Vega Baja del Segura
Vega Baja del Segura (Spanish) Baix Segura (Valencian) | |
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Comarca | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Province | Alicante |
Capital | Orihuela |
Municipalities |
27 municipalities
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Area | |
• Total | 957.3 km (369.6 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 355,257 |
• Density | 370/km (960/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Most populated municipality | Torrevieja |
Vega Baja del Segura (Spanish: [ˈbeɣa ˈβaxa ðel seˈɣuɾa]; Valencian: Baix Segura [ˈbajʃ seˈɣuɾa]), simply known locally and regionally as Vega Baja (in Spanish), is a comarca in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. The region is only Spanish-speaking, except Guardamar del Segura where Valencian is the traditional local language.
To the north its neighbouring comarcas are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà. Its southern limits are also those of the Valencian Community as it meets a different autonomous community, the Region of Murcia.
Municipalities
The comarca is composed
Name | Area in km |
Population (2001) |
Population (2011) |
Population (2019) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albatera | 66.5 | 8,633 | 11,690 | 12,279 |
Algorfa | 18.4 | 1,710 | 3,312 | 2,935 |
Almoradí | 42.7 | 14,050 | 19,280 | 20,803 |
Benejúzar | 9.3 | 5,106 | 5,288 | 5,402 |
Benferri | 12.4 | 1,166 | 1,881 | 1,942 |
Benijófar | 4.4 | 2,297 | 3,355 | 3,322 |
Bigastro | 4.1 | 5,155 | 6,737 | 6,733 |
Callosa de Segura | 24.8 | 15,805 | 17,919 | 19,038 |
Catral | 20.0 | 5,295 | 8,574 | 8,639 |
Coix | 16.8 | 6,196 | 6,975 | 7,297 |
Daya Nueva | 7.1 | 1,244 | 1,896 | 1,737 |
Daya Vieja | 3.1 | 226 | 596 | 690 |
Dolores | 18.7 | 6,267 | 7,303 | 7,470 |
Formentera del Segura | 4.3 | 2,170 | 3,995 | 4,191 |
Granja de Rocamora | 7.2 | 1,745 | 2,471 | 2,580 |
Guardamar del Segura | 35.6 | 9,480 | 15,520 | 15,348 |
Jacarilla | 12.2 | 1,644 | 2,008 | 2,022 |
Los Montesinos | 15.1 | 2,774 | 4,852 | 4,968 |
Orihuela | 365.4 | 54,390 | 79,889 | 77,414 |
Pilar de la Horadada | 77.9 | 12,731 | 20,836 | 21,905 |
Rafal | 1.6 | 3,414 | 4,203 | 4,498 |
Redován | 9.4 | 5,860 | 7,562 | 7,869 |
Rojales | 27.6 | 8,489 | 17,986 | 16,963 |
San Fulgencio | 19.7 | 4,039 | 9,572 | 7,855 |
References
- Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- Mapa temàtic comarcal de la Comunitat Valenciana, serie CV350. Institut Cartogràfic Valencià. 2022, Col·leccions Autonòmiques. PDF
- Census of 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- Census of 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
External links
- Torrevieja city video. From a local resident.
38°05′03″N 0°56′42″W / 38.08417°N 0.94500°W / 38.08417; -0.94500
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