Nueva Valencia
| Municipality of Nueva Valencia | |||
| Location of Nueva Valencia in the province of Guimaras | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Western Visayas | ||
| Province : | Guimaras | ||
| Barangays : | 20th | ||
| District: | 1. District of Guimaras | ||
| PSGC : | 067903000 | ||
| Income class : | 4. Income bracket | ||
| Households : | 6043 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 39,810 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 10 ° 31 ' N , 122 ° 32' E | ||
| Postal code : | 5046 | ||
| Mayor : | Alejandro Araneta | ||
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Nueva Valencia is a municipality in the Guimaras province of the Philippines . It has 39,810 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census). Taklong Island National Marine Reserve , established in 1990 , is located in the municipality's waters in the Panay Gulf .
In August 2006 an oil spill occurred after the ship MT Solar 1 sank a few kilometers offshore.
Barangays
Nueva Valencia is politically divided into 20 barangays .
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