Taytay (Rizal) 7.03

The Municipality of Taytay is a first class, densely populated municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people. It is the third most populous municipality in the country, after Rodriguez and Cainta.Conurbated with Metro Manila, it is bounded by Cainta on the north, Pasig City and Taguig City on the west, Antipolo City in the east and Angono on the south. While economically, demographically and politically qualified, plans to convert it into a city was set aside, pending social and administrative reforms in the municipality.The National Competitiveness Council has named Taytay as the "2nd Most Competitive Municipality (1st & 2nd Class) since 2016 until 2017", up from 10th place in 2014 and 3rd place in 2015.Taytay is one the municipalities in the Philippines that has high financial capability with Php 775,307,345.00 million, making it the 2nd/3rd Richest Municipality in the Philippines in 2016.Taytay can be reached from Metro Manila by C-6 Road passing from Parañaque, Muntinlupa and Taguig on the south, Ortigas Avenue from Pasig City on the east, and M.L. Quezon Avenue from Angono on the west.HistoryTaytay began as a settlement situated near the Laguna de Bay that formed part of the Kingdom of Namayan whose seat of power was situated in what is now Sta. Ana, Manila.