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Cartagena é um município da Espanha na província e comunidade autónoma de Múrcia com 558,3 km² de área. Em 2021 tinha 216 365 ( densidade: 387,5 hab./km² ). [ 1] História e toponímia. O topónimo mais antigo que se conhece da área é Mastia, que tradicionalmente se identifica com a cidade nos períodos ibero ou tartéssico.
Cartagena es una ciudad y municipio español, situado en la costa del mar Mediterráneo, en la comunidad autónoma de la Región de Murcia. Es capital de la comarca del Campo de Cartagena y de la Provincia Marítima de Cartagena y sede de la Asamblea Regional de Murcia, órgano legislativo de la comunidad autónoma. [4]
- Geography and Climate
- Environment
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Government and Administration
- Main Sights
- Healthcare
- Transport
- Education
Geography and relief
The city of Cartagena is located in the southeastern region of Spain in the Campo de Cartagena.The Cartagena region can be viewed as a great plain inclined slightly in the direction NW-SE, bordered at the north and the northwest by pre-coastal mountain ranges (Carrascoy, El Puerto, Los Villares, Columbares and Escalona), and at the south and southwest by coastal mountain ranges (El Algarrobo, La Muela, Pelayo, Gorda, La Fausilla y Minera, with its last spurs in Cape Palos). The dominant geolo...
Climate
Cartagena has a hot semi-arid climate. Its location near the sea moderates the temperature, and annual precipitation typically does not surpass 300 mm (12 in).The annual average temperature goes up to around 18.8 °C (66 °F). The coldest month is January, with an average temperature of 11.9 °C (53 °F). In August, the warmest month, the average temperature is 26.5 °C (80 °F). The wind is an important climatic factor in the region.
Human geography
The municipality has 24 districts, known as diputaciones (councils). The origin of this administrative structure has its date in the beginning of the 18th century when the population was increasing and the municipality was becoming less tractable.The districts are: 1. Cartagena Casco: This is the district where the main town (also named Cartagena) is located and is located in the south of the municipality. Its population consisted of 57,001 in 2019. 2. San Antonio Abad: It is located in the s...
Despite the intense mining, tourist and industrial exploitation that the area has suffered for centuries, the territory around Cartagena city hosts an extraordinary natural wealth and diversity, with a large number of botanical endemic species. Part of its area is subject to different levels of legal protection.
Prehistory
There is evidence of the presence of individuals belonging to the genus Homo in the cave Cueva Victoria1,300,000 years ago. This cave is located in the southeastern quarter of Cartagena. Remains of Neanderthal individuals of the Mousterian culture were found in the Cave of los Aviones. This place is located close to Cartagena. There were also remains of Neanderthals belonging to the Mousterian culture in the Cueva Bermeja, which is located in the southwestern quarter of the municipality. At t...
Ancient history
The town was originally named Mastia. Possessing one of the best harbors in the Western Mediterranean, it was re-founded by the Carthaginian general Hasdrubal in 228 BC as Qart Hadasht ("New City"), a name identical to Carthage, for the purpose of serving as a stepping-off point for the conquest of Spain. The Roman general Scipio Africanus conquered it in 209 BC and renamed it as Carthago Nova (literally "New New City") to distinguish it from the mother city. It became a tributary community (...
Middle Ages
The demise and fall of Western Roman sovereignty caused Cartago Spartaria to go into decline. It was occupied successively by the Vandals (409–425), the Visigoths (425–551 and 624–714) and the Eastern Romans (551–624), who made it the capital of Spania(the Byzantine Empire's westernmost province). Cartagena was re-conquered by the Visigoths, who held it until the Muslim conquest in 714 AD. By that time it was barely a fishing village. It was called Qartayannat-al-Halfa. It was subsequently ru...
According to the Municipal census, as of January 2011, Cartagena has 218,210 inhabitants, ranking 24th in Spain in terms of population (and 6th among the non-capitals). 182,021 people live in the urban area and 39,840 in the several satellite quarters. According to the official population data, 14.73% of the municipality's population had a foreign ...
Economy activities related to energy are among the main ones in the municipality. They are located in Valle de Escombreras. This spot, which is a valley, is located in a district named Escombreras that is placed in the south of the municipality and of 5–10 km from the main locality by its west. Agriculture is another noteworthy activity in the Cart...
As generally in Spain, the governors of the municipalities are indirectly elected on the day of municipal and regional elections, every four years. The D'Hondt system is used for allocating the governors from the votes. The body of all the elected councilors is named pleno and has 27 members in Cartagena. The head governor has the name of alcalde (...
Thanks to its strategic position on the Mediterranean, Cartagena has been inhabited by many different cultures, which have left their mark on its rich cultural heritage during a glorious and turbulent history. The "Cartagena, Port of Cultures" initiative was created to allow visitors to enjoy a wide range of activities and visits, discovering the c...
Cartagena is in Healtharea II (Cartagena) in Region of Murcia. In this area there are 17 subareas, and 13 are in the municipality. 2 hospitals are included in the region and both are placed in the municipality. Cartagena is also home to 30 consultorios (primary care health centres with fewer functions than the centros de salud) and 12 centros de sa...
Cartagena is served by the Autopista AP-7 linking it to towns and cities further up the Mediterranean coast, and Autovía A-30 to Murcia. The Chinchilla–Cartagena railway reached Cartagena railway station in 1863 and the current station opened in 1903. It will be the future terminus of the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network. The narrow-gauge Car...
There are 9 early childhood and primary education public centres in the main town and 5 secondary centres. Four concertados(semiprivate) centres are also placed in the territory and they include primary as well as secondary education. 38 primary education centres are located in the other districts as well as 10 secondary education centres. A specia...
Cartagena é um município da Espanha na província e comunidade autónoma de Múrcia com 558,3 km² de área. Em 2021 tinha 216 365.
La historia de Cartagena es la historia de un asentamiento conectado al mundo a través de su puerto, una verdadera encrucijada de civilizaciones que la convierten en una de las ciudades más antiguas de Europa.
Cartagena. O porto de Cartagena, na Costa Cálida mediterrânea, foi apreciado desde a época dos cartagineses. Devido à sua localização estratégica no litoral murciano, a cidade foi habitada por diferentes culturas, que deixaram a marca de seu patrimônio artístico.
Cartagena das Índias ou Cartagena é a capital do departamento de Bolívar, na Colômbia. É a quinta maior cidade do país, e a segunda maior da região, depois de Barranquilha; e sua região metropolitana é a quinta maior concentração urbana da Colômbia.
