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Murcia | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Murcia | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′10″N 1°7′49″W / 37.98611°N 1.13028°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Region of Murcia |
| Founded | 825 AD (by Abd ar-Rahman II) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Ballesta Germán (2023) (PP) |
| Area | |
| 881.86 km2 (340.49 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 460,349[1] | |
| • Urban | 672,773[2] |
| Demonym | Murciano/a |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €29.720 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30001 to 30012 |
| Dialing code | 968 / 868 |
| Website | Official website |
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Murcia (/ˈmʊərsiə/, US also /ˈmɜːrʃ(i)ə/;[5][6][7] Spanish: [ˈmuɾθja] ) is a city in south-eastern Spain,[8] the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia,[9] and the seventh largest city in the country. It had a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021[10] (about one-third of the total population of the Region). The total population of the metropolitan area was 672,773 in 2020, covering an urban area of 1,230.9 km2.[2] It is located on the Segura River, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a climate with hot summers, mild winters, and relatively low precipitation.
Murcia was founded by Abd ar-Rahman II, Emir of Cordoba, in 825 with the name Mursiyah (Arabic: مرسية). It is now mainly a services city and a university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week procession, works of art by the famous Murcian sculptor Francisco Salzillo, and the Fiestas de Primavera (Spring Festival).
The city, as the capital of the comarca Huerta de Murcia, is called "Europe's orchard" due to its long agricultural tradition and its fruit, vegetable, and flower production and exports.[11]
- ^ "Murcia: Población por municipios y sexo. (2883)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Atlas Estadístico de las Áreas Urbanas | Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana". www.mitma.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ "Murcia". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Murcia" (US) and "Murcia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Murcia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Tourism in Murcia. What to see. Tourist information | spain.info in english". Spain.info. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Región de Murcia. Consejería de Sanidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Murcia: Población por municipios y sexo. (2883)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ Riquelme Manzanera, Ángel Luis (1998). "Declaración del espacio natural Huerta de Murcia" (PDF). Revista Cangilón – Región de Murcia Digital (in Spanish). pp. 32, 33. Retrieved 23 December 2020.