Rincón de San Ginés
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Rincón de San Ginés | |
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Municipality district | |
  Rincón de San Ginés Location in Spain  Rincón de San Ginés Rincón de San Ginés (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′18.5183″N 0°46′33.9746″W / 37.621810639°N 0.776104056°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Murcia |
| Province | Province of Murcia |
| Comarca | Campo de Cartagena |
| Judicial district | Cartagena |
| Municipality | Cartagena |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ana Belén Castejón Hernández |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.334 km2 (22.909 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 10,214 |
| • Density | 172.14/km2 (445.85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | |
| Dialing code | (+34) 968 |
Rincón de San Ginés is a district of the Spanish municipality Cartagena and is located in the south-east end.[5] The territory is adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea in its south and east and is adjacent to a coastal salty lagoon named Mar Menor in its east. It has an area of 59,33 km2[6] and had a population of 10,558 in 2020.[7] The Calblanque Regional Park occurs in this district. The Cabo de Palos lighthouse is located in the east end of the territory.
The following localities are included in the territory: Los Nietos Viejos, which is located in the north-west end and was inhabited by 198 people in 2020; Los Nietos, which is placed in the north-west and is home to 1,081 people; Los Belones, which is located in the north-west and had a population of 2,332; Islas Menores, which is placed in the north and was inhabited by 221 people; Playa Honda, which is located in the west of the northwestern quarter and was home to 1,145 people; Playa Paraíso, which occurs in the east and was inhabited by 449 people; Atamaría, which is located in the southwestern third and had a population of 427; Las Barracas, which occurs in the north-west of the south-western quarter and was inhabited by 181 people; Cobaticas, which is placed in the west of the south-eastern quarter and was home to 43 people, Cala Reona, which is located in the east and has a population of 727; and Cabo de Palos, which occurs in the east and was inhabited by 1,025 people.[5][7]