Murcia, Negros Occidental

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Murcia is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 59,358 people in 11,644 households.

Contents 1 Culture 2 Barangays 3 Twin cities 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Culture

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]

[edit] 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 [edit] Twin cities Murcia, Spain Baguio City, Philippines [edit] External links Philippine Standard Geographic Code 2000 Philippine Census Information Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental [edit] References ^ eturbonews.com, Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental ^ pia.gov.ph, Butterfly garden in Mambukal Resort opens v • d • e Component local government units of Negros Occidental Municipalities: Binalbagan • Calatrava • Candoni • Cauayan • Enrique B. Magalona • Hinigaran • Hinoba-an • Ilog • Isabela • La Castellana • Manapla • Moises Padilla • Murcia • Pontevedra • Pulupandan • Salvador Benedicto • San Enrique • Toboso • Valladolid Component Cities: Bago City • Cadiz City • Escalante City • Kabankalan City • La Carlota City • Himamaylan City • Sagay City • San Carlos City • Silay City • Sipalay City • Talisay City • Victorias City Highly urbanized city: Bacolod City (Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Negros Occidental by the National Statistics Office) Coordinates: 10°36′22″N 123°02′20″E / 10.606°N 123.039°E / 10.606; 123.039