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Murcia

The city of Murcia is the capital of the province of Murcia and is located in the autonomous community of Murcia in Spain. The city has a population of 367,000. Murcia is connected to the rest of Spain by rail, and is an important industrial centre. The city is also expanding its service sector. However, the province of Murcia is mainly characterised by its agrarian sector. The municipal council of Murcia is elected every four years. The city council exercises joint powers with the regional authorities including decisions on housing, planning, welfare and heritage issues. Murcia is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of nearly 1.2 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004398,815
3422004479,3131:1.20
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20042%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200117%
297   
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households  
    
Average size of households20043.17
17320043.181:1
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house2001€698
166   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200186%
305   
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200131
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200422.27
223   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20049%
15920049%1:1.04
Unemployment rate - female200417%
147200418%1:1.04
Employment rate200462%
157   
Activity rate200468%
182200468%1:1
GDP per head (€)2004€55,963
1482004€56,5231:1.01
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€11,141
1182004€10,4971:0.94
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200469%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004449
14220044511:1.01
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520041%1:1.04
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185   
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200450
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320040
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.44
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200428%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)2004450
26520043621:0.80
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200468%
108200474%1:1.10
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200418
1072004161:0.87

SUB CITY LEVEL
15 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 24479Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420014%5%6%1:1.47
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate199110%16%19%1:1.89
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)