El Palmar, Murcia
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El Palmar | |
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Country | Spain |
Province | Murcia |
Municipality | Murcia |
Area | |
• Total | 26.039 km2 (10.054 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 22,897 |
El Palmar is a village and the most populated district in
Geography
This territory is located in the foothill of the mountain pass Puerto de la Cadena. There is distance of 5 km from El Palmar to the capital of the municipality (the city of Murcia).[1]
History
There is evidence about the Roman presence in this territory in the Roman Hispanian era. The evidence consists in archaeological remains of a Roman hamlet whose date is the 2nd century BC.[4]
During the Middle Ages a castle named La Asomada was built in the 12th century.[5]
There was an increase in the population in the 17th century. As a consequence, the locality obtained the status of the villa.[4]
As the
Demographics
37°56′32″N 1°09′41″W / 37.9422°N 1.1614°W18.22% inhabitants are foreigners – 1.72% come from another European country, 13.72% are Africans, 2.3% are Americans, and 0.47% are Asians.[7] The table below shows the population trends of the territory.[4][3]
1996 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | |
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Population | 15,842 | 16,184 | 19,399 | 23,025 | 22,897 |
Main sights
- La Asomada castle: it consists in ruins of a former castle. It was probably built in the 12th century.[8]
- Los Bernal modernist building: it was built in the early 20th century.[6]
- Bernal Theatre: it was constructed in 1910 and restored in 2003.[9]
Notable person
- Carlos Alcaraz (b. 2003) – professional tennis player
References
- ^ a b "Pedanías - Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "El Palmar - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ a b "INEbase / Demography and population /Municipal Register. Population by municipality /Nomenclature: Continuous Register Population by Population Unit / Results". INE. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ a b c d "Historia de El Palmar - Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "El Palmar- Edad Media - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ a b "El Palmar- Edad Contemporánea - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Murcia - 7. Población según entidades y nacionalidad (por continentes)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Castillo de la Asomada - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "Teatro Bernal - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2021-02-07.