Lorca is a city in southeast Spain, in the autonomous community of Murcia and 36 miles SW of the city of Murcia. It has a population of 90,924 (year 2008), up from the 2001 census total of 77,477. Lorca is the municipality with the second-largest surface area (after Cáceres) in Spain with 1,675.21 km² (646.8 sq mi). History The region around Lorca was already inhabited by the Iberians during the Bronze Age (El Argar culture). Lorca was probably called Eliocroca by the Romans and Lurka… (More on Lorca)