The Mayors of Valencia City, Bukidnon
Municipal Mayors From 1961 until 2001
Name	Tenure of office
Teodoro N. Pepito	1961–1962
	1964–1977
Lucilo Alkuino	1962–1963
Absalon P. Catarata	1977–1979
	1980–1988
Santiago V. Dablio	1979–1980
Berthobal R. Ancheta	1988–2001
City Mayors From 2001 to present
Name	Tenure of office
Jose M. Galario, Jr.	2001–2007
	2013–2014
Leandro Jose H. Catarata	2007–2013
Azucena P. Huervas	2014–present
Notes ^ Teodoro N. Pepito was appointed by President Carlos P. Garcia in 1961. He was elected in 1964 and served for another two consecutive terms plus a hold over term due to Martial law. ^ Lucilo Alkuino was appointed by President Diosdado P. Macapagal in 1962. ^ Absalon P. Catarata succeeded the office upon Teodoro N. Pepito's retirement in 1977. He was elected for two consecutive terms in 1980 and 1988. Catarata died in office upon his assassination in April 21, 1988. ^ Santiago V. Dablio was appointed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1979. ^ Azucena P. Huervas succeeded Galario's office after the latter was found guilty of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in June 2014. References Valencia City Library.

Valencia, officially City of Valencia and often referred to as simply Valencia City, is a 2nd class component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 192,993 people.

Valencia attained its city status after the ratification of Republic Act 8985 in January 12, 2001. The city is the most populous among all cities and municipalities, and the 6th largest in terms of area in the province of Bukidnon. It is also the most populous inland/landlocked city in Mindanao.

The territory that now comprises the city of Valencia were former thirteen Barangays of the City of Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

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 Panglibatuhan River. The pioneers were led by Datu Sebastian 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, on-room barrio school was opened, and its first teacher was the late Leon Galorport. That school site is approximately the present location of the Poblacion Barangay High School. Galorport, who came from his hometown, Valencia, Bohol named the school “Valencia School”. When the sitio became a barrio of Malaybalay, the resident 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”. The barrio which was Valencia is now Barangay Poblacion and is the seat of the city government of Valencia.

The rich natural resources found in the territory eventually attracted Christian settlers from the highly populated coastal areas of Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon islands.

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