San Javier, Murcie
San Javier is a smaw toun an municipality in the Region o Murcie in sootheastren Spain. The municipality is situatit at the northren end o Murcie's Mediterranean coastline, the Costa Cálida. It is best kent for its internaitional airport locatit thare, Murcia-San Javier Airport (MJV), which is the largest in the Region of Murcia.
San Javier | |
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Municipality | |
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  San Javier Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′13″N 0°50′3″W / 37.80361°N 0.83417°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Region o Murcie |
| Province | Region o Murcie |
| Comarca | Comarca del Mar Menor |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Juan Martínez Pastor (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 32,641 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 30730 |
| Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcie) |
| Website | www.sanjavier.es |
Admeenistrative diveesions
eeditThe toun haes a main population centre an ten smawer veelages athin its admeenistrative perimetre. The last twa are locatit bi the seashore:
- El Mirador
- La Grajuela
- Roda
- Los Sáez de Tarquinales
- Pozo Aledo
- Los Pinos
- Lo Llerena
- La Calavera
- Santiago de la Ribera
- La Manga del Mar Menor
Aerodrome
eeditA militar aerodrome wis built in Santiago de la Ribera before the Spaingie Ceevil War. It wis uised bi the Spaingie Republican Air Force for its bomber (Escuela de Vuelo de Alta Velocidad) an multiple-ingined aircraft schuil (Escuela de polimotores) facilities trainin militar pilots.[1]
Efter the Ceevil War the airfield wis uised bi the Spaingie Air Force as an eventual landin facility. Currently it is the location o the internaitional airport, the lairgest in the Region o Murcie.[2]
See also
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ Memoria republicana — SBHAC. Estructura orgánica de las FARE
- ↑ "Ejército del Aire - Academia General del Aire (AGA)". Archived frae the original on 1 Februar 2015. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2016.