San Javier as a municipality currently has 74.2 km2 and its population of right is of more than 32 thousand inhabitants, although in fact it is very superior during all the year, multiplying remarkably in summer time. Due to its special situation, it enjoys 23 km of coastline to the Mar Menor and 16 to the Mediterranean and its average altitude is 17 meters. Three basic elements make the Municipality of San Javier a special place: land, air and sea.
On the one hand, the earth. The important agricultural area of the districts of El Mirador, La Grajuela, Roda, Los Sáez de Tarquinales or Pozo Aledo, produces the most varied plant species. The modernization of irrigation systems, production and marketing, and the implementation of new technologies, has led San Javier to be known in international markets, as well as tourism, for the quality of its agricultural production.
Up, the air. In the municipal area of San Javier is the General Air Academy, a training center for pilots of the Air Force and headquarters of the Acrobatic Patrol "Aguila", which bear the name of San Javier all over the world. The Murcia-San Javier airport shares the facilities of the Academy, which is why we are the port of air entry for the entire Region.
And finally, the sea; sea that looks out to San Javier by Santiago de la Ribera and La Manga; sea that comes twice, and for all tastes. The Mar Menor, full sea, calm, warm and calm waters; and the Greater sea, the Mediterranean, open sea, without limits, where cultures come and go ...