Talisay, Negros Occidental

Talisay, officially the City of Talisay (Dakbanwa sang Talisay; Dakbayan sa Talisay; Lungsod ng Talisay), is a fourth class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 108,909 people.

It is part of the metropolitan area called Metro Bacolod, which includes its neighbors, Silay to the north and Bacolod to the south. It has a total land area of 20118 ha.

Talisay is often confused with another Visayas city also named Talisay, which is a component city in the neighboring province of Cebu.

Cityhood
On February 11, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act No. 8489, Talisay was finally elevated into a city through the efforts of its local officials led by Mayor Amelo Lizares.

In 2024, Talisay received a Php250K Philippines' Department of Interior and Local Government  to fund a program it had created for local coconut farmers.

Geography
Talisay City is 7 km north of Bacolod, facing the Bacolod–Silay Access Road in the east.

Barangays
Talisay City is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
 * Bubog
 * Cabatangan
 * Zone 4-A (Poblacion)
 * Zone 4 (Poblacion)
 * Concepcion
 * Dos Hermanas
 * Efigenio Lizares
 * Zone 7 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 14-B (Poblacion)
 * Zone 12-A (Poblacion)
 * Zone 10 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 5 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 16 (Poblacion)
 * Matab-ang
 * Zone 9 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 6 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 14 (Poblacion)
 * San Fernando
 * Zone 15 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 14-A (Poblacion)
 * Zone 11 (Poblacion)o
 * Zone 8 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 12 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 1 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 2 (Poblacion)
 * Zone 3 (Poblacion)
 * Katilingban

Business process outsourcing
In 2016, business process outsourcing (BPO) company iQor opened its call/contact center in Talisay, making it the first BPO company in the city.

Education
Talisay is also known for its two major tertiary institutions: The Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas and Carlos Hilado Memorial State University, Main Campus. Talisay also has two private schools that offer K-12 Education which are the: Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino-Recoletos and Notre Dame of Talisay City.