Ricote

Ricote is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It has a population of 1,509 (2004) and an area of 87.7 km² .[2]

For the character in Don Quixote, see Ricote (Don Quixote).
Ricote
Municipality
View of Ricote
Coat of arms
Ricote
Location in Murcia
Ricote
Location in Spain
Coordinates:
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Region of Murcia
Province Region of Murcia
Area
 • Total86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation297 m (974 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,301
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Area code(s)+34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcia)
WebsiteOfficial website
Location of Ricote in Murcia.

Ricote had a community of Moriscos until their expulsion from Spain in 1609. Govert Westerveld [3] and Francisco Márquez Villanueva[4] believe that the name of the Morisco character Ricote in Don Quixote is derived from the village.

Demographics

3.79% of the inhabitants were foreigners in 2019.2.21% are Africans, 1.34% are Americans and 3 Asian people reside in Ricote.[5] The table below shows the population trends.

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population[6] 2,604 3,022 2,819 2,956 2,929 2,928 2,743 2,320 1,7714 1,689 1,556 1,461

Economy

23.2% of the surface is utilised as crop lands. The most widely grown products are the almonds, the lemons and the olives.[7][8] 48.21 agreements were written for jobs in agriculture and fishing sector in 2019, and 35.16% were signed by crop lands labourers in the second half of 2016. 46.87% were written by entreprises of the service sector, and 13.19% were signed by waiters. Only 1.78% of the agreements occurred in the industry sector.[9][10]

Facilities

The municipality is home to a consultorio[11](a primary care centre with the fewest functions),[12] an early childhood and primary education centre[13] and a library.[14]

Main sights

Some buildings with architectural and history values are listed below:[15]

  • Palacio de la Encomienda de Santiago
  • Palacio de Llamas: It was built in 1702.
  • San Sebastián Parish Church: It was built in the 18 century.

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Ricote (in Spanish)
  3. Westerveld, Govert (2007). Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Ana Félix y el morisco Ricote del Valle de Ricote en "Don Quijote II" del año 1615. (capítulos 54, 55, 63, 64 y 65). ISBN 84-923151-5-6
  4. Marquez Villanueva, Francisco (2010) Moros, moriscos y turcos en Cervantes. Ensayos críticos. ISBN 978-84-7290-498-9.
  5. "CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 5. Evolución de la población según nacionalidad". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. "CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 1. Censos de Población. Evolución de la población según sexo". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. "CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 1. Evolución de la distribución general de la tierra". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  8. "CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 3. Evolución de la superficie dedicada a cada grupo de cultivo". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM.
  9. "CREM - Datos Municipales de Ricote - 5. Evolución de los contratos de trabajo registrados según sector de la actividad económica. CNAE-2009". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  10. "Cifras de empleo municipal. 2º semestre de 2016. Municipio de Ricote". SEFCARM.es - Murcia Empleo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  11. "MurciaSalud, el portal sanitario de la Región de Murcia. Centros Sanitarios" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  12. "SIAP. Datos cuantitativos de la fase 1.Glosario de términos - Definiciones y aclaraciones" (PDF). Ministerio Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social (in Spanish).
  13. "Listado de centros". Portal de Transparencia - Región de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  14. "BIBLIOTECA MUNICIPAL│Ayuntamiento de Ricote" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  15. "Patrimonio histórico│Ayuntamiento de Ricote" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-29.

This article contains information from the Spanish Wikipedia article Ricote, accessed on January 10, 2008.


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