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Valencia, Negros Oriental
Valencia | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Valencia | |
 Palinpinon Geothermal Power Plant in Barangay Puhagan | |
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 Map of Negros Oriental with Valencia highlighted | |
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.svg)  Valencia Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°17′N 123°15′E / 9.28°N 123.25°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Oriental |
| District | 3rd district |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Edgar Z. Teves Jr. (NPC) |
| • Vice Mayor | Romeo T. Alviola (NPC) |
| • Representative | Vacant (Martin Romualdez serves as legislative caretaker) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 26,804 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 147.49 km2 (56.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 38,733 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,255 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.59 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 222.1 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,279 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 237.6 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 517.3 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6215 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Named after | Valencia, Spain |
Valencia, officially the Municipality of Valencia, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,733 people.[3]
The municipality was voted as "the greenest and cleanest" town of Negros Oriental in 2007.[5]
Our Lady of the Abandoned is the patroness of Valencia, and her feast day is celebrated annually every October 12 with the town fiesta. The fiesta is an official non-working holiday for the town.
- ^ Municipality of Valencia | (DILG)
- ^ "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 May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ elgu.ncc.gov.ph, The Greenest and Cleanest Town of Negros Oriental
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