Fortuna (Murcia)

Fortuna parish
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Murcia
Province :	Murcia
Comarca :	Oriental
Coordinates	38 ° 11 ′  N , 1 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 11 ′  N , 1 ° 8 ′  W
Area :	148.5 km²
Residents :	10.112 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	68.09 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	30620
Municipality number  ( INE ):	30020
Nearest airport :	Murcia-San Javier
administration
Mayor :	Matías Carrillo Moreno PP
Address of the municipal administration:	C / Purísima nº 7 - 30620 Fortuna, MURCIA Tel .: [phone]
Website :	aytofortuna.es
Location of the municipality

Fortuna is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Murcia in south-eastern Spain . 10,112 people live there on an area of ​​148.5 km² (as of January 1, 2019).

politics

Historical development in the Fortuna Council

Political party	2015		2011
	Be right %	Seats	Be right %	Seats
PP	*	*	49.21%	7th
PSOE	*	*	29.07%	4th
IU	*	*	14.61%	2

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

economy

Tourism is an important economic factor in Fortuna. It is one of the most important places for " health tourism " in the Murcia region. The natural hot springs are used in a variety of ways in the form of thermal baths. Among other things, rheumatism and respiratory diseases are treated.

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Culture

Festivals

Fiestas de Sodales Íbero-romanos 2017.

Important festivals in Fortuna are:

• Fiesta de la Mona (April 12th / 13th)
• San Isidro Labrador (May 15th)
• Fiestas de Sodales Íbero-romanos (August)
• San Roque (August 16-17)
• Romería de la virgen de Fátima (first Sunday in September)

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: Fortuna ( Spanish ) Ministerio del Interior. May 22, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

Web links

• Official Website (Spanish)