Torre-Pacheco
Torre-Pacheco | |
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Municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Murcia | |
Torre-Pacheco Location in Spain Torre-Pacheco Torre-Pacheco (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′35″N 0°57′14″W / 37.74306°N 0.95389°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Region of Murcia |
| Province | Region of Murcia |
| Comarca | Comarca del Mar Menor |
| Own municipality | 1836 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Ángel Roca Tornel (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 189 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 41,479 |
| • Density | 219/km2 (568/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 30700 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 968 (Murcia) |
| Website | www.torrepacheco.es |
Torre-Pacheco (Spanish pronunciation: [torepaˈtʃeko]) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It covers an area of 189.4 square kilometres (73.1 sq mi) and its population in 2019 was 35,676. The only high ground in the municipality is Cabezo Gordo hill, the location of the protected Sima de las Palomas archeological site. The town has one secondary education institution, the I.E.S. Gerardo Molina.
The municipality has four golf courses, and its windmills are known region wide.