Coordinates: 37°37′34.0981″N 0°59′22.492″W / 37.626138361°N 0.98958111°W / 37.626138361; -0.98958111

San Antonio Abad, Cartagena

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San Antonio Abad
Municipality district
Location in Spain
San Antonio Abad (Spain)
Coordinates: 37°37′34.0981″N 0°59′22.492″W / 37.626138361°N 0.98958111°W / 37.626138361; -0.98958111
CountryFile:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Autonomous communityFile:Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Murcia
ProvinceProvince of Murcia
ComarcaCampo de Cartagena
Judicial districtCartagena
MunicipalityCartagena
Government
 • MayorAna Belén Castejón Hernández
Area
 • Total
9.738 km2 (3.760 sq mi)
Population
 ()[1]
 • Total
45,335
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
30205 (West),[2] 30300 (North-east end)[3]30310 (North)[4]
Dialing code(+34) 968

San Antonio Abad is a district of the Spanish municipality Cartagena.[5] It is located in the south of the territory, has an area of 9.738 km2[6] and a population of 45,335. The district has a coastal area in its south-west and a cave and paleonthologic site named Cueva de los Aviones is occurs in San Antonio Abad.[7] According to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, there are three main neighbourhoods in the district: Barrio Peral, San Antonio Abad and Barrio de la Concepción. San Antonio Abad is in the north-east and consists of four neighbourhoods: Urbanización Media Sala, which is the one in the most north and is home to 1640 people; Urbanización Mediterráneo, where 5793 people live; Urbanización Nueva Cartagena (literally, "city new new city new"), which is inhabited by 3398 people and San Antonio Abad, which is the most in the south and has a population of 13,448. Barrio de la Concepción is located in the east and consists of Barrio de la Concepción, where 4,053 live and Barriada de Villalba, which has a population of 1,021. Barrio Peral is in the north-east end and is home to 15,805 people.[5][8] The northern part of the district is in an urban continuity with the main city (Cartagena). The eastern part is also united with the main city, but in a lesser extent.[6]

History

There has been human presence since the Roman Iberian Peninsula era.[9] The first documentary reference that has been found dates back to 1530.[10][11] San Antón obtained an own municipality in 1842 but it existence ceased the following year.[12][13]

Demographics

9.8% inhabitants are foreigners – 1.67% come from other country of Europe, 5.488% are Africans, 2.27% are Americans and 0.366% are Asians.[14] The table below shows the population trend of the 21st century by its five-year periods.[8]

2001 2006 2011 2016
Population[8] 30,512 43,021 44,312 44,789

References

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  2. "Buscador de Códigos Postales de Correos".
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  4. "Buscador de Códigos Postales de Correos".
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Barrios y Diputaciones│Historia│Tu Ciudad│Ayuntamiento de Cartagena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Ficha de diputación - San Antón - Urbanismo Cartagena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. "Historia de San Antonio Abad- Prehistoria - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "INEbase/Demography and population /Municipal Register. Population by Municipality /Nomenclature:Continuous Register Population by Population Unit / Results".
  9. "Catálogo de arqueología, paleontología y sitios históricos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. Gómez Vizcaíno, Juan Antonio (2003). Pueblos de Cartagena. Diputaciones del Municipio, Historia y Patrimonio. p. 256. ISBN 84-931790-8-6.
  11. "Historia de San Antonio Abad- Edad Moderna - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. Gómez Vizcaíno, Juan Antonio (2003). Pueblos de Cartagena. Diputaciones del Municipio, Historia y Patrimonio. p. 258. ISBN 84-931790-8-6.
  13. "Historia de San Antonio Abad- Edad Contemporánea - Región de Murcia Digital" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. "CREM - Datos Municipales Cartagena - 7. Población se´gun entidades y nacionalidad (por continentes)". Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)