CEHEGIN, a town of Murcia, Spain, 3 miles east from Caravaca. Its houses, 1616 in number, are generally handsome, being built chiefly of marble from the neighbouring quarries, and its civil, religious, and educational establishments are in a comparatively prosperous condition. It possesses a considerable trade in agricultural produce, especially wine, hemp, and oil; and also several manufactures of paper and coarse linen. Pop. 10,354.