Valencia (Bohol)
Valencia is a Philippine municipality in the south of the province of Bohol with 31,477 inhabitants ( census May 1, 2010 ).
Barangays
Valencia is politically subdivided into 35 barangays.
- Adlawan
- Anas
- Anonang
- Anoyon
- Balingasao
- Banderahan ( Upper Ginopolan )
- Botong
- Buyog
- Canduao Occidental
- Canduao Oriental
- Canlusong
- Canmanico
- Cansibao
- Catug -a
- Cutcutan
- Danao
- Genoveva
- Ginopolan
- La Victoria
- Lantang
- Limocon
- Loctob
- Magsaysay
- Marawis
- Maubo
- Nailo
- Omjon
- Pangi at -
- Poblacion Occidental
- Poblacion Oriental
- Simang
- Taug
- Tausion
- Taytay
- Ticum
History
The former name of the place was Panangatan, which was derived from Sang -at, which means to a higher place in the einheiminschen dialect so much as go up. According to the tradition in earlier days, the fishermen from Dimiao and Lila have sought protection at the mouth of Panangatan - flow when the monsoon winds were too strong. Here you pulled their boats up to the elevated bank of the river, to avoid that they were swept away by the waves.
Then when the Spaniards arrived in the area, Panangatan was still a barangay of the municipality Dimiao. Only in 1867 it was split off from Dimiao 1879 and declared an independent municipality. As part of this, she received the new name Valencia, named after the port city (→ Valencia) in the home of the Spanish.
The Catholic Church of Valencia was built in 1870 until 1882. Original building materials were coral stone blocks, but these have been largely replaced by concrete at a later renovation. Received original is the extraordinary wooden floor with alternating dark down Tindalo and Balayong wood planks and planks of light Molave and Tugas wood.
Pictures
Center at the public market
Cristo Rey statue in the church of Valencia