Nueva Valencia
Nueva Valencia is known for its numerous white sand beaches, including the popular Alubihod Beach and Taklong Island Beach, as well as islets such as the islands of Guiwanon (or Guiuanon), Panobolon, etc. Guisi Lighthouse, considered the second oldest lighthouse in the Philippines, is also one of the attractions in the municipality.
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.
Nueva Valencia is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City. It is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Jordan.
Geography
Barangays
Nueva Valencia is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- 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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Nueva Valencia was 42,771 people, with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Nueva Valencia
10
20
30
40
2006
29.70 2009
36.44 2012
19.04 2015
26.42 2018
15.22 2021
17.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |