Rincón de San Ginés

Municipality district in Murcia, Spain
37°37′18.5183″N 0°46′33.9746″W / 37.621810639°N 0.776104056°W / 37.621810639; -0.776104056Country SpainAutonomous community MurciaComarcaCampo de CartagenaJudicial districtCartagenaMunicipalityCartagenaGovernment
 • MayorAna Belén Castejón HernándezArea
 • Total59.334 km2 (22.909 sq mi)Population
 ()[1]
 • Total10,558 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
30383 (north-west),[2] 30385,[3] 30370 (east)[4]
Dialing code(+34) 968

Rincón de San Ginés is a district of the Spanish municipality Cartagena and is located in the south-east end.[5] The territory is adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea in its south and east and is adjacent to a coastal salty lagoon named Mar Menor in its east. It has an area of 59,33 km2[6] and had a population of 10,558 in 2020.[7] The Calblanque Regional Park occurs in this district. The Cabo de Palos lighthouse is located in the east end of the territory.

The following localities are included in the territory: Los Nietos Viejos, which is located in the north-west end and was inhabited by 198 people in 2020; Los Nietos, which is placed in the north-west and is home to 1,081 people; Los Belones, which is located in the north-west and had a population of 2,332; Islas Menores, which is placed in the north and was inhabited by 221 people; Playa Honda, which is located in the west of the northwestern quarter and was home to 1,145 people; Playa Paraíso, which occurs in the east and was inhabited by 449 people; Atamaría, which is located in the southwestern third and had a population of 427; Las Barracas, which occurs in the north-west of the south-western quarter and was inhabited by 181 people; Cobaticas, which is placed in the west of the south-eastern quarter and was home to 43 people, Cala Reona, which is located in the east and has a population of 727; and Cabo de Palos, which occurs in the east and was inhabited by 1,025 people.[5][7]

Demographics

21.519% inhabitants are foreigners – 15.35% come from other country of Europe, almost 2.51% are Africans, 2.235% are Americans and 1,4% are Asians.[8] The table below shows the population trends during the 21st century by its five-year periods.[7]

2001 2006 2011 2016
Population 5,636 8,774 10,660 9,969

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Buscador de Códigos postales de Correos".
  3. ^ "Buscador de Códigos postales de Correos".
  4. ^ "Buscador de Códigos postales de Correos".
  5. ^ a b "Barrios y Diputaciones│Historia│Tu Ciudad│Ayuntamiento de Cartagena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  6. ^ "Rincón de San Ginés". Urbanismo de Cartagena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  7. ^ a b c "INEbase / Demography and population /Municipal Register. Population by municipality /Nomenclature: Continuous Register Population by Population Unit / Results". INE. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  8. ^ "CREM - Datos Municipales Cartagena - 7. Población según entidades y nacionalidad (por continentes)". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-20.