RankingINE, Nomenclátor
Most populated districts of Murcia
El Palmar is Murcia’s most populated pedanía (district), with 25,207 inhabitants, followed by Puente Tocinos (16,905) and San Benito (15,358). 308,248 people live in the 54 districts. Municipal register on 1 January 2025 (INE); the city itself, with its neighbourhoods, is counted separately.
By population, 2025
- 1
El Palmar
25,207Official name: Palmar (el) o Lugar de Don Juan12,374 women and 12,833 men
- 2
Puente Tocinos
16,9058,579 women and 8,326 men
- 3
San Benito
15,3587,616 women and 7,742 men
- 4
Cabezo de Torres
14,3067,200 women and 7,106 men
- 5
La Alberca
13,2396,839 women and 6,400 men
- 6
Sangonera la Verde
12,713Official name: Sangonera la Verde o Ermita Nueva6,371 women and 6,342 men
- 7
Santiago y Zaraíche
12,3156,420 women and 5,895 men
- 8
Beniaján
11,9516,001 women and 5,950 men
- 9
Torreagüera
10,0234,977 women and 5,046 men
- 10
Churra
9,5344,891 women and 4,643 men
- 11
Esparragal
8,7424,347 women and 4,395 men
- 12
Guadalupe
8,2984,180 women and 4,118 men
- 13
Aljucer
8,1484,120 women and 4,028 men
- 14
Garres y Lages
7,8623,960 women and 3,902 men
- 15
El Puntal
7,4413,743 women and 3,698 men
- 16
Zarandona
7,1733,597 women and 3,576 men
- 17
El Raal
6,8053,359 women and 3,446 men
- 18
Santo Ángel
6,6523,464 women and 3,188 men
- 19
Sangonera la Seca
6,5023,208 women and 3,294 men
- 20
Alquerías
6,3913,157 women and 3,234 men
- 21
Algezares
6,1633,168 women and 2,995 men
- 22
Llano de Brujas
5,8592,933 women and 2,926 men
- 23
Los Dolores
5,6232,941 women and 2,682 men
- 24
La Ñora
5,3632,685 women and 2,678 men
- 25
San José de la Vega
5,3382,641 women and 2,697 men
- 26
Casillas
5,098Official name: Casillas (Lugar de) o Ermita de Buendía2,508 women and 2,590 men
- 27
Monteagudo
4,2952,124 women and 2,171 men
- 28
Los Ramos
3,8511,862 women and 1,989 men
- 29
Corvera
3,4881,688 women and 1,800 men
- 30
Era Alta
3,3271,562 women and 1,765 men
- 31
Javalí Nuevo
3,3261,696 women and 1,630 men
- 32
San Ginés
3,0121,491 women and 1,521 men
- 33
Cobatillas
2,9801,455 women and 1,525 men
- 34
Santa Cruz
2,6541,262 women and 1,392 men
- 35
Nonduermas
2,6451,275 women and 1,370 men
- 36
Sucina
2,6051,243 women and 1,362 men
- 37
Javalí Viejo
2,4071,237 women and 1,170 men
- 38
Rincón de Seca
2,3771,223 women and 1,154 men
- 39
La Raya
2,3211,175 women and 1,146 men
- 40
La Arboleja
2,2191,129 women and 1,090 men
- 41
La Albatalía
2,1981,094 women and 1,104 men
- 42
Jerónimos y Avileses y Balsicas de Arriba
2,070984 women and 1,086 men
- 43
Puebla de Soto
2,0271,012 women and 1,015 men
- 44
Lobosillo
1,982915 women and 1,067 men
- 45
Zeneta
1,954970 women and 984 men
- 46
Gea y Truyols
1,714830 women and 884 men
- 47
Baños y Mendigo
1,172564 women and 608 men
- 48
Barqueros
1,060527 women and 533 men
- 49
473 women and 537 men
- 50
420 women and 447 men
- 51
386 women and 421 men
- 52
218 women and 303 men
- 53
Cañada Hermosa
249114 women and 135 men
- 54
Carrascoy
10147 women and 54 men
- districts
- 54
- inhabitants in total
- 308,248
- with over 10,000
- 9
- on average
- 5,708
Source: INE, Nomenclátor (municipal register). Data as of 7 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most populated district of Murcia?
El Palmar, with 25,207 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
How many people live in the districts?
308,248 people in the 54 units of the Nomenclátor, not counting the city.
Where does the data come from?
From the INE Nomenclátor, which gives the municipal register population by population unit. Some official names are long («Palmar (El) o Lugar de Don Juan»): here we use the everyday name.
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