# Valderrama, Antique

Valderrama, officially the Municipality of Valderrama (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Valderrama; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Valderrama; Tagalog: Bayan ng Valderrama), is a municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,971 people. 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.

## Etymology

The municipality was named after Spanish captain-general (governor) ad interim Manuel Blanco de Valderrama.

## Geography

Valderrama is 53 kilometres (33 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 273.79 square kilometres (105.71 sq mi)  constituting 10.03% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.

### Climate

Climate data for Valderrama, Antique :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64 (2.5) | 44 (1.7) | 58 (2.3) | 83 (3.3) | 204 (8.0) | 304 (12.0) | 334 (13.1) | 291 (11.5) | 310 (12.2) | 281 (11.1) | 172 (6.8) | 97 (3.8) | 2,242 (88.3) |
| Average rainy days | 12.5 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 24.2 | 28.0 | 29.6 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 20.2 | 15.2 | 248.4 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

### Barangays

Valderrama is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 060618022 | Alon | 1.1% | 222 | 219 | ▴ | 0.14% |
| 060618001 | Bakiang | 2.9% | 588 | 569 | ▴ | 0.33% |
| 060618002 | Binanogan | 3.4% | 673 | 534 | ▴ | 2.34% |
| 060618003 | Borocboroc | 4.1% | 820 | 840 | ▾ | −0.24% |
| 060618004 | Bugnay | 4.8% | 953 | 936 | ▴ | 0.18% |
| 060618005 | Buluangan I | 9.0% | 1,800 | 1,563 | ▴ | 1.42% |
| 060618006 | Buluangan II | 2.4% | 479 | 463 | ▴ | 0.34% |
| 060618007 | Bunsod | 3.9% | 772 | 779 | ▾ | −0.09% |
| 060618008 | Busog | 1.3% | 259 | 255 | ▴ | 0.16% |
| 060618009 | Cananghan | 1.4% | 274 | 265 | ▴ | 0.33% |
| 060618010 | Canipayan | 2.9% | 587 | 579 | ▴ | 0.14% |
| 060618011 | Cansilayan | 1.3% | 269 | 268 | ▴ | 0.04% |
| 060618012 | Culyat | 0.8% | 162 | 149 | ▴ | 0.84% |
| 060618013 | Iglinab | 4.6% | 925 | 884 | ▴ | 0.45% |
| 060618014 | Igmasandig | 1.4% | 273 | 271 | ▴ | 0.07% |
| 060618015 | Lublub | 5.0% | 991 | 1,016 | ▾ | −0.25% |
| 060618016 | Manlacbo | 5.5% | 1,092 | 1,040 | ▴ | 0.49% |
| 060618017 | Pandanan | 10.0% | 1,993 | 1,809 | ▴ | 0.97% |
| 060618018 | San Agustin | 6.2% | 1,232 | 1,310 | ▾ | −0.61% |
| 060618019 | Takas (Poblacion) | 9.4% | 1,878 | 1,869 | ▴ | 0.05% |
| 060618020 | Tigmamale | 4.4% | 871 | 851 | ▴ | 0.23% |
| 060618021 | Ubos (Poblacion) | 10.1% | 2,011 | 1,973 | ▴ | 0.19% |
| | Total | Total | 19,971 | 18,442 | ▴ | 0.80% |

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Valderrama had a population of 19,971. The population density was 73 inhabitants per square kilometre (190/sq mi).

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Valderrama
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 34.20
* 2009 43.48
* 2012 30.19
* 2015 32.20
* 2018 42.59
* 2021 32.91
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government

The newly-elected Mayor Jocelyn Posadas took her oath on June 21, 2016, after winning the elections May 9, 2016. The new set of the municipality's government officials are Josefino Castillón as Vice Mayor and 8 Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Members: Richel Pagayônan, Pedro Labánon, Jose Mervin Gonzales, Keking Otadoy, Mary Joyce Roquero, Christopher Maguad, Anthony Gade and Budak Pon-an.