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Region of Murcia

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Murcia (Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia) is one of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities, located in the southeast of the country between Andalucia and Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast.

It consists of one province, and contains the city of Murcia which is the capital of the province and the community. Other cities located in Murcia include Cartagena.

Murcia is bordered by Andalucia (provinces of Almería and Granada), Castile-La Mancha (province of Albacete), the Comunidad Valenciana (province of Alicante), and the Mediterranean Sea.

The community measures 11 313 km² and has a population of 1,2 million.

Communications:

Autonomous communities of Spain
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Basque Country
Balearic Is.
Canary Is.
Cantabria
Catalonia
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-Leon
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Valencia
Plazas de soberanía