Mula (Murcia)

Mula
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Murcia
Province :	Murcia
Comarca :	Río Mula
Coordinates	38 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 29 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 29 ′ W
Height :	313 msnm
Area :	633.38 km²
Residents :	16,883 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	26.66 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	713
Postal code :	30170
Municipality number ( INE ):	30029
administration
Mayor :	Juan Jesús Moreno (PSRM-PSOE)
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza del Ayuntamiento 8, 30170 Mula
Website :	www.mula.es
Location of the city

Mula is a municipality in the center of the Autonomous Community of Murcia in southeastern Spain, with 16,883 inhabitants (2019, INE ). It is the seat of the judicial district of the same name and the capital of the Comarca Río Mula . The place is known for the Tamborada , a festival of Holy Week .

geography

Districts

The districts of the municipality are Fuente Librilla , Yéchar , Los Baños de Mula , Puebla de Mula , Casas Nuevas and Niño de Mula .

Neighboring communities

The municipality of Mula has the following neighboring municipalities:

Calasparra , Cieza and Ricote in the north
Ricote, Campos del Río , Albudeite , Alcantarilla and Murcia to the east
Librilla , Alhama de Murcia and Totana to the south
Bullas , Cehegín and Lorca to the west
Pliego is completely surrounded by the municipality of Mula.

climate

The climate is similar to that of the neighboring city of Murcia . It is a dry Mediterranean climate, characterized by low and irregular rainfall with a rainfall of 300 to 750 mm. These are influenced by the Azores high and frequent cold air fronts. The annual average temperature is 18.2 ° C. Overall, the mild winters and hot summers reach over 300 days of sunshine. In January the temperatures are between 4 and 6 ° C, in August between 20 and 34 ° C. In summer, peak values of over 40 ° C are not uncommon.

geology

Popular belief has it that the mountains surrounding the city are of volcanic origin. However, the hills are made of limestone, which refutes this legend. In the deeper areas it is covered by the sediments of the Río Mula river . The name of the place comes from the shape of the surrounding hills, which look like millstones ( Latin = mola, from which mula was later formed).

Flora and fauna

The flora around Mula has adapted well to the difficult conditions caused by the dry summers. Evergreen plants are typical of the region. Their leaves are leathery and covered by a membrane to minimize evaporation. The trees have trunks with thick bark and roots that grow deep into the ground to the water. The oak determines the landscape of the region, especially the holm oak and the cork oak , which form small dehesas . Carob trees and olive trees are also common .

politics

List of mayors of Mula
Legislative period	Surname	Political party
1979 -1983	Antonio Hernández Cava	UCD
1983 -1987	Bibiano Imbernón García	PSRM - PSOE
1987 -1991	Bibiano Imbernón García	PSRM - PSOE
1991 -1995	Bibiano Imbernón García	PSRM - PSOE
1995 -1999	José Iborra	Partido Popular
1999 -2003	José Iborra	Partido Popular
2003 -2007	José Iborra	Partido Popular
2007 -2011	Diego Cervantes	PSRM - PSOE
2011 -2015	José Iborra	Partido Popular
2015 -0000	Juan Jesús Moreno	PSRM - PSOE

Economy and Infrastructure

Mula's economy is based on dry farming and animal husbandry. It also relies on the production of food and beverages. In 2004 the industrial area El Arreaque , east of the city center, was inaugurated.

Culture and sights

Parish Church of San Miguel

The tower of San Miguel and the bell tower next to it form a town hall square in the center of town which is well worth seeing. The church was badly damaged during the Spanish Civil War. Only the gate of the entrance could be saved. All sculptures and paintings were completely destroyed. It is known that the altar had a decorated canopy with wall paintings from the Baroque era .

The church has a Latin cross and there is a chapel in each of the transverse arms of the transept. The right chapel is dedicated to the noble family Marquesado de los Vélez and the left chapel to the apostle Philip . A relic of the body of Philip was imported from Sicily in 1648 by the first wife of Marquis Fernando Joaquín Fajardo .

The side altarpieces were made in 1825 by Aralafe Ángel Moreno Rubio . The portrait of the Apostle Philip is from the late 19th century by Anastasio Martines . Many carved figures were made by the Valencian Vicente Benedicto : the Archangel Michael after the church is named, the local patron Philip and the holy Expedit . From Sánchez Lozano are Joseph of Nazareth with Jesus (the baby Jesus is from the time before the civil war) and the Mater Dolorosa from Francisco. The figure of Simon Peter was made by P. Gomara . Many works have been financed by private donations, such as Christ on the Cross by the Pérez de los Cobos family.

Web links

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

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).

[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).