El Palmar, Murcia

El Palmar is a village and the most populated district in Murcia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Murcia. 24,266 people resided in the territory in 2020. There are two hypotheses about the district name. According to the first one, the name is due to the presence of palm trees and European fan palms. The other hypothesis consists of the name deriving from El Palomar, a name that appears in historic documents of the 16th century, as the origin of the toponym.

El Palmar
Parish church of La Purísima
CountrySpain
ProvinceMurcia
MunicipalityMurcia
Area
  Total26.039 km2 (10.054 sq mi)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total22,897
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