Place:Silay City, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas, Philippines

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NameSilay City
Alt namesSilaysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates10.75°N 122.983°E
Located inNegros Occidental, Western Visayas, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Silay, officially known as the City of Silay, is a 3rd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 130,478 people.

It is part of the metropolitan area called Metro Bacolod, which includes the cities of Bacolod (the metropolitan center) and Talisay. It has a sizable commercial and fishing port and is the site of the new Bacolod–Silay International Airport, which replaced the old Bacolod City Domestic Airport.

Silay is often referred to as the "Paris of Negros" due to its artists, cultural shows and large collection of perfectly preserved heritage houses. More than thirty of these houses have been declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines as part of the Silay National Historical Landmark. In 2015, the city celebrated its 58th charter anniversary.

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