Purchena

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Coordinates: 37°21′N 2°21′W
Purchena, Spain
Municipality	Almería
Mayor	Juan Miguel Tortosa Conchillo (PSOE)
Area
- City	57 km² (22.0 sq mi)
Elevation	555 m (1,832 ft)
Population
- City (2005)	1,645
- Density	28.9/km² (74.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Purchena is a small, typical Andalusian town of 1,650 people. It is situated on the River Almanzora in the 'Comarca del Mármol', County of the Marble; in Almería, Andalusia.

1 History
2 Demographics[1]
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Purchena has been populated since the Bronze Age. It was also inhabited during the Roman period, but it was during the Arabic conquest when it was most important. In the 10th century it was founded with the name Hisn Burxana, and during the reign of Al-Ahmar I in the 13th century it was known as Val de Porchena, and it was converted into the head of the Almanzora, which formed a part of the Kingdom of Nazari of Granada. In the year 1489 the town became part of the Catholic Kings' empire with Baza, Guadix and Almería.

[edit] Demographics^[1]

Demographic evolution of Purchena between 1999 and 2005
1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
1,623	1,600	1,602	1,650	1,676	1,629	1,645

[edit] References

^ INE (Spain). Retrieved on 2006-08-09.

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Purchena - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
(Spanish) Purchena - Diputación Provincial de Almería

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