total Area184.6 sq mi (478.30 km2)
Demography
Total Population72995 (2004)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Income class4th class

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Tanjay City is a 4th 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. It is known in the hearts of many as the City of Professionals, the City of Music and Fun and the City of Budbod.

According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 72,995 people in 14,158 households or an average household size of 5.0. It has a land area of 478.30 km2.

The city is part of the 2nd Congressional District of the province of 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.

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Carpenter faces raps for lawyer's murder - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star---...- said all evidences at the crime scene point to the suspect, who was named in the charge sheet as Vicente “Pepito” Zerna of -Tanjay City-, Negros Oriental. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:35:34 GMT+00:00
Sky Divers - Negros Chronicle Tweet this news
Negros Chronicle--We city folks don't see much of anything else in the sky. Out in the launching of the Tanjay Uptown North Village Subdivision in -Tanjay City- two weeks ago, ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:21:32 GMT+00:00
Pests hit farms - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--The Department of Agriculture has confirmed the infestation of “Tongro” in 40 hectares of rice fields in -Tanjay City-, army worms in ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:10:33 GMT+00:00
Toys big boys play - Negros Chronicle Tweet this news
Negros Chronicle--I was in -Tanjay City- for the launching of the Tanjay Uptown North Village . This subdivision is the first phase of a sprawling subdivision developed to ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:20:37 GMT+00:00
Two more shops leave shopping centre - Journal Pioneer Tweet this news
Journal Pioneer--"We hate to see anyone leaving the downtown area, but (Alia and -Tan Jay-) are not leaving Summerside all together, so it's good to see the -city- is able to ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:48:45 GMT+00:00
Support for peace and order initiatives urged - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--Manuel Luis Ochotorena, Commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army based in -Tanjay City-, Negros Oriental, has called on all ... - Date : Sun, 23 May 2010 08:05:29 GMT+00:00
A different breed of men - Negros Chronicle Tweet this news
Negros Chronicle--Members of the 302 Army Infantry Brigade Medical team based in Camp Leon Kilat, -Tanjay City- was there in full force. They brought in doctors, dentists, ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:07:40 GMT+00:00
Negros Oriental - Visayan Daily Star Tweet this news
Visayan Daily Star--Manuel Luis Ochotorena, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade based in -Tanjay City-, Negros Oriental, said the shift in administrative and operational ... - Date : Fri, 21 May 2010 03:28:25 GMT+00:00
1st District failed to deliver for Petit - Negros Chronicle Tweet this news
Negros Chronicle--“We thought that Baldado would gain natural sympathy from the voters of the first district being a native there,” said -Tanjay City- Vice-Mayor NIlo Tam, ... - Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 02:15:24 GMT+00:00
Regalado-Salma go all out in final days? - Negros Chronicle Tweet this news
Negros Chronicle--Former -Tanjay City- Mayor Art Regalado and his vice-mayoral tandem Neil Salma are expected to go all-out in their campaign to dislodge incumbent Mayor ... - Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:32:09 GMT+00:00

Component local government units of Negros Oriental

Municipalities: Amlan * Ayungon * Bacong * Basay * Bindoy * Dauin * Jimalalud * La Libertad * Mabinay * Manjuyod * Pamplona * San Jose * Santa Catalina * Siaton * Sibulan * Tayasan * Valencia * Vallehermoso * Zamboanguita
Component cities: Bais City * Bayawan City * Canlaon City * Dumaguete City * Guihulngan City * Tanjay City

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