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Register on the Cartagena padrón
Register your address on Cartagena’s Padrón Municipal de Habitantes using the municipal registration sheet (hoja padronal) and proof of identity and address.
- Why it matters
- The padrón is required for several municipal services in Cartagena (for example the ORA resident card requires being on the padrón, and nursery admission gives priority to padrón residents).
- When
- You start living at an address in Cartagena or move within the municipality.
- Official page
- Estadística - Inscripción / modificación en el padrón (e-office, read 2026-10-07)
- Last checked
- 7 Oct 2026
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