Municipality of Valencia

Image:Ph seal negros oriental valencia.png
Location
Map of Negros Oriental showing the location of Valencia.
Government
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Negros Oriental
District	3rd district of Negros Oriental
Barangays	24
Income Class:	3rd class; partially urban
Mayor	Rodolfo V. Gonzalez, Jr.
Official Website	elgu.ncc.gov.ph
Physical characteristics
Area	147.49 km²
Population      Total (2000)      Density Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Negros Oriental Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Capital: Dumaguete City Founded: March 10, 1917 Population: 2000 census—1,126,061 (20th largest) Density—208 per km² (41st highest) Area: 5,402. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version). ... Central Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VII. It is part of the Visayas. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Negros Oriental Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Capital: Dumaguete City Founded: March 10, 1917 Population: 2000 census—1,126,061 (20th largest) Density—208 per km² (41st highest) Area: 5,402. ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...	24,365 165.20/km²
Coordinates	9° 16' 55" N, 123° 14' 42" E

Valencia is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. It is located 9.4 km west of Dumaguete, the largest city and capital of the province. According to the 2000 census, Valencia has a population of 24,365 people in 4,860 households. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... 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. ... Negros Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ... km redirects here. ... Dumaguete City is a city in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The mayor of Valencia is Rodolfo Gonzalez, Jr., who was elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2004. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

People and culture

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. Saint Mary and Saint Mary the Virgin both redirect here. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... The Fiestas patronales are yearly celebrations held in countries influenced by Spanish culture. ...

Economy

Lanzones fruits grown in Valencia are exported to other towns.

Geothermal power station in Barangay Puhagan

The economy of Valencia is largely based on agriculture. Major products include abaca, copra, corn, flowers, vegetables, root crops, and exotic fruits such as lanzones and rambutan. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 70 KB)Picture of Lanzones in Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 70 KB)Picture of Lanzones in Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 143 KB) Summary Geothermal power plant in Valencia, Negros Oriental. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 143 KB) Summary Geothermal power plant in Valencia, Negros Oriental. ...

The municipality is also the site of a geothermal power station operated by the National Power Corporation. It generates electricity that is supplies the needs of Negros, Panay, and part of Cebu. The municipal government receives royalties from the power station which are used to subsidize electricity costs of local residents. Geothermal power is electricity generated by utilizing naturally occurring geological heat sources. ... Oil power plant in Iraq A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... Enccyclopedia Headline text ... Map of the Philippines showing the location of Negros. ... Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Cebu Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Capital: Cebu City Founded: April 7, 1521 and April 27, 1565 Population: 2000 census—3,356,137 (largest) Density—660 per km² (6th highest) Area: 5,088. ...

Many residents also work in the nearby city of Dumaguete.

Tourism attractions in the municipality include Forest Camp, Casaroro Falls, the Philippine-American-Japanese Amity Shrine, and the World War II museum.

Geography

Valencia occupies an area of approximately 150 km², located 9.4 km west of the provincial capital, Dumaguete. The town is 65% mountainous, with elevation ranging from 200 to 500 meters above sea level. The climate in the municipality is relatively cool, especially in areas of high elevation. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... km redirects here. ... Dumaguete City is the capital city of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. ...

The town is politically subdivided into 24 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. ...

History

Valencia was originally named Ermita, which means "a secluded place", due to its being a refuge from marauding Muslim pirates. In 1856 it was renamed to Nueva Valencia by Spanish colonizers, in honor of its parish priest Fr. Matias Villamayor from Valencia, Spain. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Location Coordinates : 39°29′ N 0°22′ W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name València (Catalan) Spanish name Valencia Founded 137 BC Postal code 46000-46080 Website http://www. ...

In 1920 it was renamed Luzuriaga in behalf of Don Carlos Luzuriaga, a delegate from Negros island to the Philippine Legislature who promised town officials he would work hard to help improve the town. The promise was unfulfilled, prompting local leaders in 1941 to agree to revert to the old name Nueva Valencia. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

In 1948, right after World War II, then Mayor Rodolfo "Odol" V. Gonzalez Sr. and his Municipal Council officially adopted the name Valencia for the town, dropping out "Nueva". 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

External links

• Offical website of Valencia, Negros Oriental
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information