Vega Baja del Segura (Spanish: [ˈbeɣa ˈβaxa ðel seˈɣuɾa]; Valencian: Baix Segura[2] [ˈbajʃ seˈɣuɾa]), simply known locally and regionally as Vega Baja (in Spanish), is a comarca in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. The region is only Spanish-speaking, except Guardamar del Segura where Valencian is the traditional local language.
Vega Baja del Segura
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province |  Alicante |
| Capital |  Orihuela |
| Municipalities | 27 municipalities
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| Area | |
• Total | 957.3 km2 (369.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 355,257 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Most populated municipality | Torrevieja |
To the north its neighbouring comarcas are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà. Its southern limits are also those of the Valencian Community as it meets a different autonomous community, the Region of Murcia.
Municipalities
editThe comarca is composed of 27 municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations:
| Name | Area in km2 |
Population (2001)[3] |
Population (2011)[4] |
Population (2019)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albatera | 66.5 | 8,633 | 11,690 | 12,279 |
| Algorfa | 18.4 | 1,710 | 3,312 | 2,935 |
| Almoradí | 42.7 | 14,050 | 19,280 | 20,803 |
| Benejúzar | 9.3 | 5,106 | 5,288 | 5,402 |
| Benferri | 12.4 | 1,166 | 1,881 | 1,942 |
| Benijófar | 4.4 | 2,297 | 3,355 | 3,322 |
| Bigastro | 4.1 | 5,155 | 6,737 | 6,733 |
| Callosa de Segura | 24.8 | 15,805 | 17,919 | 19,038 |
| Catral | 20.0 | 5,295 | 8,574 | 8,639 |
| Coix | 16.8 | 6,196 | 6,975 | 7,297 |
| Daya Nueva | 7.1 | 1,244 | 1,896 | 1,737 |
| Daya Vieja | 3.1 | 226 | 596 | 690 |
| Dolores | 18.7 | 6,267 | 7,303 | 7,470 |
| Formentera del Segura | 4.3 | 2,170 | 3,995 | 4,191 |
| Granja de Rocamora | 7.2 | 1,745 | 2,471 | 2,580 |
| Guardamar del Segura | 35.6 | 9,480 | 15,520 | 15,348 |
| Jacarilla | 12.2 | 1,644 | 2,008 | 2,022 |
| Los Montesinos | 15.1 | 2,774 | 4,852 | 4,968 |
| Orihuela | 365.4 | 54,390 | 79,889 | 77,414 |
| Pilar de la Horadada | 77.9 | 12,731 | 20,836 | 21,905 |
| Rafal | 1.6 | 3,414 | 4,203 | 4,498 |
| Redován | 9.4 | 5,860 | 7,562 | 7,869 |
| Rojales | 27.6 | 8,489 | 17,986 | 16,963 |
| San Fulgencio | 19.7 | 4,039 | 9,572 | 7,855 |
| San Isidro | 11.7 | 1,340 | 1,925 | 1,986 |
| San Miguel de Salinas | 54.9 | 4,310 | 6,391 | 6,034 |
| Torrevieja | 71.4 | 50,953 | 90,097 | 83,337 |
| Totals | 957.3 | 236,489 | 364,113 | 355,257 |
References
edit- ^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- ^ Mapa temàtic comarcal de la Comunitat Valenciana, serie CV350. Institut Cartogràfic Valencià. 2022, Col·leccions Autonòmiques. PDF
- ^ Census of 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- ^ Census of 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- ^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
External links
edit- Torrevieja city video. From a local resident.
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