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Lorca
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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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- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Lorca
- Demonym
- llorquina
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Region of Murcia
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 98969
- Area
- 1676
- Elevation
- 353
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Guadalentín
- Shares border with
- Mazarrón
- Official website
- www.lorca.es
- Image
- Lorca-Castillo.jpg
- Licence plate code
- MU
- Patron saint
- Clement I
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- topic's main category
- Category:Lorca, Spain
- postal code
- 30800
- Commons gallery
- Lorca
- twinned administrative body
- Laayoune
- Commons category
- Lorca
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lorca, Spain
- public holiday
- patronal festival
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Lorca
- native label
- Lorca
- male population
- 48331
- female population
- 46073
- P8168
- Terezija Stoisits
- different from
- Federico García Lorca
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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