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Alcantarilla
Sign in to saveAlcantarilla () is a town and municipality in southeastern Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of Murcia, and one of its peculiarities is that it is completely surrounded by "pedanías" (satellite districts or boroughs) of the municipality of Murcia like Sangonera La Seca, San Ginés, Nonduermas, Puebla de Soto, La Ñora, Javalí Viejo and Javalí Nuevo.
Key facts
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- Alcantarilla
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- Municipality
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- Spanish
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- Alcantarilla
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- Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción en el barrio de Campoamor de Alcantarilla (Murcia).jpg
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- Location in Murcia
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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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- Huerta de Murcia
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- PP
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla - Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Transport
- Education
- Facilities
- Health
- Sports
- Cultural
- Parks, gardens and squares
- Town centre
- Shopping
- Air Base
- Highlights and landmarks
- Monuments
- Civil
- Religious
- Museums
- Local festivities
- Civil
- Religious
- See also
- References
- External links
Alcantarilla () is a town and municipality in southeastern Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of Murcia, and one of its peculiarities is that it is completely surrounded by "pedanías" (satellite districts or boroughs) of the municipality of Murcia like Sangonera La Seca, San Ginés, Nonduermas, Puebla de Soto, La Ñora, Javalí Viejo and Javalí Nuevo.
The town is part of a low-lying fertile plain rich in gardens, orchards and citrus fruits, known as the "Huerta", which includes the valleys of the river Segura and its right-hand tributary the Guadalentín or river Sangonera and is surrounded by mountains. The Huerta belongs mainly to the large administrative authority of the city of Murcia but it also includes other small municipalities (Alcantarilla, Beniel y Santomera) that could not be omitted from the Huerta's framework either functionally or visually.
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