| Capital | Murcia |
| 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 3166-2 | MU |
|
Parliamentary representation Congress seats Senate seats |
9 2 |
| President | Ramón 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.
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