Ricote

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Ricote is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It has a population of 1,509 (2004) and an area of 87.7 km².[http://www.lomejordemurcia.com/murcia_ricote.htm Ricote] {{in lang|es}}

Ricote had a community of Moriscos until their expulsion from Spain in 1609. Govert Westerveld Westerveld, Govert (2007). Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Ana Félix y el morisco Ricote del Valle de Ricote en "Don Quijote II" del año 1615. (capítulos 54, 55, 63, 64 y 65). {{ISBN|84-923151-5-6}} and Francisco Márquez VillanuevaMarquez Villanueva, Francisco (2010) Moros, moriscos y turcos en Cervantes. Ensayos críticos. {{ISBN|978-84-7290-498-9}}. believe that the name of the Morisco character Ricote in Don Quixote is derived from the village.

Demographics

3.79% of the inhabitants were foreigners in 2019. 2.21% are Africans, 1.34% are Americans.{{Cite web|title=CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 5. Evolución de la población según nacionalidad.|url=https://econet.carm.es/web/crem/inicio/-/crem/sicrem/PU_RicoteCifras/P8002/sec6.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-29|website=Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM|language=Spanish}} The table below shows the population trends.

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Population{{Cite web|title=CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 1. Censos de Población. Evolución de la población según sexo.|url=https://econet.carm.es/web/crem/inicio/-/crem/sicrem/PU_RicoteCifras/P8002/sec2.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-29|website=Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM|language=Spanish}}

|2,604

|3,022

|2,819

|2,956

|2,929

|2,928

|2,743

|2,320

|1,774

|1,689

|1,556

|1,461

Economy

23.2% of the surface is utilised as crop lands. The most widely grown products are the almonds, the lemons and the olives.{{Cite web|title=CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 1. Evolución de la distribución general de la tierra.|url=https://econet.carm.es/web/crem/inicio/-/crem/sicrem/PU_RicoteCifras/P8004/sec2.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM|language=Spanish}}{{Cite web|title=CREM - Datos Municipales Ricote - 3. Evolución de la superficie dedicada a cada grupo de cultivo.|url=https://econet.carm.es/web/crem/inicio/-/crem/sicrem/PU_RicoteCifras/P8004/sec4.html|website=Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM}} 48.21 agreements were written for jobs in agriculture and fishing sector in 2019, and 35.16% were signed by crop lands labourers in the second half of 2016. 46.87% were written by enterprises of the service sector, and 13.19% were signed by waiters. Only 1.78% of the agreements occurred in the industry sector.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CREM - Datos Municipales de Ricote - 5. Evolución de los contratos de trabajo registrados según sector de la actividad económica. CNAE-2009.|url=https://econet.carm.es/web/crem/inicio/-/crem/sicrem/PU_RicoteCifras/P8003/sec6.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Portal Estadístico de la Región de Murcia - CREM|language=Spanish}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Cifras de empleo municipal. 2º semestre de 2016. Municipio de Ricote|url=http://www.sefcarm.es/web/servlet/Blob?ARCHIVO=Ricote.pdf&TABLA=ARCHIVOS&CAMPOCLAVE=IDARCHIVO&VALORCLAVE=131040&CAMPOIMAGEN=ARCHIVO&IDTIPO=60&RASTRO=c$m5082,5147,6887,55059|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=SEFCARM.es - Murcia Empleo|language=Spanish}}

Since the onset of Covid in 2018 the local economy in Ricote Valley has been growing as rentals of rural houses with no neighbours has become a source of income for locals. Thanks to apps like booking.com, airbnb, and Spaniards' desire to vacation without neighbours this region of Spain has experienced a small boom in its economy. There are, as of January 2021, 298 country houses for rent, more than in any other part of Spain. As well since 2020 the building industry has taken notice of the post covid trend to build bedroom communities in the Ricote valley where Murcia residents live all year, not just on weekends or summer. The travel is 35 minutes to Murcia city.

Facilities

The municipality is home to a consultorio{{Cite web|title=MurciaSalud, el portal sanitario de la Región de Murcia. Centros Sanitarios|url=http://www.murciasalud.es/caps.php?op=mostrar_centro&id_centro=74&idsec=6|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-29|language=Spanish}}(a primary care centre with the fewest functions),{{Cite web|title=SIAP. Datos cuantitativos de la fase 1.Glosario de términos - Definiciones y aclaraciones|url=https://www.mscbs.gob.es/estadEstudios/estadisticas/docs/siap/GLOSARIO_DE_TERMINOS.pdf|website=Ministerio Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social|language=Spanish}} an early childhood and primary education centre{{Cite web|title=Listado de centros|url=https://transparencia.carm.es/documents/184026/184318/Directorio+de+centros+educativos+p%C3%BAblicos/5822499b-8648-4325-88fe-e10101e3bb66|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-29|website=Portal de Transparencia - Región de Murcia|language=Spanish}} and a library.{{Cite web|title=BIBLIOTECA MUNICIPAL│Ayuntamiento de Ricote|url=http://www.ricote.es/servicios-municipales/biblioteca-municipal/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-29|language=Spanish}}

Main sights

Some buildings with architectural and history values are listed below:{{Cite web|title=Patrimonio histórico│Ayuntamiento de Ricote|url=http://www.ricote.es/culturayturismo/patrimonio-historico/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-29|language=Spanish}}

Palacio de la Encomienda de Santiago
Palacio de Llamas: It was built in 1702.
San Sebastián Parish Church: It was built in the 18 century.

References

This article contains information from the Spanish Wikipedia article Ricote, accessed on January 10, 2008.

Category:Municipalities in the Region of Murcia

Category:Moriscos