San Javier, Murcia

San Javier
Municipality
Flag of San Javier Flag Coat of arms of San Javier Coat of arms
San Javier Location in Spain
San Javier Location in Region of Murcia
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Region of Murcia
Province	Region of Murcia
Comarca	Comarca del Mar Menor
Government
• Mayor	Juan Martínez Pastor (PP)
Area
• Total	74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL)	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	32,641
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2) (UTC+2)
Postal code	30730
Area code(s)	+34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcia)
Website	www.sanjavier.es

San Javier is a small town and municipality in the autonomous community and province of Murcia in southeastern Spain. The municipality is situated at the northern end of Murcia's Mediterranean coastline, the Costa Cálida. It is best known for its international airport located there, Murcia-San Javier Airport (MJV), which is the largest in the Region of Murcia.

Administrative divisions

The town has a main population centre and ten smaller villages within its administrative perimetre. The last two are located by the seashore:

• El Mirador
• La Grajuela
• Roda
• Los Sáez de Tarquinales
• Pozo Aledo
• Los Pinos
• Lo Llerena
• La Calavera
• Santiago de la Ribera
• La Manga del Mar Menor

Aerodrome

A military aerodrome was built in Santiago de la Ribera before the Spanish Civil War. It was used by the Spanish Republican Air Force for its bomber (Escuela de Vuelo de Alta Velocidad) and multiple-engined aircraft school (Escuela de polimotores) facilities training military pilots.

After the Civil War the airfield was used by the Spanish Air Force as an eventual landing facility. Currently it is the location of the international airport, the largest in the Region of Murcia.

Notable people

• Antonio Cañadas, footballer

See also

• El Carmolí

External links

• Imágenes de personal de las Fuerzas Aéreas republicanas