San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

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San Pedro del Pinatar (coordinates: [37°49′N 0°45′W]) is a small town and municipality in the autonomous community and province of Murcia, southeastern Spain. The municipality is situated at the northern end of Murcia's Mediterranean coastline, the Costa Cálida, and borders with the province of Alicante. It has an area of almost 22 km², and a population (2005) of over 19,600 inhabitants.

Geography

San Pedro del Pinatar is about 49 km from the provincial capital, Murcia. The municipality is situated between the Mediterranean Sea coast and the Mar Menor ("Little Sea"), a coastal saltwater lagoon which is the largest in Europe. In the Mar Menor there are more municipalities: San Javier, Los Alcázares and Cartagena.

San Pedro del Pinatar occupies a small peninsula with 14 km of coastline between the two seas. The terrain is a mostly low-lying littoral depression, with an average elevation of only 13 m above mean sea level.

There are three main centres of population: the township of San Pedro del Pinatar, El Mojón (near the Alicante border), and Lo Pagán.

By area it is one of the smallest municipalities in Murcia.

Economy and Industries

Fishing and related processing industries have been a mainstay of the local municipal economy, with tourism– and services–related industries playing an ever-increasing role .

External links

[Local Government (Ayuntamiento) website of San Pedro del Pinatar municipality]

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