Murcia, Negros Occidental

Location of Murcia in the northern Negros Island.

Murcia is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the August 1, 2007 census, it has a population of 71,289 people.

Culture and economy

The Mambukal Resort in 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).^[1] The provincial government-owned Mambucal Resort inaugurated its "Butterfly Garden," on December, 2007. Live predators of butterflies like tarantula, wild geckos, scorpions, millipedes and centipedes were displayed.^[2]

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 Brgy. blumentrit. The newly-built Kahulihoha Herbal Garden and Serenity Park can be found in Brgy. Alegria.

Barangays

Murcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.

Abo-abo Alegria Amayco Zone I (Pob.) Zone II (Pob.) Zone III (Pob.) Zone IV (Pob.) Zone V (Pob.) Blumentritt Buenavista Caliban Canlandog Cansilayan Damsite Iglau-an Lopez Jaena Minoyan Pandanon San Miguel Santa Cruz Santa Rosa Salvacion Talotog Twin cities Murcia, Spain Baguio City, Philippines External links Philippine Standard Geographic Code 2007 Philippine Census Information Region VI - Western Visayas Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental References ^ eturbonews.com, Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental ^ pia.gov.ph, Butterfly garden in Mambukal Resort opens Coordinates: 10°36′22″N 123°02′20″E / 10.606°N 123.039°E / 10.606; 123.039