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Cartagena

City in Spain
Cartagena is a port city and naval base in the Murcia region of southeast Spain. Founded by the Carthaginians around 220 B.C., the city boomed during the Roman period. Among its many Roman ruins are a 1st-century B.C. theater and Casa de la...
Population: 213,943 (2018)
Province: Murcia
Demonym: Cartageneros
Dialing code: (+34) 968
Founded: 227 BC
Highest elevation: 50 m (160 ft)
Judicial district: Cartagena