Murcia ( or , ) is a city in south-eastern
Spain, the
capital and most populous city of the
Autonomous Community of the
Region of Murcia, and the
seventh largest city in the country, with a population of 442,573 inhabitants in 2009 (about one third of the total population of the Region). The population of the
metropolitan area was 689,591 in 2010. It is located on the
Segura River, in the Southeast of the
Iberian Peninsula, noted by a climate with hot summers, mild winters, and relatively low precipitation.