Pliego Explained

Pliego
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Murcia#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Murcia##Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Antonio Huéscar Pérez
Area Total Km2:29
Elevation M:308
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Pliego is a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It is situated in the . It has a population of 3,868 (INE 2021).[1] It is a small town near the beautiful Mountain Nature Park of the nearby Sierra Espuna Mountains with surrounding countryside of olive, almonds and apricot groves.

Latitude: 37º 58' 59" N

Longitude: 001º 30' 00" O.

The municipality is located on the north slope of the Sierra Espuna mountains. It is in the meadow created by the Pliego river, a tributary of the Mula river, a current that flows into the Segura river.

The municipality is an enclave, surrounded on all sides by Mula.

Pliego is a pretty historical Spanish town with a mainly Spanish population with some English residents and other nationalities who have settled there. It consists of old and new architecture with a central Town Square and Town Hall.

The geography of Pliego allows for hiking, rock-climbing, mountain biking, and spelunking.

It has all other amenities, a Church, banks, post-office, doctors surgery, large supermarket, shops, eating-places, bars and weekly open market. It is close to the larger town of Mula, the motorway, the City of Murcia, airports and many coastal towns.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murcia: Población por municipios y sexo. (2883). 2022-01-05. INE. es.