Valencia (Bohol)
Municipality of Valencia | ||
Location of Valencia (Bohol) in the province of Bohol | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Central Visayas | |
Province : | Bohol | |
Barangays : | 35 | |
District: | 3. Bohol District | |
PSGC : | 071247000 | |
Income class : | 5th income bracket | |
Households : | 4392 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 27,126 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 269.2 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 100.77 km² | |
Coordinates : | 9 ° 36 ' N , 124 ° 12' E | |
Postal code : | 6306 | |
Mayor : | Henrietta L. Gan | |
Website: | Valencia | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Valencia is a Filipino municipality in the south of Bohol Province with 27,126 inhabitants (census August 1, 2015).
Barangays
Valencia is politically divided into 35 barangays .
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history
The former name of the place was Panangatan , which was derived from Sang-at , which in the local dialect means something like moving up to a higher place . According to tradition, in earlier days the fishermen from Dimiao and Lila took shelter in the mouth of the Panangatan River when the monsoon winds became too strong. Here they pulled their boats up to the elevated bank of the river to prevent the waves from washing them away.
When the Spaniards came to the area, Panangatan was still a barangay of the Dimiao community . It was only split off from Dimiao in 1867 and declared an independent municipality in 1879. In the course of this, it was given the new name Valencia , named after the port city of the same name (→ Valencia ) in the home of the Spaniards.
The Catholic Church of Valencia was built between 1870 and 1882. The original building material was coral stone blocks, but these were largely replaced by concrete during a later renovation. The original wooden floor is preserved with alternating dark Tindalo and Balayong wooden planks and planks made of light Molave and Tugas wood.
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- ↑ Early development of the community ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 11, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Church of Valencia (engl.)