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The Department of Sports, Youth and Tourism, headed by Miguel Cascales, has a budget of 23.6 million euros for next year.
Among the main priorities is to facilitate the sport to all residents of the municipality, provide alternatives for young people to improve their language and have easier access to a job and improve tourist information offered of Murcia, boosting tourism promotion.
The Department of Sports will have a budget of 19,200,000 euros, being among the Spanish cities allocated more money to the sport, about 95 euros / person.
The main objective of the Sports is to bring the sport to all citizens, promoting the sport base and maintain the municipality between the main Spanish cities in number and quality of sports facilities.
More than 100,000 Murcia participate in any of the municipal programs offered by the Municipality of Murcia.
The municipality has 425 sports facilities, among which are 32 pavilions, 47 soccer fields, 18 swimming pools and 21 pools in summer.
Murcia is the municipality with the largest number of sports facilities per population, ranking the first in the country in number of people football fields, one for every 8570 inhabitants, and also leading the ranking of wards by population, with one for every 11,500 people.
Murcia has 1,127,535 meters square of sports facilities.
School sport activities have a budget of 204,000 euros, with a participation of 70,196 children and 172 agencies and schools.
In the 105 municipal sports schools 23,137 students practice 25 different sports disciplines.
Also, Sports continue to offer quality facilities and 5.3 million euros earmarked for this purpose, the maintenance of sports facilities and teaching programs.
46,800 people practice some of the 104 different sporting activities offered by the City Council in swimming pools, sports halls and rooms.
Sports program will be allocated 1,225,000 euros.
Another alternative is Inacua sports centers, Head of Torres, CD-Verdolay fleet, which have a budget of 4.6 million euros and more than 20,000 users.
In terms of projects for next year, Sports expanded with the construction of new outdoor sports facilities in Santiago and Zaraiche, Espinardo Beniaján, El Raal and James.
In addition, citizens will enjoy the next month the new pavilion Cagigal, which has an impressive climbing wall.
In 2012 also covered pavilion will be completed Infante Juan Manuel IES, and works will be contracted from the old Condomina to build a sports.
Boost to Congress and tourist information
The tourism policy of the municipality in 2012 will focus on the Promotion Plan 'Murcia 365', so that the municipality is consolidated as a tourist destination throughout the year.
A plan led by the city of Murcia with the collaboration of the Office of the City of Murcia Congress, Universities and UCAM UMU, Hostemur, traders and business culture, entertainment and events, among many others.
Tourism budget is 1,895,000 euros.
Among the major projects include the expansion of the Office of Tourism Belluga, the Q for Quality, and the installation of two new tourist information points will be added to the Romea.
New information points will be in the Barrio del Carmen and the shopping area of ​​the city.
During 2011 have gone through the Tourist Office about 80,000 visitors, serving about 100,000 consultations (in person, by e-mail, phone, etc).
Also, it will launch a tour bus that will offer tours through the old town and around Murcia.
Another initiative is the tourist card 'Murcia pass', which will offer discounts at museums, transportation and trade, among other things.
Tourism will conduct a promotional campaign on the coast from Benidorm to Almeria, and promote the sister city program.
The City Council made a strong bid for congress tourism, giving Congress the Office of the City of Murcia with 50% over budget.
1128 During 2010 meetings were held in the municipality, with a total of 174,046 attendees.
The economic impact recorded last year was 36.2 million euros.
To promote the city as a destination for congresses, the Department has been present in the most prestigious national tourism fairs and international congresses as Fitur (Madrid), IMEX (Frankfurt, Germany), EIBTM (Barcelona), National Congress of Professional Organizers Congress and the Third Forum MICE (Girona).
It has also made appearances in different parts of Spain such as Madrid and Barcelona.
For 2012 is scheduled to be held in Murcia Congress of the Spanish Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition, Poultry Professional Conference, National Congress of the Mediterranean Forum I of Sport Psychology, and the XXIX National Meeting of Urologic Oncology Group Spanish Association of Urology.
Another objective is to strengthen the brand 'Murcia' and to promote the social networks.
'Turismodemurcia' is present on twitter and facebook, as well as on other platforms.
Work is also in translation into various languages ​​of all brochures and the Department of Tourism and visitor centers.
The City will continue to support the consortium 'Murcia, Crossroads', and promote Murcia XXI Foundation Design and Fashion.
Youth policies to facilitate access to a job
The Youth Council are intended to provide policies to facilitate access to a job to the young.
This is fundamental languages.
Recognizing this, the City Council continue to focus on youth exchanges abroad, language travel and language club.
More than 105,000 youth have participated in programs or activities offered by the Youth Council.
The Youth budget is 2,535,000 euros.
Among the major projects include the operation of the Youth Center in El Palmar, which will be managed directly by youth associations, which will add to the range of activities of La Nave and 585 m2.
These youth centers, along with the Youth Center Accessible Juan Bourbon, which is under construction, is a national reference for its size, activities and the large number of youth involved in programming.
By the spacecraft has been more than 17,000 young people, and the 585m2 around 40,000 users in the last year.
Another objective of the Department is to provide spaces for young people in the districts.
The Language Club took part this year 450 people and has been extended to disabled young people and teenagers in the neighborhood of the Holy Spirit Espinardo.
About 600 people continue to enjoy camps, youth exchanges and language stays in the British Isles.
The main goal is that young people learn languages ​​by providing the resources to facilitate access to a job.
The event also Creajoven artistic creation is a boost for young artists of the municipality and is the first step for many of them dedicate themselves professionally to the artistic world.
Over 1,500 people participated this year and 60,000 euros have been distributed among 44 winners.
Another major pillar of the Department is the center Informajoven, offering information and legal advice to young people on education, studies, work, housing, oposiones, etc..
Leisure Networks continues to remain as an exemplary program of entertainment for young people.
In 2011 took part in the activities offered around 20,000 people.
Will continue in 2012 with the Youth Integration project in Murcia, which began in 2009.
Collaborate in this initiative more than 70 youth organizations, involved 200 volunteers and 10,000 people.
And it kept the cooperation agreements with the IES of the municipality to carry out extra-curricular activities, this project has involved more than 12,000 students.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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