Valencia is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 24,363 people in 4,392 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_bohol_valencia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 656 KB) self-taken File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 656 KB) self-taken File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Barangays
Valencia is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...
By virtue of E.O. #360 issued by the President Carlos P. Garcia, Valencia was officially born on January 16, 1961.Valencia is located at the heart of Mindanao, approximately 118 kms.
Valencia, which is 373 meters above sea level, is characterized as generally wet throughout the year with a short dry spell within the months of December to April except January, which is sometimes a rainy month.
The phenomenal growth of Valencia is attributed to its agricultural economy, with fertile plains bordering the Pulangi River, out of which 13,941 hectares from the yellow corn variety.