Geography
Physical geography
The territory of the district is quite flat and there is only a raised landform: a hillock named Cabezo Álvarez. There are some flat spots like Fuente del Sapo and Saladar de Lo Poyo. No beds with constant water flow traverse the district, but there are some '' ramblas'' (dry water beds but during rainy periods) in El Algar.Human geography
In El Algar there are six localities. The main one is El Algar, with a population of 5,567. The second most populated area is Las Lomas, where 1,499 people live. There is also a village in the northeast of the territory named Los Urrutias; 848 people reside there. A residential population centre also occupies El Algar called Estrella de Mar, with a population of 275. There are also two hamlets: Los Rizos and Los Ruices. The first one is in the north of the district and four people live there. The second one is in the south and has a population of ten.History
There is evidence of human presence during the era ofDemographics
16.89% of the inhabitants are foreigners – 4.515% come from other European countries, 10.925% are Africans, 1.03% are Americans and 0.34% are Asians. 18.78% inhabitants are younger than 15 years, which is approximately 4.28% above the nationwide average; 16.117% locals from 15 to 30 years of age, which is approximately 0.58% above the percentage for that age range in the rest of the country and 20.09% inhabitants aged more than 60 years, which is approximately 5.82% below the national level. The number of inhabitants during the 21st century can be seen in the table below.Facilities
Healthcare
As it is part of Cartagena municipality, El Algar is included in the Health area II (Cartagena). A (primary care centre with fewer functions than the ) is located in Los Urrutias and a in the main town.Education
Two early childhood and primary education centres (CEIP) are located in the main town, a secondary education centre (IES) is also located there, and an early childhood and primary education centre can be found in Los Urrutias.Transportation
A highway under the autonomous community (Spanish region) named RM-12 traverses the southern part of the district from the south-west to the south-east and south of the main locality. A state competency road named N-332 is located in the eastern half of the territory and traverses it from the north-west to the south-west and is also present in the main town. There is a bus service connecting the town to Cartagena as well as bus service with transportation to and from Murcia, but it is infrequent.Sports
One of the more popular sports teams is the football team Club Deportivo El Algar (C.D. El Algar). There is also a women's volleyball team called Surmenor. Every year, a popular race, Subida a la Fuente del Sapo, occurs on one of the last days of August. An exceptional sport fact related to El Algar wasMain sights
* Casa Rubio: a dwelling owned by a well-off man who had received economic profits from the mining activities of La Unión. It was built in 1895. *Apolo Theatre: built in 1905. *Zamar carriage museum: the museum includes carriages and old motorcycles. *Villa María * Windmills: In Campo de Cartagena, there are windmills which are typical of the area; some of them are located in El Algar.Festivities
The festive events that occur in the district are listed below: * Patron saint festival: It starts on 31 August and ends on 15 September. Activities during this period include a rock festival, a '' novena'', a ''pasacalles'' (similar to standard parades), an opening address, a '' carrera de cintas'' (race on horseback where the rider has to take a ribbon) and a procession dedicated to the patron virgin. * '' Romería'' of Los Llanos patron virgin * Festivity in Los UrrutiasReferences