Abanilla
| Abanilla | |
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| Coordinates: 38°12′N 1°3′W / 38.200°N 1.050°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Murcia |
| Comarca | Comarca Oriental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ezequiel Alonso Gaona (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 236.6 km2 (91.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,510 |
| • Density | 26.48/km2 (68.6/sq mi) |
| Post code | 30640 (Abanilla Town), 30648 (Barinas) |
| Area code(s) | 968 and 868 |
| Website | www.abanilla.es |
Coordinates: 38°12′N 1°03′W / 38.200°N 1.050°W
Abanilla is a Spanish municipality located in the Comarca Oriental (composed by Fortuna and Abanilla) in the Autonomous Community of Murcia. It lies close to the border of the province of Alicante in the Autonomous Community of Valencia.
Abanilla occupies a surface area of 236.6 km² and is situated 222 metres above sea level. It lies on a natural foundation which has been degraded by a number of aggregate and marble quarries.
A karstic paleontological site is located on the southeast slope of the Sierra de Quibas in an abandoned limestone quarry. Researchers have discovered vertebrate and invertebrate fossils at this site. They collected rodent fossils and used dental patterns to identify these to be of the Muroidea subfamily Arvicolinae. Using stratigraphic and sedimentological features in the limestone, the scientists were able to date these fossils to the subepoch.
Points of interest in Abanilla include the Old Town (containing the monument to the Corazón de Jesús), the Fuente de Algarrobo (Fountain of the Carob Tree), the Santuario de Mahoya (Sanctuary of Mahoya), and the Iglesia Parroquial de San José (Parochial Church of St. Joseph). Other sights worth visiting include the source of the River Chícamo and the mountains of Abanilla and Quibas.
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