Salay

Salay
Municipality
Municipality of Salay
Kasilay Festival celebrated every 1 May in Salay, Misamis Oriental
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Map of Misamis Oriental with Salay highlighted
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Salay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°52′N124°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   [1]
• 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	22,374 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	92.79 km2 (35.83 sq mi)
Elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Highest elevation	785 m (2,575 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	31,128
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
•  Households	7,103
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.21 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 198.9 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 487.4 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 1,969 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 175.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 2 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9007
PSGC	1004322000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.salaymisor.gov.ph

Matampa Pines Park or known as the "Little Baguio" is a famous tourist spot in Salay, Misamis Oriental

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. ^[5] The town is known for its handmade paper and papercrafts, similar to washi, but made with indigenous fibers. ^[6]

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

Climate data for Salay, Misamis Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	327 (12.9)	254 (10.0)	185 (7.3)	128 (5.0)	215 (8.5)	273 (10.7)	248 (9.8)	243 (9.6)	214 (8.4)	246 (9.7)	271 (10.7)	271 (10.7)	2,875 (113.3)
Average rainy days	24.3	21.1	22.5	20.6	28.3	28.8	29.4	29.0	28.0	28.31	26.0	24.2	310.51
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Salay

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 3,411 —     1939 10,777 +3.25% 1948 13,194 +2.27% 1960 15,769 +1.50% 1970 13,386 −1.62% 1975 15,751 +3.32% 1980 17,945 +2.64% 1990 18,101 +0.09%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 18,923 +0.84% 2000 19,664 +0.83% 2007 22,577 +1.92% 2010 27,591 +7.57% 2015 28,705 +0.76% 2020 29,998 +0.93% 2024 31,128 +0.89%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Salay, Misamis Oriental, was 29,998 people, ^[13] with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Salay

10 20 30 40 50 2000 40.80 2003 41.21 2006 48.80 2009 47.05 2012 27.85 2015 25.92 2018 17.25 2021 27.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Salay Handmade Products Industries - Artisan Partners". www.tenthousandvillages.com.
7. "Salay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "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 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine