Vega Baja del Segura

La Vega Baja
La Vega Baja
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Capital	Orihuela
Municipalities	List Torrevieja, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, Almoradí, Callosa de Segura, Rojales, Guardamar del Segura, Albatera, San Fulgencio, Catral, San Miguel de Salinas, Redován, Dolores, Cox, Bigastro, Benejúzar, Rafal, Los Montesinos, Benijófar , Formentera del Segura, Algorfa, Granja de Rocamora, Jacarilla , Daya Nueva, Benferri, San Isidro, Daya Vieja;
Area
• Total	957.3 km2 (369.6 sq mi)
Population (2019)[1]
• Total	355,257
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	vegabajense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Torrevieja

La Vega Baja del Segura is a comarca in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.

To the north its neighbouring comarcas are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà. Its southern limits are also those of the Valencian Community as it meets a different autonomous community, the Region of Murcia.

Municipalities

The comarca is composed of 27 municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations:

Name	Area in km²	Population (2001)[2]	Population (2011)[3]	Population (2019)[4]
Albatera	66.5	8,633	11,690	12,279
Algorfa	18.4	1,710	3,312	2,935
Almoradí	42.7	14,050	19,280	20,803
Benejúzar	9.3	5,106	5,288	5,402
Benferri	12.4	1,166	1,881	1,942
Benijófar	4.4	2,297	3,355	3,322
Bigastro	4.1	5,155	6,737	6,733
Callosa de Segura	24.8	15,805	17,919	19,038
Catral	20.0	5,295	8,574	8,639
Coix	16.8	6,196	6,975	7,297
Daya Nueva	7.1	1,244	1,896	1,737
Daya Vieja	3.1	226	596	690
Dolores	18.7	6,267	7,303	7,470
Formentera del Segura	4.3	2,170	3,995	4,191
Granja de Rocamora	7.2	1,745	2,471	2,580
Guardamar del Segura	35.6	9,480	15,520	15,348
Jacarilla	12.2	1,644	2,008	2,022
Los Montesinos	15.1	2,774	4,852	4,968
Orihuela	365.4	54,390	79,889	77,414
Pilar de la Horadada	77.9	12,731	20,836	21,905
Rafal	1.6	3,414	4,203	4,498
Redován	9.4	5,860	7,562	7,869
Rojales	27.6	8,489	17,986	16,963
San Fulgencio	19.7	4,039	9,572	7,855
San Isidro	11.7	1,340	1,925	1,986
San Miguel de Salinas	54.9	4,310	6,391	6,034
Torrevieja	71.4	50,953	90,097	83,337
Totals	957.3	236,489	364,113	355,257

Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
Census of 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
Census of 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.

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