Churra, Spain

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Churra City
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Churra (in red) within Murcia
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Churra City
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°01′19″N1°08′22″W / 38.02194°N 1.13944°W / 38.02194; -1.13944 Coordinates: 38°01′19″N1°08′22″W / 38.02194°N 1.13944°W / 38.02194; -1.13944
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg  Murcia
Province Murcia
Comarca Huerta de Murcia
Judicial district Murcia
FoundedIX century
Government
   Alcalde pedaneo Francisco Muñoz Botía (2007) (PP)
Area
  Total5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2004)
  Total4,875
  Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Churrero/a
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
30110
Dialing code 968 / 868
Website Official website
Torre Alcayna TorreAlcayna.jpg
Torre Alcayna

Churra is a hamlet belonging to the municipality of Murcia (Spain), with a municipal board. It is a semi-agricultural town, although in recent years it has opened its economy to industry, and especially the service sector (commerce), with two hypermarkets (Thader and Nueva Condomina). It had a population of 4,912 inhabitants (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) in 2004) and an area of 5.6 square kilometers. The distance to Murcia city center is 3.5 kilometers, served with a tram, and lies at an altitude of 57 meters above sea level.

It was founded during the Islamic domination around the ninth century and since then its history has always been closely linked to that of Murcia, becoming in this hamlet of the eighteenth century. There are vestiges of its history in the village, such as the New and Old Ditches and Torre Alcayna House.

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