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Encyclopedia > Yecla

Yecla is a town in eastern Spain, in the extreme north of the autonomous community of Murcia. The only way to arrive is by car; The most important mountains of the locality are Sierra de Salinas (1.238 m.), Monte Arabí (1.065 m.), Sierra de la Magdalena (1.038 m), etc. The chief buildings are a half-ruined citadel, a modern parish church with a pillared Corinthian facade, and a town hall standing in a fine arcaded plaza mayor (square). Yecla has traditionally had a thriving trade in the grain, very good wine, oil, fruit and other agricultural products produced in the surrounding country. Since the second half of the 20th century, furniture making has become a local trade. Autonomous communities of Spain. ... Capital Murcia Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 9th  11 313 km²  2,2% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 10th  1 226 993  2,9%  108,46/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Spanish  Murcian  murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation  â€“ Congress seats  â€“ Senate...


The town has a population of 30,824 and an area of 607.7 km2. It is 597 metres above sea level and 96 km from the capital of the region, Murcia. The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Murcia (37°59′N 1°8′W) is a city on the river Segura in southeastern Spain and the capital of the Autonomous Community of Murcia. ...


External links

  • Yecla serve English guide/portal for Yecla
  • Alternative web site
  • Yecla.org
  • Yecla portal
  • map of Murcia

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