Archena
Sign in to saveArchena is a municipality in the Region of Murcia, Spain, located in its northeastern part. It has a population of 20,976 (2024) and covers an area of . The municipality lies from the regional capital, Murcia.
Key facts
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- Archena
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- Municipality
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- Rio Segura a su paso por Archena.jpg
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- The Segura river passing through Archena.
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- Bandera de Archena.svg
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- Escudo de Archena.svg
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- Localización de Archena.svg
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- Location of the Municipality of Archena 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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- A. community
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- Province
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- Comarca
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- Vega Media del Segura
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- Alcalde (Mayor)
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- Patricia Fernández López (PP)
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- 16.40
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61 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Roman period
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Spanish Civil War
- Second half of the century
- 21st century
- Geography
- Climate
- Surroundings
- Neighbourhoods
- Barrio de la Providencia
- El Hurtado
- Las Arboledas
- El Otro Lao
- Los Baños
- La Algaida
- Torre del Junco
- Infrastructure
- Streets
- Roads
- Transport
- Parks and recreation
- Local council
- Landmarks
- Spa
- Local museum
- Esparto museum
- Don Mario's Castle
- The Ope
- Demography
- Historical Evolution
- Population from 1900 to 2017
- Maximum seasonal population
- Inhabitants by place of birth
- Education
- Culture
- Festivities
- Local museum
- Groups and cultural associations
- Health
- Economy
- Sports
- Sport centre
- José Alcolea Lacal School
- Private gyms
- People from Archena
- Pablo Enríquez
- Pedro Guillén
- Vicente Medina
- Security
- Symbols
- Flag
- Coat of arms
- Hymn
- Twin towns and sister cities
- See also
- References
Archena is a municipality in the Region of Murcia, Spain, located in its northeastern part. It has a population of 20,976 (2024) and covers an area of . The municipality lies from the regional capital, Murcia.
Archena is known for its hot spring spa, which dates back to Roman times. The spa complex includes three hotels, and additional Roman ruins were discovered at the site during recent development works.