San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
San Pedro del Pinatar is a municipality in the region of Murcia in Spain with 24.102 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).
Demography
San Pedro del Pinatar is one of the smaller towns in the region of Murcia, with an area of only 21.7 km ² and a population density of 1,080 inhabitants per km ². The population is mainly focused on three core areas: San Pedro del Pinatar, Lo Pagan and El Mojon. The development of the population since the last century is reflected as follows:
Geography
The town borders the province of Alicante and 49 km from Murcia. San Pedro Pinatar between the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean. The neighboring municipalities are San Javier and Pilar de la Horadada.
There is a small peninsula with fourteen miles of shoreline. The beaches on the Menor Sea are:
- Villananitos
- Puntica and
- Mota.
In the Mediterranean there are the beaches
- Llana,
- La Plage des Salines,
- Barraca Quemada and
- Punta de Algas and
- Torre Derribada and
- El Mojon.
Between El Mojon and Lo Pagán one finds the 900 -acre wetland and important for the region of Murcia salt and sand banks of San Pedro del Pinatar. In this park albatrosses and gulls are native and he has moving dunes with a characteristic flora.
Climate
The climate is dry Mediterranean climate. The average temperatures range between 17 ° C in winter and 23 ° C in summer with about 3,000 annual sunshine hours. The main winds come from the northeast ( Levante ) from southwest ( leveche ) and west ( Poniente ).
Industry and other productive sectors
The place has only a modest farming community due to the small surface. However, fisheries and related industries is available. Also, the service area will be expanded in the wake of increasing tourism. A small port on the Mediterranean and on each Menormeer used to transport the salt extracted and private and sporting moorings.
The traditional industry since the time of the Romans today are still operated salt mines, as well as the drinking water through desalination. Since 2005, drinking water is produced by a modern desalination by reverse osmosis, which is intended for human consumption for the entire coastal area up to Cartagena. Since 2007, another plant is in operation.
History
The city has received its official name in the 17th century. Previously, the village was only called " Pinatar ", which translates as pinewood meant. On September 16, 1836 the first town hall was built, the first mayor was José Ruíz Imbernón.
Treats
- Procession parades in Holy Week
- The end of June Patron Saint San Pedro Apostol.
- On July 16, " romería " on the occasion of Our Lady of Mount Carmel