Las Torres de Cotillas
Las Torres de Cotillas is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia.
Las Torres de Cotillas | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Las Torres de Cotillas Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°1′35″N 1°14′37″W | |
| Country |  |
| Autonomous community | Region of Murcia |
| Province | Murcia |
| Comarca | Vega Media del Segura |
| Judicial district | Molina de Segura |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Domingo Coronado (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,375 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Torreños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30565 |
| Website | Official website |
A Roman villa existed here in the 2nd century BC. Despite the presence of two Moorish settlements in the Middle Ages, the modern town was founded in 1318.
West of Torres de Cotillas at 38°1'35"N 1°15'15"W there is a 186 metres tall guyed radio mast used for mediumwave broadcasting on 855 kHz with 100 kW.
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- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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