The town of Tayasan was considered as one of the progressive town in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines and rated as a 3rd class town of the region. It has a huge number of 30, 477 people in 6, 374 household living in the place recorded in the 2000 Census.

The municipality was divided into different political barangays which governed by their respective barangay captain. Here is the list of 28 barangays that were under in the municipality of Tayasan:

Bacong
Bago
Banga
Cabulotan
Cambaye
Dalaupon
Guincalaban
Ilaya-Tayasan
Jilabangan
Lag-it
Linao
Lutay
Maglihe
Matauta
 Magtuhao
Matuog
Numnum
Palaslan
Pindahan
Pinalubngan
Pinocawan
Poblacion
Santa Cruz
Saying
Suquib
Tamao
Tambulan
Tanlad