Murcia, Negros Occidental

{{Short description|Municipality in Negros Occidental, Philippines}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=April 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}

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| leader_name = Victor Gerardo M. Rojas

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Johnny P. Reosura

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| leader_name2 = Jose Francisco B. Benitez

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| 2=Phillip S. Belleza

| 3=Alfredo L. Villarosa

| 4=Carlito B. Yu Jr.

| 5=Jagie C. Gravino

| 6=Jose C. Gomez

| 7=Adrian L. Olimpo Sr.

| 8=Hernan C. Alintana

| 9=Antonio Luis A. Gonzaga

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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.{{PH census|current}} It is {{convert|17|km}} east of Bacolod.

History

Murcia was founded by an Augustinian Recollect priest named Fr. Miguel Alvarez in 1860.{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Murcia, Negros Occidental – Executive Summary |url=https://www.coa.gov.ph/download/5408/negros-occidental/71164/murcia-executive-summary-2021.pdf |website=Commission on Audit of the Philippines}}

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.

Geography

=Barangays=

File:Murcia Plaza.jpg

Murcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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  • Abo-abo
  • Alegria
  • Amayco
  • Zone I (Poblacion)
  • Zone II (Poblacion)
  • Zone III (Poblacion)
  • Zone IV (Poblacion)
  • Zone V (Poblacion)
  • Blumentritt
  • Buenavista
  • Caliban
  • Canlandog
  • Cansilayan
  • Damsite
  • Iglau-an
  • Lopez Jaena
  • Minoyan
  • Pandanon (Silos)
  • San Miguel
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Rosa
  • Salvacion
  • Talotog

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=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Murcia, Negros Occidental

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 27

| Jan low C = 22

| Feb high C = 28

| Feb low C = 22

| Mar high C = 29

| Mar low C = 22

| Apr high C = 31

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 30

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 29

| Jun low C = 24

| Jul high C = 28

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 29

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 28

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 28

| Oct low C = 24

| Nov high C = 28

| Nov low C = 23

| Dec high C = 27

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 120

| Feb precipitation mm = 87

| Mar precipitation mm = 95

| Apr precipitation mm = 97

| May precipitation mm = 187

| Jun precipitation mm = 263

| Jul precipitation mm = 251

| Aug precipitation mm = 220

| Sep precipitation mm = 227

| Oct precipitation mm = 268

| Nov precipitation mm = 220

| Dec precipitation mm = 158

| Jan rain days = 16.1

| Feb rain days = 12.6

| Mar rain days = 15.4

| Apr rain days = 16.8

| May rain days = 25.8

| Jun rain days = 28.4

| Jul rain days = 29.1

| Aug rain days = 27.9

| Sep rain days = 27.7

| Oct rain days = 28.5

| Nov rain days = 23.9

| Dec rain days = 18.4

| source 1 = Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/murcia_philippines_1699060

| title = Murcia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = May 7, 2020 }}

| date = May 7, 2020

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Demographics

{{Philippine Census

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| 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}}

| 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}}

| 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}}

| 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}}

| 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}}

| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}

| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}

| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}

| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}

| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}

| 2025 =

| 2030 =

| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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Economy

{{stack|float=right|File:Eco-Tourism Highway along Murcia in Negros Occidental.jpg}}

{{PH poverty incidence}}

Tourism

File:Lake in Mambukal.jpg

File:Tribu Tinabuay of Murcia.jpg

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).{{Cite web |url=http://www.eturbonews.com/2280/bats-are-tourist-attractions-negros-occidenta |title=eturbonews.com, Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental |access-date=November 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204125301/http://www.eturbonews.com/2280/bats-are-tourist-attractions-negros-occidenta |archive-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p071205.htm&no=55 pia.gov.ph, Butterfly garden in Mambukal Resort opens]

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

References

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