Corvera (Murcia)
Corvera | |
|---|---|
Outlying district | |
 CPEIBas Isabel Bellvís, the public school in Corvera | |
  Corvera Location of Corvera in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′00″N 1°10′00″W / 37.8333°N 1.1667°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Murcia |
| Municipality | Murcia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44,857[1] km2 (17,319 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,808 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30153 |
| Dialing code | +34 968 |
Corvera is an outlying district (Spanish: pedanía) of the municipality of Murcia, Spain.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]Corvera is located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Segura River valley. It has a Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is 18.2 °C (64.8 °F; 291.3 K), and the average annual rainfall is 320 millimetres (13 in).[1]
Corvera is bordered by:[1]
- To the north: Sangonera la Verde and El Palmar
- To the east: Baños y Mendigo
- To the west: Carrascoy-La Murta
- To the south: Valladolises y Lo Jurado and the municipality of Fuente Álamo.
Transport
[edit]The new Murcia International Airport is located in Corvera. It was inaugurated on 15 January 2019[5] and is situated 35 km from the San Javier Airport, which at that time became an exclusively military airport.
Corvera is also connected by road to Murcia and other nearby towns by the RM-2 and RM-19 highways.
Education
[edit]The public school in Corvera is called "CPEIBas Isabel Bellvís". It was built between 1977 and 1978[6][7] as a preschool and primary school and in 2007 it added secondary education as well.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Corvera". Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "History of Corvera". murciatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Ayuntamiento de Murcia". 2010-01-03. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "El Rey Felipe VI preside la inauguración del aeródromo internacional Juan de la Cierva". La Verdad (in Spanish). 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "ORDEN de 7 de mayo de 2007, del Consejero de Educación y Cultura, por la que se transforman determinados colegios de educación infantil y primaria en centros de educación infantil y básica, y se dan instrucciones para la aplicación en ellos de la normativa de organización y funcionamiento de centros docentes". Boletín Oficial del Estado. 119 (6465): 15855. 2007-06-07.
- ^ "ORDEN de 28 de junio de 1978 sobre modificaciones de Centros docentes estatales de Educación General Básica y Preescolar en la provincia de Murcia" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado. 205 (22096): 20123. 1978-08-28.
- ^ "ORDEN de 24 de mayo de 1977 por la que se modifican diversos Centros escolares estatales de Educación General Básica en las provincias que se citan" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado. 157 (5113): 14907. 1977-05-24.