Yecla

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Yecla

Total population

32,626

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation602 m

Land area607.7 km²

WeatherAvg high 70.7°F

Coordinates38.61°, -1.12°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Yecla is a town and municipality in eastern Spain with 35243 people registered, in the extreme north of the autonomous community of Murcia, located 96 km from the capital of the region, Murcia.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

María José Martínez Sánchez

Spanish tennis player

P

Paco Azorín

state director, set designer

Pascual Amat y Esteve

Spanish Minister of Justice (1856–1928)

S

Sergio Domínguez Muñoz

Spanish bicycle racer

Alfredo Ortuño

Mexican footballer

Lidó Rico

Spanish sculptor

A

Antonio Puche

Spanish football player/manager

A

Antonio Richarte

Spanish baroque painter (1690-1764)

J

Juan Pascual Azorín Soriano

Spanish politician

R

Rafael de Pina

Spanish politician and jurist (1888-1966)

A

Antonio Palao y Marco

Spanish sculptor (1824-1886)

Concha Segura

Spanish actress

Manuel Veleta

Marco Túnez

Spanish actor and singer

P

Parade

musician

José Ortega

Spanish boxer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Murcia

• Jumilla
  15 mi away · pop. 25,923
• Abanilla
  28.5 mi away · pop. 3,064
• Fortuna
  30 mi away · pop. 7,395
• Cieza
  30.6 mi away · pop. 32,980
• Abarán
  32 mi away · pop. 9,772
• Blanca
  33.1 mi away · pop. 3,742
• Ojós
  34.4 mi away · pop. 364
• Ricote
  34.5 mi away · pop. 1,067
• Villanueva del Río Segura
  34.9 mi away · pop. 854
• Ulea
  34.9 mi away · pop. 879
• Archena
  35.7 mi away · pop. 15,076
• Lorquí
  37.5 mi away · pop. 7,007

Browse all places in Murcia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Yecla

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Handsome Cross Grasshopper

Oedaleus decorus

Seen 2026-07-02

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Seen 2026-06-29

Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus terrestris

Seen 2026-06-21

Field Eryngo

Eryngium campestre

Seen 2026-06-20

Radiated Wolf Spider

Hogna radiata

Seen 2026-06-17

Orange-winged Dropwing

Trithemis kirbyi

Seen 2026-06-17

Lang's Short-tailed Blue

Leptotes pirithous

Seen 2026-06-17

Blue statice

Limonium sinuatum

Seen 2026-06-14

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Yecla, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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