Cehegín

Cehegín
Cehegín
Municipality
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	Cehegín Location in Murcia Cehegín Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 38°5′33″N 1°47′56″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Murcia
Comarca	Comarca del Noroeste
Towns (pedanias)	List Agua Salada; Algezares; Arroyo Hurtado; Burete; El Cabezo; Chaparral; El Campillo de los Jiménez; El Cortijo De Los Guapos; Canara; Cañada de Canara; Cehegín; La Carrasquilla; El Escobar; Gilico; La Pilá; El Ribazo; Valentín; Valdespino; La Casa Alta; La Vereda Arjona;
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Body	Ayuntamiento de Cehegín
• Mayor	José Rafael Rocamora Gabarrón (2015) (PSRM-PSOE)
Area
• Total	292.7 km2 (113.0 sq mi)
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	15,022
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ceheginero, -ra (es)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Postcode	30430
Website	Official website

Cehegín (Spanish: [θe(e)ˈxin]) is a town and municipality in the Comarca del Noroeste of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, Spain, situated some 66 km from the city of Murcia. It has a population of approximately 16,248 with 8227 males and 8021 females. It is crossed by the rivers Argos and Quipar.

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