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Lorca

municipality in the Region of Murcia, Spain

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Lorca is a town in the Region of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It is notable as a significant historical and cultural center in the region, with architecture and heritage that reflect its long history.

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Official name: Lorca
Demonym: llorquina
Population: 98969
Area: 1676
Elevation: 353
Official website: www.lorca.es
Image: Lorca-Castillo.jpg
Licence plate code: MU

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postal code: 30800
Commons gallery: Lorca
Commons category: Lorca
native label: Lorca
male population: 48331
female population: 46073
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Lorca ( Spanish: [ˈloɾka] ) is a municipality and city in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia in south-eastern Spain, 58 kilometres (36 mi) southwest of the city of Murcia. The municipality had a population of 95,515 in 2020, up from the 2001 census total of 77,477. Lorca has the second largest surface area of municipalities in Spain, 1,675.21 km (646.80 sq mi), after Cáceres. The city is home to Lorca Castle and to a Collegiate church dedicated to St. Patrick.

In the Middle Ages Lorca was a frontier city between Christian and Muslim Spain. Earlier, during the Roman period, it was the ancient Ilura or Heliocroca.