Mazarrón
Sign in to saveMazarrón is a municipality in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeastern Spain. The municipality has an area of , and a population of 31,562 inhabitants in 2019. A military fort (named C1 or Castillitos-small castles) which was built between 1930 and 1936 during the reign of Alfonso XIII of Spain and the Second Spanish Republic exists as a tourist attraction on the old road between Mazarrón and Cartagena, and although it is accessible from the Bay of Mazarrón it is not in the municipality itself.
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- Mazarrón
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- Municipality
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- Spanish
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- Mazarrón
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- 260px
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- Mazarrón port and beach
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- Location in Murcia
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- Spain Murcia#Spain
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- Autonomous Community
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- Comarca
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- Bajo Guadalentín
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- Geography - Physical & Human
- Physical geography
- Human geography
- History
- Prehistory
- Ancient history
- Middle Ages and Early modern period
- Late modern period and Contemporary era
- Demographics
- Economical Growth
- Government
- Transportation
- Healthcare Facilities
- Education
- Main sights & Tourist Attractions
- Sports
- Festivities
- Purísima Concepción festivity
- Festivities in the localities of Mazarrón
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Mazarrón is a municipality in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeastern Spain. The municipality has an area of , and a population of 31,562 inhabitants in 2019. A military fort (named C1 or Castillitos-small castles) which was built between 1930 and 1936 during the reign of Alfonso XIII of Spain and the Second Spanish Republic exists as a tourist attraction on the old road between Mazarrón and Cartagena, and although it is accessible from the Bay of Mazarrón it is not in the municipality itself.
The Bay of Mazarrón is sheltered by the last foothills of the Sierra de la Almenara, a mining area since the Carthaginian era. Over 35 km of beaches, unspoiled coves and rocky sea beds. Due to the nature of the surrounding rocks, however, the beach at Bolnuevo is of coarse grit, as are most of the beaches along this part of the coast.