Corvera is an outlying district ( es, pedanía) of the

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Murcia Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...

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Geography

Corvera is located in the southeast of the

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, in the

Segura River Segura (, ; la, Thader; ar, شقورة, Shaqūrah, or ) is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain. It has its source in the Sierra de Segura. Course The river begins at Santiago Pontones ( province of Jaén), passes Calasparra, Cie ...

valley. It has a Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is , and the average annual rainfall is . Corvera is bordered by: * To the north: Sangonera la Verde and El Palmar * To the east: Baños y Mendigo * To the west: Carrascoy-La Murta * To the south: Valladolises y Lo Jurado and the municipality of Fuente Álamo.

Transport

The new Murcia International Airport is located in Corvera. It was inaugurated on 15 January 2019 and is situated 35 km from the San Javier Airport, which at that time became an exclusively military airport. Corvera is also connected by road to Murcia and other nearby towns by the RM-2 and RM-19 highways.

Education

The public school in Corvera is called "CPEIBas Isabel Bellvís". It was built between 1977 and 1978 as a preschool and primary school and in 2007 it added secondary education as well.

References

{{Reflist Populated places in the Region of Murcia Murcia