Molina de Segura
Municipality in Murcia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Molina de Segura is a municipality of Spain in the autonomous community and province of Murcia. It is located 10 km from the provincial capital, Murcia.
Molina de Segura | |
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Coordinates: 38°3′17.16″N 1°12′47.20″W | |
Country | Spain |
A. community | Murcia |
Province | Murcia |
Comarca | Vega Media del Segura |
Municipality | Molina de Segura |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eliseo García Cantó |
Area | |
• Total | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 70,964 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Website | Official website |
It borders the towns of Las Torres de Cotillas, Alguazas, Lorquí, Ulea, Archena, Abarán, Blanca, Murcia and Fortuna.[2] It has the fourth largest population in the region after Murcia, Cartagena and Lorca, with over 60,000 inhabitants. It is located 10 km north of the capital. The N-301 highway, that runs from Madrid to Cartagena, passes through it.
The town has a line of walls dating to the Almohad era (11th-13th centuries).
Molina de Segura is home to confectionery makers Vidal Golosinas, Jake S.A. and Sánchez Cano (also known as Fini).