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Murcia (autonomous community)

Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de
Murcia
CapitalMurcia
Area
 - total
 - % of Spain
Ranked 9th
11 313 km²
2,2%
Population
 - Total (2003)
 - % of Spain
 - Density
Ranked 10th
1 226 993
2,9%
108,46/km²
Demonym
 - English
 - Spanish

Murcian
murciano/a
Statute of Autonomy June 19, 1982
ISO 3166-2MU
Parliamentary
representation

 Congress seats
 Senate seats
 

9
2
PresidentRamón Luis Valcárcel Siso (PP)
Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

Murcia is one of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities, located in the southeast of the country between Andalucia and Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast.

It consists of one province, and contains the city of Murcia which is the capital of the province and the community. Other cities located in Murcia include Cartagena. See List of municipalities in Murcia.

Murcia is bordered by Andalucia (provinces of Almería and Granada), Castile-La Mancha (province of Albacete), the Comunidad Valenciana (province of Alicante), and the Mediterranean Sea.

The community measures 11 313 km² and has a population of 1,2 million, of whom one-third live in the capital.

Communications:

Autonomous communities of Spain
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Is
Basque Country
Canary Is
Cantabria
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-Leon
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Valencia
Plazas de soberanía