Bullas
Bullas | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Murcia | |
  Bullas Location in Murcia | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′59″N 1°40′14″W / 38.04972°N 1.67056°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Murcia |
| Province | Murcia |
| Comarca | Noroeste |
| Judicial district | Mula |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María Dolores Muñoz Valverde (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.2 km2 (31.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,547 |
| • Density | 142/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bullenses or Bulleros |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30180 |
| Website | Official website |
Bullas (Spanish: [ˈbuʎas]) is a municipality and town in the Region of Murcia, southeast Spain, located 53 km from the provincial capital, Murcia. it is the highest municipality in the Region of Murcia after Moratalla.
The surrounding area is noted for the production of wine.
Geography
[edit]The River Mula traverses the municipality from west to east. Part of two streams occur in the northwestern quarter from south to north. There are also two streams and two ramblas (usually dry water beds with water course during rainy periods) in the southern half of the municipality.[2]
Economy
[edit]57.7% of the territory is used for land crops.[3] The most widely grown product by far is almonds although apricots, olives and grapes are also widely grown.[4] 13.94% agreements were written for jobs in the agriculture sector in 2019 and 18.24% workers were hired as agriculture labourers in the first half of 2016. 36.02% agreements were written for jobs in the industry sector and 41.43% workers were hired as fabrication labourers.[5]
Facilities
[edit]Healthcare
[edit]There is a consultorio (primary care centre with the fewest functions) and a centro de salud (primary care centre).[6]
Education
[edit]The main town hosts two early childhood and primary education centres (CEIP) and one secondary education centre (IES). Another early childhood and primary education centre can also be found in La Copa.[7]
Twin towns
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Villajoyosa, from 1999
Groesbeek, from 2012
Bosa, from 2013
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Montes catalogados de Bullas". Murcianatural (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Bullas - 1. Evolución de la distribución general de la tierra". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Bullas - 3. Evolución de la superficie dedicada a cada grupo de cultivo". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Bullas - 5. Evolución de los contratos de trabajo registrados según sector de la actividad económica". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "MurciaSalud, el portal sanitario de la Región de Murcia. Centros Sanitarios". Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Listado de centros". Archived from the original on 2017-02-14.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish)
- community information for Bullas town
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