Valderrama, Antique

Valderrama
Municipality of Valderrama
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Valderrama is located in Philippines
Valderrama
Valderrama
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°00′13″N 122°07′46″E / 11.0036°N 122.1294°E / 11.0036; 122.1294
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAntique
District Lone district
Named forManuel Blanco Valderrama
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJocelyn L. Posadas
 • Vice MayorChristopher B. Maguad
 • RepresentativeAnthony Agapito B. Legarda Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate14,313 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total273.79 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]
 • Total19,971
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Households
4,750
Economy
 • Income class4th 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
 • ElectricityAntique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5703
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesKaray-a
Sulod
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

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.

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.

  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. ^ a b 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.

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