Murcia, Negros Occidental
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Murcia, officially the Municipality of Murcia, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,868 people.Template:PH census It is Script error: No such module "convert". east of Bacolod.
History
Murcia was founded by an Augustinian Recollect priest named Fr. Miguel Alvarez in 1860.[1]
During World War II, the municipal hall of the town was used as a garrison by the invading Japanese. Due to resistance from Filipino guerillas, the Japanese withdrew from the municipality on April 21, 1945.[1]
Geography
Barangays
Murcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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Climate
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Demographics
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Economy
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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).[2] The provincial government-owned Mambukal Resort inaugurated its "Butterfly Garden," in December 2007. Live predators of butterflies like tarantula, wild geckos, scorpions, millipedes and centipedes were displayed.[3]
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.
Notable personalities
Twin cities
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References
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External links
- Murcia Profile at the Official Website of Negros Occidental
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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