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Alcantarilla

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Alcantarilla is a town and municipality in southeastern Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of Murcia, and one of its peculiarities is that it is completely surrounded by "pedanías" (satellite districts or boroughs) of the municipality of Murcia like Sangonera La Seca, San Ginés, Nonduermas, Puebla de Soto, La Ñora, Javalí Viejo and Javalí Nuevo.

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The town is part of a low-lying fertile plain rich in gardens, orchards and citrus fruits, known as the "Huerta", which includes the valleys of the river Segura and its right-hand tributary the Guadalentín or river Sangonera and is surrounded by mountains. The Huerta belongs mainly to the large administrative authority of the city of Murcia but it also includes other small municipalities (Alcantarilla, Beniel y Santomera) that could not be omitted from the Huerta's framework either functionally or visually.

The Paratrooper Military School (Escuela Militar de Paracaidismo) "Méndez Parada" of the Spanish Air and Space Force is quartered at the Alcantarilla Air Base, which is also used by the Paratrooper Brigade of the Spanish Army, an airborne elite unit called the Black Berets, which has a base in Murcia, not far from the air base at Alcantarilla.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Alcantarilla
Province
Murcia
Population (INE 2025)
43,876
Altitude
73 m
Area (IGN)
15.1 km²
Postcode
30820
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Alcantarilla at a glance

Distance to a city
Murcia, 8 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (479,405 inhab.)
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
43,876 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 46 stops in the village
Train: Alcantarilla, 1 km away
Airport: Murcia, 20 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Región de Murcia)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €410/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €1,070/m² (appraised value in the municipality)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
6 health centres
9 pharmacies
Education
8 nursery schools
7 primary schools
5 secondary schools
Sports facilities
24 in the village
1 pool
Connectivity
Fibre in 99% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes99 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: post office, motorhomes, street market.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

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Cost of living

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Cost of living in Alcantarilla, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Alcantarilla · 1,510 leases€410/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Alcantarilla€350/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Alcantarilla€1,070/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Alcantarilla€32,961/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 98 petrol stations within 10 km€1.757/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 98 petrol stations within 10 km€1.860/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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