Campos del Río is a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It covers an area of 47.3 km2[2] and shares borders with Ojós at its north, Villanueva del Río Segura and Alguazas at its north-east, Las Torres de Cotillas at its east, Murcia at its south-east, Mula and Albudeite at its south and west and Ricote at its north-west.[3]

Campos del Río
Coat of arms of Campos del Río
Location in Murcia
Location in Murcia
Campos del Río is located in Murcia
Campos del Río
Campos del Río
Location in Murcia
Campos del Río is located in Spain
Campos del Río
Campos del Río
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°2′27″N 1°21′6″W / 38.04083°N 1.35167°W / 38.04083; -1.35167
Country Spain
Autonomous community Murcia
Province Murcia
ComarcaRío Mulal
Government
 • MayorMiguel Buendía
Area
 • Total47.29 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,045
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Demography edit

6.26% of the inhabitants are foreigners – 3.79% are Africans, 1.38% are Americans and 0.936% are Asians.[4] The table below shows the population trend by decades of the 20th and 21st centuries.[5]

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2011
Population 1,517 1,690 1,743 1,942 1,971 2,274 2,222 2,021 2,046 1,949 2,046 2,201

Economy edit

27.7% of the territory was used for crop purposes in 2019,[6] the most widely grown products are the almonds,[7] and 44.46% of the agreements were signed by workers of the agriculture sector.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM".
  3. ^ "Figura 1: Mapa de municipios de la Región de Murcia".
  4. ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Campos del Río - 5. Evolución de la población según nacionalidad". Portal Economómico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Campos del Río - 1. Censos de Población. Evolución de la población según sexo". Portal Economómico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Campos del Río". Portal Economómico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Campos del Río - 3. Evolución de la superficie dedicada a cada grupo de cultivo". Portal Económico de la Región de Murcia - CREM.
  8. ^ (in Spanish) https://www.sefcarm.es/web/Blob?ARCHIVO=Campos_del_Rio.pdf&TABLA=ARCHIVOS&CAMPOCLAVE=IDARCHIVO&VALORCLAVE=65467&CAMPOIMAGEN=ARCHIVO&IDTIPO=60&RASTRO=c$m5082,5147,6887,26500. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)