Nueva Valencia

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Nueva Valencia
Municipality
Municipality of Nueva Valencia
Raymen Beach Resort, Nueva Valencia
Raymen Beach Resort, Nueva Valencia
Map of Guimaras with Nueva Valencia highlighted
Map of Guimaras with Nueva Valencia highlighted
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Nueva Valencia is located in Philippines
Nueva Valencia
Nueva Valencia
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°31′33″N 122°32′23″E / 10.525919°N 122.539783°E / 10.525919; 122.539783Coordinates: 10°31′33″N 122°32′23″E / 10.525919°N 122.539783°E / 10.525919; 122.539783
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceGuimaras
District Lone district
FoundedJanuary 1, 1941
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEmmanuel D. Galila
 • Vice MayorPaul Vincent G. de la Cruz
 • RepresentativeMa. Lucille L. Nava
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate27,107 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total137.12 km2 (52.94 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation
1,064 m (3,491 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total42,771
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
 • Households
9,157
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence26.42% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱147,296,045.80 (2020)
 • Assets₱311,299,882.36 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱124,524,399.86 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱61,350,740.82 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityGuimaras Electric Cooperative (GUIMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5046
PSGC
067903000
IDD : area code +63 (0)33
Native languagesHiligaynon
Ati
Tagalog
Websitenuevavalencia.gov.ph

Nueva Valencia, officially the Municipality of Nueva Valencia (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Nueva Valencia; Tagalog: Bayan ng Nueva Valencia), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,771 people. [3]

Its territory includes the islands of Guiwanon (or Guiuanon), Panobolon, as well as numerous other minor islets.

This is the site of the Guimaras oil spill in August 2006, when the oil tanker MT Solar 1 sank a few kilometers from Nueva Valencia.

Barangays[]

Nueva Valencia is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. [5]

  • Cabalagnan
  • Calaya
  • Canhawan
  • Concordia Sur
  • Dolores
  • Guiwanon
  • Igang
  • Igdarapdap
  • La Paz
  • Lanipe
  • Lucmayan
  • Magamay
  • Napandong
  • Oracon Sur
  • Pandaraonan
  • Panobolon
  • Poblacion
  • Salvacion
  • San Antonio
  • San Roque
  • Santo Domingo
  • Tando

Climate[]

Climate data for Nueva Valencia, Guimaras
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19
(0.7) 		17
(0.7) 		26
(1.0) 		37
(1.5) 		119
(4.7) 		191
(7.5) 		258
(10.2) 		260
(10.2) 		248
(9.8) 		196
(7.7) 		97
(3.8) 		39
(1.5) 		1,507
(59.3)
Average rainy days 7.2 5.2 8.3 11.9 22.3 26.5 28.3 28.2 27.3 26.4 18.7 11.8 222.1
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics[]

Population census of Nueva Valencia
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,459—    
1948 9,472+2.26%
1960 14,398+3.55%
1970 19,306+2.97%
1975 21,887+2.55%
1980 24,447+2.24%
1990 30,703+2.31%
1995 27,158−2.27%
2000 30,716+2.67%
2007 35,026+1.83%
2010 37,852+2.86%
2015 39,810+0.97%
2020 42,771+1.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Nueva Valencia was 42,771 people, [3] with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy[]


References[]

  1. ^  Municipality of Nueva Valencia | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. ^ "Province: Guimaras". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Nueva Valencia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. ^ "Province of Guimaras". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

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