Bullas

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Basic data
Autonomous Community : MurciaMurcia 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
Localización de Bullas.svg

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

Personalities

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

Web links

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