Murcia

This airticle is aboot the Spaingie ceety. For ither uisses, see Murcia (disambiguation).

Murcia
Municipality
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Murcia Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°59′10″N 1°7′49″W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Murcie
Province	Murcia
Comarca	Huerta de Murcia
Judicial destrict	Murcia
Foondit	825
Govrenment
• Alcalde	Miguel Ángel Cámara Botía (2007) (PP)
Area
• Municipality	881.86 km2 (340.49 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Municipality	447,182
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Urban	502,000
Demonym(s)	Murciano/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	30001 tae 30012
Dialin code	968 / 868
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Murcia (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈmuɾθja]) is a ceety in sooth-eastren Spain, the caipital an maist populous ceety o the autonomous commonty o the Region o Murcie, an the seivent lairgest ceety in the kintra, wi a population o 442,573 inhabitants in 2009 (aboot ane third o the total population o the Region). The population o the metropolitan aurie wis 689,591 in 2010. It is locatit on the Segura River, in the sootheast o the Iberian Peninsula, notit bi a mild climate wi hot simmers, mild winters, an relatively law precipitation.

Murcia wis foondit bi the emir o Cordoba Abd ar-Rahman II in 825 AD wi the name Mursiyah مرسية an nouadays is mainly a service ceety an an varsity toun. Heichlichts for visitors include the Cathedral o Murcia an a nummer o baroque biggins, renouned local cuisine, Holy Week procession wirks o airt bi the famous Murcie sculptor Francisco Salzillo, an the Fiestas de Primavera (Ware Festival).

The ceety, as the caipital o the comarca Huerta de Murcia is cried Europe’s orchard due tae its lang agricultural tradeetion an as a fruits, vegetables an flouers producer an exporter.