Valderrama, Antique

Valderrama, officially the Municipality of Valderrama (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Valderrama; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Valderrama; Tagalog: Bayan ng Valderrama), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,971 people.^[4] Making it 15th most populous municipality in the province of Antique and the second largest municipality in terms of land area, with a total area of 273.79 square kilometers.

Valderrama
Municipality
Municipality of Valderrama
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Map of Antique with Valderrama highlighted
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Valderrama Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°00′13″N 122°07′46″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Antique
District	Lone district
Named for	Manuel Blanco Valderrama
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jocelyn L. Posadas
• Vice Mayor	Christopher B. Maguad
• Representative	Anthony Agapito B. Legarda Jr.
• Municipal Council	Members Mark Alvin C. Bingco John Vincent J. Bingco Pedro P. Labanon Josefino Q. Castillon Luisito B. Bayog Luisito B. Bayog May Jacqueline P. Otadoy Jose Mervin T. Gonzales
• Electorate	14,313 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	273.79 km2 (105.71 sq mi)
Elevation	479 m (1,572 ft)
Highest elevation [3] (Mount Baloy)	1,960 m (6,430 ft)
Lowest elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[4]
• Total	19,971
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Households	4,750
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.91 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 130.3 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 300.8 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 110 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 46.12 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5703
PSGC	060618000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)36
Native languages	Karay-a Sulod Hiligaynon Tagalog

The area is home to the indigenous Iraynun-Bukidnon, speakers of a dialect of the Kiniray-a language, who have crafted the only rice terrace clusters in the Visayas through indigenous knowledge and sheer vernacular capabilities. The rice terraces of the Iraynun-Bukidnon are divided into three terraced fields, namely, Lublub rice terraces, Baking rice terraces, and San Agustin rice terraces. All of the rice terrace clusters have been researched on by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and various scholars from the University of the Philippines. There have been campaigns to nominate the Iraynun-Bukidnon Rice Terraces, along with the central Panay mountain range, into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Etymology

The municipality was named after Spanish captain-general (governor) ad interim Manuel Blanco de Valderrama.

Geography

Valderrama is 53 kilometres (33 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 273.79 square kilometres (105.71 sq mi) ^[6] constituting 10.03% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.

Climate

Climate data for Valderrama, Antique
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	32 (90)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	64 (2.5)	44 (1.7)	58 (2.3)	83 (3.3)	204 (8.0)	304 (12.0)	334 (13.1)	291 (11.5)	310 (12.2)	281 (11.1)	172 (6.8)	97 (3.8)	2,242 (88.3)
Average rainy days	12.5	8.9	11.3	14.1	24.2	28.0	29.6	28.2	28.1	28.1	20.2	15.2	248.4
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[7]

Barangays

Valderrama is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[4]		2010[9]
060618022	Alon	1.1%	222	219	▴	0.14%
060618001	Bakiang	2.9%	588	569	▴	0.33%
060618002	Binanogan	3.4%	673	534	▴	2.34%
060618003	Borocboroc	4.1%	820	840	▾	−0.24%
060618004	Bugnay	4.8%	953	936	▴	0.18%
060618005	Buluangan I	9.0%	1,800	1,563	▴	1.42%
060618006	Buluangan II	2.4%	479	463	▴	0.34%
060618007	Bunsod	3.9%	772	779	▾	−0.09%
060618008	Busog	1.3%	259	255	▴	0.16%
060618009	Cananghan	1.4%	274	265	▴	0.33%
060618010	Canipayan	2.9%	587	579	▴	0.14%
060618011	Cansilayan	1.3%	269	268	▴	0.04%
060618012	Culyat	0.8%	162	149	▴	0.84%
060618013	Iglinab	4.6%	925	884	▴	0.45%
060618014	Igmasandig	1.4%	273	271	▴	0.07%
060618015	Lublub	5.0%	991	1,016	▾	−0.25%
060618016	Manlacbo	5.5%	1,092	1,040	▴	0.49%
060618017	Pandanan	10.0%	1,993	1,809	▴	0.97%
060618018	San Agustin	6.2%	1,232	1,310	▾	−0.61%
060618019	Takas (Poblacion)	9.4%	1,878	1,869	▴	0.05%
060618020	Tigmamale	4.4%	871	851	▴	0.23%
060618021	Ubos (Poblacion)	10.1%	2,011	1,973	▴	0.19%
	Total		19,971	18,442	▴	0.80%

Demographics

Population census of Valderrama

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,885	—
1918	5,424	+0.70%
1939	7,742	+1.71%
1948	9,388	+2.17%
1960	8,683	−0.65%
1970	9,821	+1.24%
1975	11,936	+3.99%
1980	12,968	+1.67%
1990	14,197	+0.91%
1995	15,433	+1.58%
2000	17,874	+3.20%
2007	18,878	+0.76%
2010	18,442	−0.85%
2015	19,124	+0.69%
2020	19,971	+0.86%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][9][11][12]

In the 2020 census, Valderrama had a population of 19,971.^[4] The population density was 73 inhabitants per square kilometre (190/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Valderrama

10 20 30 40 50 2006 34.20 2009 43.48 2012 30.19 2015 32.20 2018 42.59 2021 32.91 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Government

The newly-elected Mayor Jocelyn Posadas took her oath on June 21, 2016, after winning the elections May 9, 2016. The new set of the municipality's government officials are Josefino Castillón as Vice Mayor and 8 Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Members: Richel Pagayônan, Pedro Labánon, Jose Mervin Gonzales, Keking Otadoy, Mary Joyce Roquero, Christopher Maguad, Anthony Gade and Budak Pon-an.^{[21][full citation needed]}

References

1.  Municipality of Valderrama | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. "Valderrama". Official Antique Website. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
4. Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
6. "Province: Antique". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. "Valderrama: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
8. "Municipal: Valderrama, Antique". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Antique". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
21. ivote.ph: Comelec Election Returns May 2016 Elections

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code