Valencia, Negros Oriental
Valencia | |
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| Municipality of Valencia | |
Palinpinon Geothermal Power Plant in Barangay Puhagan | |
Map of Negros Oriental with Valencia highlighted | |
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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 | 27,828 voters (2025) |
| 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) | |
• Total | 38,733 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,255 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.59 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 304.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,603 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 238.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 692.7 million (2022) |
| 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 |
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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.
The municipality was voted as "the greenest and cleanest" town of Negros Oriental in 2007.
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.