Churra, Spain

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.

Churra City
Municipality
Churra (in red) within Murcia
Churra City Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°01′19″N 1°08′22″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Murcia
Province	Murcia
Comarca	Huerta de Murcia
Judicial district	Murcia
Founded	IX century
Government
• Alcalde pedaneo	Francisco Muñoz Botía (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	4,875
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Churrero/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	30110
Dialing code	968 / 868
Website	Official website

Torre Alcayna

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.

External links

• Churra (in Spanish).