Province of Murcia

Region of Murcia Región de Murcia (Spanish)
Autonomous community
Región de Murcia (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Region of Murcia within Spain
Coordinates: 38°00′N 1°50′W / 38.000°N 1.833°W / 38.000; -1.833
Country	Spain
Capital	Murcia
Government
• President	Pedro Antonio Sánchez (PP)
Area(2.2% of Spain; Ranked 9th)
• Total	11,313 km2 (4,368 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,470,069
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Pop. rank	10th
• Percent	3.0% of Spain
Demonym
ISO 3166-2	MU
Official languages	Spanish
Statute of Autonomy	June 9, 1982
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Congress seats	10 (of 350)
Senate seats	4 (of 264)
Website	Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

The Region of Murcia (/ˈriːdʒən əv ˈmʊərsiə/; Spanish: Región de Murcia [reˈxjon de ˈmuɾθja]) is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the state, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast.

The autonomous community consists of a single province, unlike most autonomous communities, which have several provinces within the same territory. Because of this, the autonomous community and the province are operated as one unit of government. The city of Murcia is the capital of the region and seat of government organs, except for the parliament, the Regional Assembly of Murcia, which is located in Cartagena. The autonomous community and province is subdivided into municipalities.

The Region of Murcia is bordered by Andalusia (the provinces of Almería and Granada); Castile–La Mancha (the province of Albacete, which was historically connected to Murcia until 1980); the Valencian Community (province of Alicante); and the Mediterranean Sea. The community measures 11,313 km² and has a population of 1.4 million, of whom one-third live in the capital. The highest mountain is Los Obispos (2,015 m).

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