Murcia
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| Municipality of Murcia | |
Murcia Municipal Building
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Map of Negros Occidental with Murcia highlighted
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  Murcia Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′N 123°02′E / 10.6°N 123.03°E / 10.6; 123.03 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Occidental |
| District | 3rd district |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Victor Gerardo M. Rojas |
| • Vice Mayor | Johnny P. Reosura |
| • Representative | Jose Francisco B. Benitez |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 54,734 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 279.14 km2 (107.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,432 m (7,979 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 88,868 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| • Households | 21,101 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 295.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 599.1 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 236.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 238.9 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
6129
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Named after | Murcia, Spain |
Murcia, officially the Municipality of Murcia, is a 1st class municipality in the provinceofNegros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,868 people.[3] It is 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Bacolod.
Murcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays
| Climate data for Murcia, Negros Occidental | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) |
87 (3.4) |
95 (3.7) |
97 (3.8) |
187 (7.4) |
263 (10.4) |
251 (9.9) |
220 (8.7) |
227 (8.9) |
268 (10.6) |
220 (8.7) |
158 (6.2) |
2,193 (86.4) |
| Average rainy days | 16.1 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 25.8 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 23.9 | 18.4 | 270.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[5] | |||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poverty incidence of Murcia
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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).[18] 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.[19]
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.
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Places adjacent to Murcia, Negros Occidental
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 Province of Negros Occidental | |
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Bacolod (capital and largest city) | |
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