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Profile of Murcia
Negros
Occidental Map
Profile
| Distance
from Bacolod: |
16.5
kilometers |
| Land
Area: |
28, 455
hectares |
| Classification: |
1st Class |
| Barangays:
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15 Barangays,
politically subdivided into 23 numbers |
| Population: |
59, 358
(May 1, 2000) ; 62, 788 (2005 Projection) |
| Language: |
Hiligaynon/Ilonggo,
English is spoken and understood |
| Points
of Interest: |
Calibago
River Resort & Summer Camp, War Buddies, Monument in
the Plaza Bacolod, Golf and Country Club Flower Village,
Sitio Katugasan Mambukal Mountain Resort, Haciendda, Kaftrees
Retreat House, Pandanon River |
| Resort: |
Minoyan
Resort |
| Festivals: |
Mudpack
Festival, Mambukal Mountain Resort (3rd week of June), Feast
of Immaculate Conception (December 8), Tinabu-ay Festival
(1st week of December) |
| Market
Day: |
Sunday |
Murcia
is a famous tourist destination since the 1970s due to Mambukal
Resort. Hot springs are a common sight in this place which is
believed to cure different skin diseases. Mambukal was then considered
as the summer capital of Negros Occidental because of its low-temperature
climate during summer and the fact that it is located at the foot
of Mount Kanlaon. Waterfalls are abundant in this area. A trek
to the famous seven falls of the resort awes tourists with its
refreshing sights. Mambukal is also an entry point of the a five-day
trek to the volcano crater. Official and organized mountain climbing
activities are usually done during the Holy Week by the various
mountaineering clubs in this province.
The fact of having many existing and potential natural, historical,
cultural and man-made attractions besides Mambukal, plus its proximity
to several cities who are the so called “winners”
in terms of their organized and established tourism programs,
could and should make Murcia a prime tourist destination. With
the completion of the Bacolod-Murcia-Don Salvador Benedicto-San
Carlos tourism highway, the town would benefit from the tourist
traffic from other nearby island provinces, such as Cebu, because
of its strategic location. There is also a news that Murcia will
be a town soon, so let us wait and see when that day happened.
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