Municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental - Philippines

Valencia is a first class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. It is located 9.4 kilometre west of Dumaguete, the largest city and capital of the province. According to the national 2000 census, Valencia has a population of 24,365 people in 4,860 households. Valencia has a land area of about 15,000 hectares, 35% of which are classified as plains. The municipality was voted as "the greenest and cleanest" town of Negros Oriental in 2007.