Murcia, Negros Occidental

Murcia
Murcia
Municipality
	Municipality of Murcia
	Seal
	Map of Negros Occidental with Murcia highlighted
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region (NIR)
Province	Negros Occidental
Congr. district	3rd district of Negros Occidental
Barangays	23
Government
• Mayor	Andrew L. Montelibano
Area
• Total	279.14 km2 (107.78 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	75,207
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6129
Dialing code	34
Income class	1st class

Murcia is a first class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 75,207 people.^[3]

Barangays

Murcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays ("Pob." means poblacion).^[2]

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Demographics

Population census of Murcia
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	50,996	—
1995	55,128	+1.47%
2000	59,358	+1.60%
2007	71,289	+2.56%
2010	75,207	+1.97%
Source: National Statistics Office^[3]^[4]

Economy and tourism

The Mambukal Resort in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental has bats as tourist attraction. There resort has 3 species of bats – the Philippine Flying Fox (Philippine Giant Fruit Bat), the Philippine bare-backed fruit bat, and the Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox, which is already endangered. They produce a nitrogen-rich organic fertilizer called guano. Bats are included in the list of animals protected by Republic Act 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act).^[5] The provincial government-owned Mambukal Resort inaugurated its "Butterfly Garden," on December, 2007. Live predators of butterflies like tarantula, wild geckos, scorpions, millipedes and centipedes were displayed.^[6]

Aside from the Mambukal Mountain Resort, Murcia is also famous for its Pandanon River Resort situated in the Murcia-Don Salvador Benedicto municipality border. A golf and country club is situated in Barangay Blumentritt. The newly built Kahulihoha Herbal Garden and Serenity Park can be found in Barangay Alegria.

Twin cities

Murcia, Spain
Baguio City, Philippines

References

^ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Province: Negros Occidental". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^ "Province of Negros Occidental". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
^ eturbonews.com, Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental
^ pia.gov.ph, Butterfly garden in Mambukal Resort opens

External links

[1] "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[nscb-2] "Province: Negros Occidental". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[NSO10-3] "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[4] "Province of Negros Occidental". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

[5] turbonews.com, Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental

[6] .gov.ph, Butterfly garden in Mambukal Resort opens

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v t e Province of Negros Occidental
Bacolod (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Binalbagan Calatrava Candoni Cauayan Don Salvador Benedicto Enrique B. Magalona Hinigaran Hinoba-an Ilog Isabela La Castellana Manapla Moises Padilla Murcia Pontevedra Pulupandan San Enrique Toboso Valladolid
Component cities	Bago Cadiz Escalante Himamaylan Kabankalan La Carlota Sagay San Carlos Silay Sipalay Talisay Victorias
Highly urbanized city	Bacolod (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Negros Occidental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)