Carche (Spanish: El Carche [el ˈkaɾtʃe]; Valencian: El Carxe [el ˈkaɾ(t)ʃe]) is a mountainous, sparsely populated area in the Region of Murcia, Spain, lying between the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla. The mountains reach an elevation of 1,371 metres at the Pico de la Madama and part of the region has the status of regional park.[1] Three villages border the park: Raspay, La Alberquilla and Carche, with a total of 182 inhabitants (2005).
- ^ Ley2/2003, de 28 de marzo, por la que se declara la Sierra del Carche como Parque Regional. Archived January 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Decreto nº 69/2002, de 22 de marzo, por el que se aprueba el Plan de Ordenación de los Recursos Naturales de la Sierra de "El Carche". Archived January 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine