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San Javier is a resort town in the Region of Murcia. The municipality is divided into two large separate areas: the first is the main town and administrative centre on the shore of the Mar Menor, and the second is a large section of the La Manga del Mar Menor<\/a> strip (its central and northern parts) between the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean. If you look at a map, you can see that the two areas lie on opposite shores of a large saltwater lagoon. The municipality also includes a number of villages: Santiago de la Ribera, El Mirador, La Calavera, La Grajuela, La Ribera, Lo Llerena, Los Pinos, Los S\u00e1ez, Pozo Aledo and Roda.<\/p>\n

Population and area of San Javier <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The municipality’s coastline is almost 40 km long in total: 23 km are washed by the waters of the Mar Menor (“Small Sea”) and another 16 km by the Mediterranean. Seven volcanic islands belong to San Javier: Mayor, Perdiguera, Redonda, Sujeto, Ciervo, Grosa and Farall\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

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San Javier has a population of about 36,000, of whom almost 8,500 are foreigners, mainly citizens of European countries (the UK, Germany, Romania and Poland) and Morocco. With a total area of 75.10 km\u00b2, the population density is 475 people\/km\u00b2. Most of the growth has come in recent decades, mainly thanks to the developing tourism sector and the related service, retail and construction sectors.<\/p>\n

In 2024, a survey was carried out to find the most comfortable Spanish towns to live in. In the Region of Murcia, San Javier came first: a town offering a high quality of life, every convenience and excellent infrastructure. Second and third places went to the neighbouring municipalities of Los Alc\u00e1zares and San Pedro del Pinatar.<\/p>\n

Transport infrastructure in San Javier<\/strong><\/h2>\n

San Javier borders the municipalities of Murcia, Cartagena<\/a>, Los Alc\u00e1zares, San Pedro del Pinatar<\/a>, Torre-Pacheco and Orihuela<\/a>. It is connected to its neighbours and to other towns on the coast by an extensive road network: the AP-7 motorway (E-15), the N-332 national road, the RM-19 and RM-1 regional roads and dozens of minor roads.<\/p>\n

The nearest international airports are in Murcia and Alicante:<\/p>\n