Nueva Valencia

Nueva Valencia, officially the Municipality of Nueva Valencia (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Nueva Valencia; Tagalog: Bayan ng Nueva Valencia), is a municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,771 people.^[5]

Nueva Valencia
Municipality
Municipality of Nueva Valencia
Taklong Island
Flag
Map of Guimaras with Nueva Valencia highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Nueva Valencia Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°31′33″N 122°32′23″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Guimaras
District	Lone district
Founded	January 1, 1941
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Emmanuel D. Galila (NUP)
• Vice Mayor	Ma. Luz G. Gambalan (NUP)
• Representative	JC Rahman Nava (NUP)
• Municipal Council	Members Jun Cesar E. Galila Marilou S. Delumpa Jason E. Javier Antonio D. Delumpa Rofel G. Geonanga Rex G. Geraldoy Felix G. Servando Primitivo T. Gallego
• Electorate	27,118 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	137.12 km2 (52.94 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation	1,064 m (3,491 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	43,822
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
• Households	10,903
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.03 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 215 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 486.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 148.5 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 67.45 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Guimaras Electric Cooperative (GUIMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5046
PSGC	067903000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Hiligaynon Ati Tagalog
Website	nuevavalencia.gov.ph

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.^[6][7]

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. ^[8] 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[9]

Demographics

Nueva Valencia Municipal Hall

Population census of Nueva Valencia

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	+1.52%
2024	43,822	+0.58%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Nueva Valencia was 42,771 people,^[15] 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 50 2000 40.04 2003 36.03 2006 29.70 2009 36.44 2012 19.04 2015 26.42 2018 15.22 2021 17.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]