Abarán
Sign in to saveAbarán is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Murcia. It is situated in the Valley of Ricote on the banks of the River Segura 40 km from the city of Murcia. It belongs to the parish of Santiago. It has a population of 12,917 (as of 2005). Abarán belongs to the comarca of Vega Alta del Segura, the capital of which is Cieza. Abarán and Cieza share a healthy rivalry.
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- Settlement.name
- Abarán
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- Municipality
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- Abaran vista general.jpg
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- Bandera de Abarán.png
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- ESP Abarán COA.svg
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- Spain Murcia#Spain
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- Location in Murcia##Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Comarca
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- Vega Alta del Segura
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- Parish
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- Santiago
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 400
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 115
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jesús Gómez Montiel (PSRM/PSOE)
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- Mayor
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Abarán is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Murcia. It is situated in the Valley of Ricote on the banks of the River Segura 40 km from the city of Murcia. It belongs to the parish of Santiago. It has a population of 12,917 (as of 2005). Abarán belongs to the comarca of Vega Alta del Segura, the capital of which is Cieza. Abarán and Cieza share a healthy rivalry.
== Geography == The ground is high in the northeast of Abarán. In the southwest end the ground is also raised. There are six gullies in the northeastern half and two in the southeastern half. === Human geography === The main town is located in the southwestern half of the territory and had a population of 9,776 in 2019. The village Hoya del Campo is approximately placed in the centre of the municipality and was populated with 1,393 people in 2019. Another locality of the municipality is San José Artesano, which population consisted of 684 in 2019 and is placed in the southwestern half of the territory. Venta de la Aurora is another hamlet, which occurs in the southwest of the northeastern half and had a population of 130 in 2019. Casablanca hamlet is located in the north and was populated with 21 people in 2019. Vergeles hamlet occurs in the northeastern half and it was inhabited by 10 people in 2019.