Talisay, Cebu

Talisay is a component city in the province of Cebu in the Philippines, officially the City of Talisay, and with 263,832 residents in the 2024 census it is the most populous component city in the Visayas. The city is applying for highly urbanized city status. Its name is taken from the talisay tree, which is abundant in the area. The city covers about 40 square kilometres according to the national list of cities and municipalities, and the 2020 census recorded 263,048 residents. Talisay was converted into a city on 22 November 2000. As a component city it remains part of the provincial government of Cebu, and it is often confused with another Visayas city of the same name in the neighbouring province of Negros Occidental.