Murcia is located near the center of a low-lying fertile plain known as the huerta (orchard or vineyard) of Murcia. The SeguraRiver and its right-hand tributary, the GuadalentÃn, run through the area. The city has an elevation of 43 metres (141 ft) above sea level and covers approximately 882 square kilometres (341 sq mi).
The best known and most dominant aspect of the municipal area's landscape is theorchard. In addition to the orchard and urban zones (Alfonso x, Gran Via, Jaime I, and others), the great expanse of the municipal area is made up of different landscapes: badlands, groves of Carrasco pine trees in the precoastal mountain ranges and, towards the south, a semi-steppe region.
A large regional park, the Parque Regional de Carrascoy y el Valle, lies just to the south of the city
