Valencia City
| City of Valencia | |||
| Location of Valencia in the province of Bukidnon | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Northern Mindanao | ||
| Province : | Bukidnon | ||
| Barangays : | 31 | ||
| District: | 2. District of Bukidnon | ||
| PSGC : | 101321000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
| Households : | 28,425 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 192.993 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 310.5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 621.63 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 7 ° 54 ′ N , 125 ° 6 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 8709 | ||
| Area code : | +63 88 | ||
| Website: | Valencia | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Valencia (officially: City of Valencia ) is a city in the province of Bukidnon in the Philippines .
Valencia City is the agricultural and commercial center of Bukidnon and is therefore known as the City of Golden Harvest .
Origin of name
The Barrio Panlibatuhan, whose name is derived from the phrase pangyohan ho kayu ha malibato from the Binukid language and describes the delivery of Malibato wood . Malibato, the hardest wood that grows in the province of Bukidnon , is mainly found in Valencia , a landmark of the Panlibatuhan Bridge. The first part of the settlement was then called Panglibatuhan , as the area was overgrown with countless Malibatobrees.
geography
Valencia City is in the heart of Mindanao Island . It is bounded to the north by the parish of Lantapan and the city of Malaybalay City , to the south by the parishes of Maramag and Quezon and to the east by Pangantucan and Talakag. The city is 373 m above sea level.
Valencia City is 118 km southeast of Cagayan de Oro , 169 km from Davao City and 234 km from the city of Cotabato City .
The topology of the urban area can generally be described as flat, especially in the built-up areas. The city lies in a large, 10-20 km wide plain along the river system of the Pulangui River. In the east and west, the urban area is bounded by hills and mountain ranges. The 646 m high Musuan volcano rises about 4 km south of the city .
Valencia City has a total area of 621.63 km²
Barangays
Valencia City is politically divided into 31 barangays (districts).
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history
The area of today's city of Valencia City consisted of 13 barrios of the then administrative municipality Malaybalay City . The earliest inhabitants of this region are indigenous Bukidnons who settled along the banks of the Pulangui River and were led by a man named Datu Sebastian Manangkila.
When the southern part of Malaybalay City became an independent administrative municipality, the residents agreed to use the name Valencia for their locality. The place has had this name ever since.
The rich mineral resources of the territory attracted numerous Christian settlers from the Visayas and Luzon at the beginning of the 20th century . Immigration started in the mid-1930s. During the Second World War , the wave of immigrants was interrupted, rose again sharply between 1960 and 1975, so that the population of the place increased by 4.46 times from 13,898 to 64,541.
Mainly responsible for the appointment of Valencia to a municipality was Mr. Teodoro N. Pepito, the first mayor who petitioned for the change of the place. With effect from Executive Order No. 360, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia , Valencia was granted the status of an administrative municipality on January 16, 1961.
The efforts of Mayor Berthobal R. Ancheta and Congressman Reginaldo N. Tilanduca resulted in President Joseph Estrada designating the municipality as a city of Bukidnon Province on Republic Act No. 8985 on December 5, 2000 .
climate
Like most places in central Mindanao, Valencia City belongs to climate type III, without a pronounced rainy season. Located 373 m above sea level, the climatic conditions in the urban area are nevertheless rather humid throughout the year, interrupted by short and weak periods of drought in the months of December to April. The exception is January, which is often rainy.
The months June to December, on the other hand, are characterized by more frequent rains. The average rainfall is 190.6 mm per month.
The city is located outside of the typhoon belt that grazes the Philippines to the north.
Attractions
- The Pulangui River
- Lake Apo, with an area of 2.4 km² and a depth of almost 26 m.
- Jocel's Garden, with rare bromelain , orchids , flamingo flowers and other ornamental plants
Web links
- "Bagangbangan Ha Velencia": The Official Website of the City of Valencia ( Memento of February 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Information on Valencia City ( Memento of February 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )