Región de Murcia

— Autonomous Community —
Flag of the Region of Murcia


Flag Coat-of-arms of Región de Murcia
Coat of arms
Map of the Region of Murcia
Coordinates: 38°00′N 1°00′W / 38°N 1°W / 38; -1Coordinates: 38°00′N 1°00′W / 38°N 1°W / 38; -1
Capital Murcia
Government
- President Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso (PP)
Area(2.2% of Spain; Ranked 9th)
- Total 11,313 km2 (4,368 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- Total 1,424,063
- Density 125.9/km2 (326/sq mi)
- Pop. rank 10th
- Percent 3.0% of Spain
Official languages Spanish;
Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982
Parliament Cortes Generales
Congress seats 10 (of 350)
Senate seats 4 (of 264)


The Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (Spanish: Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, IPA: [ˈmurθja]) is one of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities. It is located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast.

The autonomous community consists of a single province (region), unlike most autonomous communities, which have several provinces within the same region. Because of this, the autonomous community and the province are operated as one unit of government. The city of Murcia is the capital of the Region, and seat of government organs, except for the parliament (Regional Assembly), which is in Cartagena. The autonomous community and province is subdivided in municipalities.

The Region of Murcia is bordered by Andalucía (the provinces of Almería and Granada); Castilla-La Mancha (the province of Albacete), which was historically connected to Murcia until 1833; the Valencian Community (province of Alicante); and the Mediterranean Sea. The highest mountain is Revolcadores (2015 m).

The community measures 11,313 km² and has a population of 1.4 million, of whom one-third live in the capital.