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 Location in Murcia | |
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| Coordinates:38°36′36″N1°06′52″W / 38.61°N 1.11447°W /38.61; -1.11447 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| A. community |  Region of Murcia |
| Province | Region of Murcia |
| Comarca | Altiplano murciano |
| Judicial district | Yecla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María Remedios Lajara Domínguez (2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 607.7 km2 (234.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 36,453 |
| • Density | 59.99/km2 (155.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Yeclanos |
| Website | Official website |
Yecla (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈɟʝe.kla]) is a town andmunicipality in easternSpain with 35243 people registered, in the extreme north of theautonomous community ofMurcia, located 96km from the capital of the region,Murcia.
The origin of the term Yecla comes from the Arabic Yakka, which was the name of a fortress located in the place that is now called Cerro del Castillo. This toponym, however, is not from Arabic origin and it is very likely that it derives from the pre-Roman terms Iko or Ika.
The most important mountains of the locality are Sierra de Salinas (1,238 m),Monte Arabí (1,065 m), Sierra de la Magdalena (1,038 m), and others. The chief buildings are a half-ruined citadel, a modern parish church with a pillared Corinthian facade, and a town hall standing in a fine arcaded plaza mayor (square). Yecla has traditionally had a thriving trade in grain, wine, oil, fruit and other agricultural products produced in the surrounding country. Since the second half of the 20th century, furniture making has become a local trade.
Yecla, with neighboringJumilla, is one of the primary regions for development of theMurciana andGranadina breeds of dairygoats.[2]
Since the mid-19th century Yecla was consolidated as an agricultural municipality, in particular with the wine production. The main cultures in the region are vines, olive trees, almonds and cereals. In the mid-19th century a new sector rose with the expansion of Yecla. The wood craftsmen have fostered the furniture industry and today Yecla is known by its great furniture production.
Yecla is also awine-producing region, another attribute it shares with close-by Jumilla[3]
Municipal elections results in 2023PP 9 PSOE 7 VOX 3 IU 0
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