Summary
Pliego is a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It is situated in the Comarca del Río Mula. It has a population of 3,868 (INE 2021).[2] It is a small town near the beautiful Mountain Nature Park of the nearby Sierra Espuna Mountains with surrounding countryside of olive, almonds and apricot groves.
Pliego | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Murcia | |
  Pliego Location in Murcia  Pliego Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′24″N 1°30′22″W / 37.99000°N 1.50611°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Murcia |
| Province | Murcia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Huéscar Pérez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,842 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website  |
Latitude: 37º 58' 59" N
Longitude: 001º 30' 00" O.
The municipality is located on the north slope of the Sierra Espuna mountains. It is in the meadow created by the Pliego river, a tributary of the Mula river, a current that flows into the Segura river.
The municipality is an enclave, surrounded on all sides by Mula.
Pliego is a pretty historical Spanish town with a mainly Spanish population with some English residents and other nationalities who have settled there. It consists of old and new architecture with a central Town Square and Town Hall.
The geography of Pliego allows for hiking, rock-climbing, mountain biking, and spelunking.
It has all other amenities, a Church, banks, post-office, doctors surgery, large supermarket, shops, eating-places, bars and weekly open market. It is close to the larger town of Mula, the motorway, the City of Murcia, airports and many coastal towns.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Murcia: Población por municipios y sexo. (2883)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-05.