Valencia | |
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| 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 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,733 people.[3]
It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Dumaguete, the most populated city and capital of the province. 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