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 | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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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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