Bullas

Bullas parish
	Bullas
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Murcia
Comarca :	Comarca del Noroeste
Coordinates	38 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 40 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 40 ′ W
Height :	650 msnm
Area :	82.2 km²
Residents :	11,530 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	140.27 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	30180
Municipality number ( INE ):	30012
administration
Mayor :	Pedro Chico Fernández ( PP )
Address of the municipal administration:	Pza. de España, 2 - 30180-Bullas-Murcia - Tel. +34 968 652 031
Website :	bullas.es
Location of the municipality

Bullas is a municipality in southeastern Spain in the autonomous region of Murcia .

geography

Bullas is about 52 km from Murcia, the capital of the province of the same name, on a plateau near the Río Mula , which flows into the Río Segura at Molina de Segura . The city is characterized by viticulture , but also the cultivation of almonds , peaches and olives.

Attractions

The traditional El Zacatín market is held every first Sunday of the month in the beautiful old town with its town hall and typical houses .

The typical wine with the name Bullas is identified by the Designation of Origin D.O. protected.

politics

mayor

**The democratically elected mayor**
Term of office	mayor	Political party
1979-1983	Esteban Egea Fernández	PSOE
1983-1987	Julián Rodríguez Moya	PSOE
1987-1995	Cayetano García Rosa	PSOE
1995-2007	José María López Sánchez	PSOE
2007-2011	Esteban Egea Fernández	PSOE
2011-2015	Pedro Chico Fernández	PP

Municipal council elections

Historical distribution of seats in the municipal council
Political party	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
AP / PP	4th	2	6th	6th	7th	8th	10
IU	1	2	3	2	2	1	1
CDS	1	1
PSOE	11	12	8th	9	8th	8th	6th
Total	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	-

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

economy

The economy is still characterized by agriculture and viticulture. In the industrial sector, solar energy in particular has gained in importance in Bullas. A solar park generates 21% of the energy itself.

Town twinning

Betanzos , Spain since 2010Spain

Groesbeek , Netherlands since 2012Netherlands

Bosa , Italy since 2013Italy

Montpellier , France since 2013France

Toulouse , France since 2013France

Personalities

Antonio García y García (1880–1953), Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Valladolid
Juan López Sánchez (1900–1972), construction worker, syndicalist and politician

Individual evidence

↑ 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).
^ Resultados provisionales ( Spanish ) Ministerio del Interio. May 22, 2011. Accessed January 31, 2019.
↑ http://www.portaldebullas.es/empresas.asp?id=180195
↑ http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/05/07/ciencia/1241689875.html

Web links

Commons : Bullas - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Bullas

[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).

[2] Resultados provisionales ( Spanish ) Ministerio del Interio. May 22, 2011. Accessed January 31, 2019.

[3] ttp://www.portaldebullas.es/empresas.asp?id=180195

[4] ttp://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/05/07/ciencia/1241689875.html