Abarán belongs to the comarca of Vega Alta del Segura, the capital of which is Cieza.

Another locality of the municipality is San José Artesano, which population consisted of 684 in 2019 and is placed in the southwestern half of the territory.

Venta de la Aurora is another hamlet, which occurs in the southwest of the northeastern half and had a population of 130 in 2019.

[11][12] The municipality is included in the Healtharea IX (Vega Alta del Segura) of Region of Murcia and in a subarea that covers the territory.

An early childhood and primary education centre can also be found in Barranco Mólax and another one in Hoya del Campo.