Murcia, Negros Occidental
Murcia | |
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Municipality of Murcia | |
![]() Murcia Municipal Building | |
![]() Map of Negros Occidental with Murcia highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°36′N 123°02′E / 10.6°N 123.03°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 3rd district |
Named for | Murcia, Spain |
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 |
• 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] | |
• Total | 88,868 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
• Households | 21,101 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.95 |
• 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 |
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 province of Negros 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.
History
[edit]Murcia was founded by an Augustinian Recollect priest named Fr. Miguel Alvarez in 1860.[5]
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.[5]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
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Murcia is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
[edit]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)[6] |
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Murcia
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
25.10 2009
20.73 2012
23.26 2015
21.61 2018
21.26 2021
22.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Tourism
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Lake_in_Mambukal.jpg/220px-Lake_in_Mambukal.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Tribu_Tinabuay_of_Murcia.jpg/220px-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).[19] 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.[20]
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
[edit]Twin cities
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Murcia | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Murcia, Negros Occidental – Executive Summary" (PDF). Commission on Audit of the Philippines. 2021.
- ^ "Murcia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "eturbonews.com, Bats are tourist attractions in Negros Occidental". Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ pia.gov.ph, Butterfly garden in Mambukal Resort opens
External links
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