Place:Tanjay, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines

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NameTanjay
Alt namesTanhaysource: Family History Library Catalog
Tanjaysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates9.517°N 123.167°E
Located inNegros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Tanjay, officially known as the City of Tanjay, is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 82,642 people.

It became a city 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.

The city is part of the 2nd Congressional District of the Negros Oriental and is located north of Dumaguete City. It is bounded on the north by Bais, on the south by the Municipality of Amlan, on the east by the Tañon Strait and west by the Municipality of Pamplona. The municipality is home to two indigenous languages, the Minagahat language and the Cebuano language as listed by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino. The city is known as the City of Professionals.

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