Murcia
Murcia is a sizable city with 450,000 inhabitants in 2018, ranking seventh in Spain. It's in southeastern Spain, inland but not far from the coast. It’s mainly a services city and an important university town.Places of Interest
Highlights include Murcia Cathedral and Estadio de La Condomina.
Murcia Cathedral
Church
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia, commonly called the Cathedral of Murcia, is a Catholic church in the city of Murcia, Spain. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena.
Estadio de La Condomina
Stadium
Photo: Diniz79, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Condomina is a multi-use stadium in Murcia, Spain. The stadium holds 16,500 spectators and it is currently used mostly for football matches and music concerts.
Murcia del Carmen Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Murcia del Carmen railway station is the main railway station in the Spanish city of Murcia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guadalupe and Churra.
Guadalupe
Suburb
Guadalupe is a pedanía in the municipality of Murcia in the Region of Murcia, Spain. The main populated area is known as Guadalupe de Maciascoque. El Escorial Murciano, the complex that contains the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia and the Monasterio de los Jerónimos de San Pedro de la Ñora, an historic Hieronymite monastery, is located here.
Churra
Suburb
Churra is a hamlet belonging to the municipality of Murcia, with a municipal board. It is a semi-agricultural town, although in recent years it has opened its economy to industry, and especially the service sector, with two hypermarkets. Churra is situated 4 km north of Murcia.
Murcia
- Also known as: “Murcia Province” and “Province of Murcia”
- Location: Murcia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.9866° or 37° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.1415° or 1° 8′ 29″ westPopulation
472,000Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8C9WXVP5+JCGeoNames ID
6355234
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Murcia” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Murzia”
- Asturian: “Murcia”
- Basque: “Murtzia”
- Catalan: “Província de Múrcia”
- French: “Province de Murcie”
- Galician: “Murcia”
- German: “Provinz Murcia”
- Japanese: “ムルシア”
- Portuguese: “Múrcia”
- Spanish: “Murcia”
- Spanish: “Provincia de Murcia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Murcia Bus Station and Museo Salzillo.
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