Corvera (Murcia) Explained

Corvera
Settlement Type:Outlying district
Image Alt:A view of the public school in Corvera
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Corvera in Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Corvera in Spain
Coordinates:37.8333°N -1.1667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Murcia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Murcia
Population Total:2808
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:44,857[2]
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:30153
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+34 968
Area Total Sq Mi:17319

Corvera is an outlying district (Spanish; Castilian: pedanía) of the municipality of Murcia, Spain.[3] [4]

Geography

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 18.2C, and the average annual rainfall is .[5]

Corvera is bordered by:[2]

Transport

The new Murcia International Airport is located in Corvera. It was inaugurated on 15 January 2019[6] 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

The public school in Corvera is called "CPEIBas Isabel Bellvís". It was built between 1977 and 19782007-06-07. 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. [7] as a preschool and primary school and in 2007 it added secondary education as well.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) . 2022-07-26 . www.ine.es.
  2. Web site: Corvera . Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia . es . 10 November 2023.
  3. Web site: History of Corvera . 2022-07-26 . murciatoday.com.
  4. Web site: 2010-01-03 . Ayuntamiento de Murcia . 2022-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100103150638/https://www.murcia.es/historia/poblacion_.asp . 2010-01-03.
  5. Web site: Corvera . Portal Ayuntamiento de Murcia . es . 10 November 2023.
  6. Web site: 2019-01-15 . El Rey Felipe VI preside la inauguración del aeródromo internacional Juan de la Cierva . 2019-01-15 . La Verdad . es.
  7. 1978-08-28 . ORDEN de 28 de junio de 1978 sobre modificaciones de Centros docentes estatales de Educación General Básica y Preescolar en la provincia de Murcia. . Boletín Oficial del Estado . 205 . 22096 . 20123.
  8. 1977-05-24 . 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. . Boletín Oficial del Estado . 157 . 5113 . 14907.