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Murcia, a city in south-eastern Spain, is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country, with a population of 433,850 inhabitants in 2008 (about one third of the total population of the Region). The population of the metropolitan area was 564,036 in 2008, ranking twelfth largest in Spain. It is located on the Segura River, in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula.

Murcia was founded by the Moors in 825 BC with the name Madinat Mursiya and is now mainly a services city and a university town. Highlights for visitors include the Cathedral of Murcia and a number of baroque buildings, renowned local cuisine, Holy Week processions, works of art by the famous Murcia sculptor Francisco Salzillo, and the Spring Festival.

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Murcia, Wikipedia (last visited Dec. 16, 2009).