Lorquí

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Lorquí municipality
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Lorquí (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Murcia
Province : Murcia
Comarca : Vega Media del Segura
Coordinates 38 ° 5 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 5 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  W
Height : 89  msnm
Area : 15.75 km²
Residents : 7,141 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 453.4 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 30564
Municipality number  ( INE ): 30025
administration
Mayor : Joaquín Hernández Gomariz ( PSRM-PSOE )
Website : ayuntamientodelorqui.es

Lorquí is a municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia in Spain . It belongs to the province of Murcia . In 2019, 7141 people lived in Lorquí on an area of ​​16 km².

location

Lorquí is located 13 kilometers northwest of Murcia and about 85 kilometers southwest of Alicante . The Autovía A-30 runs east of the municipality , connecting Lorquí with the cities of Murcia, Cartagena and Albacete . The Río Segura flows west of the municipality .

Population development

Population development of Lorquí and other localities of the Comarca Vega Media del Segura

Since 2005, the population has increased from a little over 6,000 to 7,020 in 2015.

Attractions

  • Parish temple of Santiago Apóstol
  • Las Norias

Individual evidence

  1. Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).