Mambukal
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| Resort Township Hill Station |
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Mambukal Resort Township of Mambukal |
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Mambukal Lake
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| Nickname(s): "Mambukal Mountain Resort" | ||
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 Mambukal
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| Coordinates: 10°30′N 123°6.12′E / 10.500°N 123.10200°ECoordinates: 10°30′N 123°6.12′E / 10.500°N 123.10200°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Negros Island Region (NIR) | |
| Province | Negros Occidental | |
| Municipality | Murcia | |
| Founded | July 22, 1957 (townsite) | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. | |
| • Manager | Ellen Marie Jalandoni | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 6129 | |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)34 | |
| Website | mambukalresort |
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Mambukal Resort, officially the Township of Mambukal or simply known as Mambukal (alternatively spelled as "Mambucal"), is a resort township located within the boundaries of the municipality of Murcia, Negros Occidental. As a township, it is directly governed by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, which also manages Mambukal Mountain Resort in the 6-hectare townsite near Brgy. Minoyan. The resort is owned and managed by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental under its Economic Enterprise Development Department.
A hill station was established in the area in 1923, through a provincial administrative order, to serve as a weekend getaway for the officials of the Negros Occidental provincial government and its guests. The first permanent structure in the resort, the Ishiwata Bath House, was built in 1927, as part of developments made by the Japanese architect Kokichi Paul Ishiwata.
Republic Act No. 1964, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on June 22, 1957, formally tasked the provincial government of Negros Occidental with the administration and management of the townsite and resort facilities. This date is commemorated in the annual Mudpack Festival, named after the medicinal sulfuric mud available in the area.
Mambukal is administered as a resort township, independent of the Municipality of Murcia by the provincial government, as the putative Township of Mambukal. However, this is disputed in some circles outside the province as townships, as a form of local government, were already abolished in 1919 through Philippine Legislature Act No. 2824. Legally, townships supposedly no longer constitute a local government unit under current laws, which only recognize four types of local government: province, city, municipality, and barangay.
Situated 1,200 ft. above sea level and next to Mount Kanlaon, Mambukal enjoys cool temperatures all year round with access to flora and fauna native to the Kanlaon area. It covers an area of 23.6 hectares covering part of Mount Kanlaon Natural Park, a protected area which also encompasses territories of Murcia, La Castellana and Bago City in Negros Occidental, and Canlaon City in Negros Oriental.
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