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Salay
Municipality
Municipality of Salay
Kasilay Festival celebrated every 1 May in Salay, Misamis Oriental
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SalayLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°52′N 124°48′E / 8.87°N 124.8°E / 8.87; 124.8
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	1st district
Founded	January 1, 1920
Mandate	Executive Order No. 94, s. 1919
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Angelo G. Capistrano Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Rey Amelito K. Tan
• Representative	Christian S. Unabia
• Municipal Council	Members Roy M. Rostata Dianne Jane L. Galamiton Glenn D. Zambrano Sr. Imelda C. Deang Lorimer U. Mangay Ronald S. Cervantes Canesio G. Tagarda Jacqueline C. Abejuela
• Electorate	22,192 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	92.79 km (35.83 sq mi)
Elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Highest elevation	785 m (2,575 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	29,998
• Density	320/km (840/sq mi)
• Households	7,103
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	27.21% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 154.5 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 419 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 125.7 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 169.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 2 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9007
PSGC	104322000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.salaymisor.gov.ph

Salay, officially the Municipality of Salay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Salay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Salay), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,998 people. The town is known for its handmade paper and papercrafts, similar to washi, but made with indigenous fibers.

Poblacion is the center of Salay and had been governed by the Capistrano politicians until the 2007 elections. Lanzones is one of the major source of income among Salayanos aside from commerce at Poblacion and fishing to other people. May 1 is the official feast day of Salay although March feast is also celebrated and is the original.

Salay Central School provides primary education to the graders in this town while the nearby Salay National High School provides the secondary education, the latter has been nationally recognized for quality education among public schools.And then in July 9, 2018 – after months of hard work and sleepless nights, LGU Salay tasted its sweet victory as the Commission on Higher Education (Region10) proclaimed the opening and full operation of Salay Community College (SaCC) in a simple ceremony. Gwapo

Geography

Barangays

Salay is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alipuaton
• Ampenican
• Bunal
• Casulog
• Dinagsaan
• Guinalaban
• Ili-ilihon
• Inobulan
• Looc
• Matampa
• Membuli
• Poblacion
• Salagsag
• Salay River I
• Salay River II
• Saray
• Tinagaan
• Yungod

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Salay, Misamis Oriental, was 29,998 people, with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Salay

Transportation

On February 16, 2022, the new Salay Terminal II was officially opened when it fully operational. It caters buses to and from Butuan/Cagayan de Oro.

References

1.  Municipality of Salay | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Salay Handmade Products Industries - Artisan Partners". www.tenthousandvillages.com.
6. "Salay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

v t e Places adjacent to Salay
Binuangan / Sugbongcogon Balingoan Bohol Sea Salay Lagonglong Claveria

v t e Province of Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alubijid Balingasag Balingoan Binuangan Claveria Gitagum Initao Jasaan Kinoguitan Lagonglong Laguindingan Libertad Lugait Magsaysay Manticao Medina Naawan Opol Salay Sugbongcogon Tagoloan Talisayan Villanueva
Component cities	El Salvador Gingoog
Highly urbanized city	Cagayan de Oro (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Misamis Oriental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

• Municipalities of Misamis Oriental