Torre-Pacheco

Torre-Pacheco
Municipality
The church of San Cayetano (Murcia) [es]
The church of San Cayetano (Murcia) [es]
Flag of Torre-Pacheco
Coat of arms of Torre-Pacheco
Location in Murcia
Location in Murcia
Torre-Pacheco is located in Murcia
Torre-Pacheco
Torre-Pacheco
Location in Spain
Torre-Pacheco is located in Spain
Torre-Pacheco
Torre-Pacheco
Torre-Pacheco (Spain)
Coordinates: 37°44′35″N 0°57′14″W / 37.74306°N 0.95389°W / 37.74306; -0.95389
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Region of Murcia
ProvinceRegion of Murcia
ComarcaComarca del Mar Menor
Own municipality1836
Government
 • MayorDaniel García Madrid (PP)
Area
 • Total
189 km2 (73 sq mi)
Elevation40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
35,614
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code
30700
Area code+34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcia)
Websitewww.torrepacheco.es

Torre-Pacheco (Spanish pronunciation: [torepaˈtʃeko]) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It covers an area of 189.4 km2 and its population in 2019 was 35,676. The only high ground in the municipality is Cabezo Gordo hill, the location of the protected Sima de las Palomas archeological site. The town has one secondary education institution, the I.E.S. Gerardo Molina.

The municipality is known for its golf courses,[2] and its windmills are known region wide.[3]

Grant Biddle. A British property investor who recently took ownership of the local football team EF Torre Pacheco.

Former owner of https://en.m.wikipedia.orgview_html.php?sq=Qlik&lang=&q=Peterborough_Sports_F.C.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Murcia, Instituto de Turismo de la Región de. "Golf Courses in Torre Pacheco : Official Murcia Region tourist site". murciaturistica.es. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. ^ "Torre Pacheco se muestra con sus molinos y ermitas". La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2021-01-02.