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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Region of Murcia
- Province
- Murcia
- Comarca
- Comarca del Mar Menor
- Mayor
- Mario Ginés Pérez Cervera (PSOE)
- Total
- 20 km (7.7 sq mi)
- Elevation amsl
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Density
- 1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
- Area code
- +34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcia)
- Website
- www.losalcazares.es
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Spain
- Official name
- Alcázares, Los
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Region of Murcia
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 20408
- Area
- 20
- Elevation
- 6
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Mar Menor
- Shares border with
- San Javier
- Official website
- www.losalcazares.es
- Image
- Playa del Espejo, en Los Alcázares (Murcia, España).jpg
- Licence plate code
- MU
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- Commons category
- Los Alcázares
- postal code
- 30710
- twinned administrative body
- Myszków
- male population
- 8238
- female population
- 7900
- P8168
- Shuangyashan
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Encyclopedic overview
Los Alcázares ( Spanish: [los alˈkaθaɾes]) is a municipality and a coastal spa town and former fishing village on the western side of the Mar Menor in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeastern Spain.
The Mar Menor (little sea) belongs to three other municipalities: San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar and Cartagena and is Europe's largest saltwater lagoon. Connected to the adjacent Mediterranean sea by several channels, the Mar Menor has a surface area of almost 20 km and the fact that it is typically 2-4 degrees warmer than the Mediterranean, makes it a very popular destination for sailing, windsurfing, kiteboarding and other water sports enthusiasts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Los Alcázares” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.