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Valencia, Bukidnon
Valencia, officially the City of Valencia, is a component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 223,620 people.
The city is the most populous among all cities and municipalities in Bukidnon, and the 6th largest in terms of land area in the province. It is also the most populous inland/landlocked city in Mindanao. It is the third largest city in Northern Mindanao in terms of population, after Cagayan de Oro and Iligan respectively.
The city serves as the center of trade and commerce in the province of Bukidnon.
The territory that now comprises the city of Valencia was combined from thirteen barangays of Malaybalay.
The earliest inhabitants in the area, presently comprising part of the Poblacion, were Bukidnon natives who founded a settlement along the banks of Pulangi River and the confluence of the Dumanggas River. The pioneers were led by Darwin Dumanggas Manangkila together with the families of the Binalhays, Laugas, Dongogans, Gua-ans, Lanayans, and the Arenzos. The first site of the settlement was a sitio named "Panglibatuhan" because the area was thickly forested by tree species called by the natives as "Malibato trees".
In 1911, a one-room barrio school was opened, and its first teacher was Leon Galorport. The school site is approximately the present location of the Poblacion Barangay High School. Galorport, who came from Valencia, Bohol, named the school "Valencia School" after his hometown. When the sitio became a barrio of Malaybalay, the residents agreed to name it "Valencia". Finally, when the southern portion of Malaybalay was separated as a new municipality, the petitioners agreed to name the municipality as "Valencia". However, the use of the name "Valencia" is already seen in Spanish documents in 1893 or even earlier which places it under the jurisdiction of Linabo or Sevilla (now Mailag) in the Province of Misamis.
The rich natural resources found in the territory eventually attracted Christian settlers from the highly populated coastal areas of Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon islands.
Teodoro Pepito led a petition by residents to convert barrio Valencia into a full-fledged municipality. The petition was forwarded to the Provincial Board of the Bukidnon province for consideration. The Provincial Board passed a resolution approving the creation of the Municipality of Valencia, which it forwarded to the Office of the President of the Philippines.
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Valencia, Bukidnon
Valencia, officially the City of Valencia, is a component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 223,620 people.
The city is the most populous among all cities and municipalities in Bukidnon, and the 6th largest in terms of land area in the province. It is also the most populous inland/landlocked city in Mindanao. It is the third largest city in Northern Mindanao in terms of population, after Cagayan de Oro and Iligan respectively.
The city serves as the center of trade and commerce in the province of Bukidnon.
The territory that now comprises the city of Valencia was combined from thirteen barangays of Malaybalay.
The earliest inhabitants in the area, presently comprising part of the Poblacion, were Bukidnon natives who founded a settlement along the banks of Pulangi River and the confluence of the Dumanggas River. The pioneers were led by Darwin Dumanggas Manangkila together with the families of the Binalhays, Laugas, Dongogans, Gua-ans, Lanayans, and the Arenzos. The first site of the settlement was a sitio named "Panglibatuhan" because the area was thickly forested by tree species called by the natives as "Malibato trees".
In 1911, a one-room barrio school was opened, and its first teacher was Leon Galorport. The school site is approximately the present location of the Poblacion Barangay High School. Galorport, who came from Valencia, Bohol, named the school "Valencia School" after his hometown. When the sitio became a barrio of Malaybalay, the residents agreed to name it "Valencia". Finally, when the southern portion of Malaybalay was separated as a new municipality, the petitioners agreed to name the municipality as "Valencia". However, the use of the name "Valencia" is already seen in Spanish documents in 1893 or even earlier which places it under the jurisdiction of Linabo or Sevilla (now Mailag) in the Province of Misamis.
The rich natural resources found in the territory eventually attracted Christian settlers from the highly populated coastal areas of Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon islands.
Teodoro Pepito led a petition by residents to convert barrio Valencia into a full-fledged municipality. The petition was forwarded to the Provincial Board of the Bukidnon province for consideration. The Provincial Board passed a resolution approving the creation of the Municipality of Valencia, which it forwarded to the Office of the President of the Philippines.
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