Ricote | |
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 Location in Murcia | |
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| Coordinates:38°9′N1°22′W / 38.150°N 1.367°W /38.150; -1.367 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Region of Murcia |
| Province | Region of Murcia |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,301 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcia) |
| Website | Official website |
Ricote is a Spanishmunicipality in the autonomous community ofMurcia. It has a population of 1,509 (2004) and an area of 87.7 km2.[2]
Ricote had a community ofMoriscos until theirexpulsion from Spain in 1609. Govert Westerveld[3] and Francisco Márquez Villanueva[4] believe that the name of the Morisco characterRicote inDon Quixote is derived from the village.
3.79% of the inhabitants were foreigners in 2019. 2.21% are Africans, 1.34% are Americans.[5] The table below shows the population trends.
| 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
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| Population[6] | 2,604 | 3,022 | 2,819 | 2,956 | 2,929 | 2,928 | 2,743 | 2,320 | 1,774 | 1,689 | 1,556 | 1,461 |
23.2% of the surface is utilised as crop lands. The most widely grown products are the almonds, the lemons and the olives.[7][8] 48.21 agreements were written for jobs in agriculture and fishing sector in 2019, and 35.16% were signed by crop lands labourers in the second half of 2016. 46.87% were written by enterprises of the service sector, and 13.19% were signed by waiters. Only 1.78% of the agreements occurred in the industry sector.[9][10]Since the onset of Covid in 2018 the local economy in Ricote Valley has been growing as rentals ofrural houses with no neighbours has become a source of income for locals. Thanks to apps likebooking.com,airbnb, and Spaniards' desire to vacation without neighbours this region of Spain has experienced a small boom in its economy. There are, as of January 2021, 298 country houses for rent, more than in any other part of Spain. As well since 2020 the building industry has taken notice of the post covid trend to build bedroom communities in the Ricote valley where Murcia residents live all year, not just on weekends or summer. The travel is 35 minutes toMurcia city.
The municipality is home to a consultorio[11](a primary care centre with the fewest functions),[12] an early childhood and primary education centre[13] and a library.[14]
Some buildings with architectural and history values are listed below:[15]
This article contains information from theSpanish Wikipedia articleRicote, accessed on January 10, 2008.
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