Taytay | |
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Municipality of Taytay | |
(From top, left to right: Rizal Avenue • St. John the Baptist Church • New Taytay Municipal Hall • Taytay Kalayaan Park • Taytay Public Market • Veterans Memorial Park) | |
Nickname(s): Woodworks and Garments Capital of the Philippines | |
Motto: Smile Taytay! | |
Anthem: Mabuhay Ang Taytay (Long live, Taytay) | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°34′09″N 121°07′57″E / 14.56917°N 121.1325°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Rizal |
District | 1st district |
Founded | October 12, 1903[1] |
Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Allan Martine S. De Leon |
• Representative | Michael John R. Duavit |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 152,944 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 38.80 km2 (14.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Highest elevation | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 386,451 |
• Rank | 2 out of 1,489 Municipalities |
• Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
• Households | 92,234 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.81 |
• Revenue | ₱ 1,208 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 3,119 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 1,134 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 685.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 1920 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Catholic diocese | Diocese of Antipolo |
Website | www |
Taytay, officially the Municipality of Taytay (Filipino: Bayan ng Taytay; IPA: [taɪˈtaɪ]), is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It is also known as the Garments Capital of the Philippines.
Conurbanated with Metro Manila, it is bounded by Cainta on the north, Pasig and Taguig on the west, Antipolo in the east and Angono on the south. While economically, demographically and politically qualified, plans to convert it into a city was set aside, pending social and administrative reforms in the municipality.[6]
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 386,451 people.[4] It is the 2nd most populous municipality in the country, after Rodriguez, Rizal.
According to the 2022 Commission on Audit (COA) Annual Financial Report, Taytay is the seventh richest municipality in the Philippines with a total asset of Php 3.67 billion.[7]
In 2023, the National Competitiveness Council has named Taytay as the "2nd Most Competitive Municipality (1st & 2nd Class)".[8]