Lorquí | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Murcia#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Murcia##Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name2: | Vega Alta del Segura |
Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
Subdivision Name3: | Molina de Segura |
Elevation M: | 89 |
Area Total Km2: | 15 |
Leader Name: | Jesús Gómez Montiel (PSRM/PSOE) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Postal Code Type: | Post code |
Postal Code: | 30550 |
Area Code: | 968 |
Lorquí is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It has a population of 6,493 (2006) and an area of 15 km2 .
The population of Lorquí has more than quadrupled since 1900 and continues to grow at a fast pace, growing 18% from 1991 to 2005.
The community enjoys soccer games at the Juan de la Cierva stadium, completed in 2002, which can seat 2,000 spectators. The stadium is home to the Club de Fútbol Atlético Ciudad. The 18th-century church of Santiago Apostol is also in the town.
This article contains information from the Spanish Wikipedia article Lorquí, accessed on January 10, 2008.