El Palmar, Murcia

El Palmar is a village and a district in Murcia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Murcia.[1][2]

El Palmar
CountrySpain
ProvinceMurcia
MunicipalityMurcia
Area
 • Total26.039 km2 (10.054 sq mi)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total22,897

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.[3]

During the Middle Ages a castle named La Asomada was built in the 12th century.[4]

Demographics

18.22% inhabitants are foreigners – 1.72% come from other countries of Europe, 13.72% are Africans, almost 2.3% are Americans, and 0.47% are Asians.[5] The table below shows the population trends of the territory.[3][6]

1996 2000 2005 2010 2015
Population 15,842 16,184 19,399 23,025 22,897

References
  1. "Pedanías - Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. "El Palmar - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  3. "Historia de El Palmar - Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  4. "El Palmar- Edad Media - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  5. "CREM - Datos Municipales Murcia - 7. Población según entidades y nacionalidad (por continentes)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  6. "INEbase / Demography and population /Municipal Register. Population by municipality /Nomenclature: Continuous Register Population by Population Unit / Results". INE. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
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