Tanjay City is a 4th class city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines

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. It was created by virtue of Republic Act 9026 otherwise known as "An act converting the Municipality of Tanjay, province of Negros Oriental into a component city to be known as the City of Tanjay". The Act was approved and signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 5, 2001. This Act, which is a consolidation of House Bill No.