page_title: Districts of Cartagena, Spain
section_title: El Algar
hierarchical_section_title: Districts of Cartagena, Spain / El Algar
caption_attribution_description: Español: Se trata de la rotonda principal del pueblo. English: The picture is about the main roundabout of the town. Français&#160;: C'est le principal rond-point du village. Català: Aquesta és la principal rotonda del poble.
context_page_description: The Spanish municipality of Cartagena has 24 districts, known as diputaciónes. The original 17 districts established at the beginning of the 18th century were maintained throughout that century, and were the equivalent of the pedanías in other areas. This administrative structure was put in place in response to population increase in that era, and because the municipality was becoming less tractable.
context_section_description: El Algar is located in the east of the municipality Cartagena, and borders the Mar Menor to the east.
  The district has a population of 7,847 inhabitants, living in the following localities: El Algar (5,505); Las Lomas (1,484); Los Urrutias (802); Los Ruices (13); and Los Rizos (5).
  The area was first inhabited by the Iberians, and later by the Romans, as attested by archaeological remains in the district. Historical research on the municipality of Cartagena shows the presence of farmsteads during the Islamic period of Al-Andalus (711–1492). The name El Algar comes from Arabic, and means 'hollow' or 'cave'.
caption: Main round-about of El Algar.
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