Comarca in Valencian Community, Spain
Vega Baja del Segura |
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
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| Province | Alicante |
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| Capital |  Orihuela |
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| Municipalities |
- Torrevieja, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, Almoradí, Callosa de Segura, Rojales, Guardamar del Segura, Albatera, San Fulgencio, Catral, San Miguel de Salinas, Redován, Dolores, Cox, Bigastro, Benejúzar, Rafal, Los Montesinos, Benijófar , Formentera del Segura, Algorfa, Granja de Rocamora, Jacarilla , Daya Nueva, Benferri, San Isidro, Daya Vieja
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| • Total | 957.3 km2 (369.6 sq mi) |
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| • Total | 355,257 |
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| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
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| Demonym | vegabajense |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| Largest municipality | Torrevieja |
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Vega Baja del Segura (in Spanish) or Baix Segura (in Valencian)[2] is a comarca in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.
To the north its neighbouring comarcas are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà. Its southern limits are also those of the Valencian Community as it meets a different autonomous community, the Region of Murcia.
Municipalities
The comarca is composed of 27 municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations:
| Name
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Area
in km2
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Population
(2001)[3]
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Population
(2011)[4]
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Population
(2019)[5]
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| Albatera
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66.5
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8,633
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11,690
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12,279
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| Algorfa
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18.4
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1,710
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3,312
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2,935
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| Almoradí
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42.7
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14,050
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19,280
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20,803
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| Benejúzar
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9.3
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5,106
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5,288
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5,402
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| Benferri
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12.4
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1,166
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1,881
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1,942
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| Benijófar
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4.4
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2,297
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3,355
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3,322
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| Bigastro
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4.1
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5,155
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6,737
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6,733
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| Callosa de Segura
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24.8
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15,805
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17,919
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19,038
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| Catral
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20.0
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5,295
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8,574
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8,639
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| Coix
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16.8
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6,196
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6,975
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7,297
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| Daya Nueva
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7.1
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1,244
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1,896
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1,737
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| Daya Vieja
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3.1
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226
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596
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690
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| Dolores
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18.7
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6,267
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7,303
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7,470
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| Formentera del Segura
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4.3
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2,170
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3,995
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4,191
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| Granja de Rocamora
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7.2
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1,745
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2,471
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2,580
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| Guardamar del Segura
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35.6
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9,480
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15,520
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15,348
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| Jacarilla
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12.2
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1,644
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2,008
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2,022
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| Los Montesinos
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15.1
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2,774
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4,852
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4,968
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| Orihuela
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365.4
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54,390
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79,889
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77,414
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| Pilar de la Horadada
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77.9
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12,731
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20,836
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21,905
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| Rafal
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1.6
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3,414
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4,203
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4,498
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| Redován
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9.4
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5,860
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7,562
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7,869
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| Rojales
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27.6
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8,489
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17,986
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16,963
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| San Fulgencio
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19.7
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4,039
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9,572
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7,855
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| San Isidro
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11.7
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1,340
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1,925
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1,986
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| San Miguel de Salinas
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54.9
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4,310
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6,391
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6,034
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| Torrevieja
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71.4
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50,953
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90,097
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83,337
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| Totals
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957.3
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236,489
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364,113
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355,257
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