Órgiva
Órgiva municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Andalusia | |
Province : | Granada | |
Coordinates | 36 ° 54 ′ N , 3 ° 25 ′ W | |
Height : | 450 msnm | |
Area : | 134 km² | |
Residents : | 5,725 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 42.72 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 18400 (Órgiva) 18410 ( Bayacas ) 18418 ( Las Barreras y Los Tablones ) 18710 ( Alcázar ) |
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Municipality number ( INE ): | 18147 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | María de los Ángeles Blanco López ( PSOE ) | |
Address of the municipal administration: | Calle Torna, 10, 18400 Órgiva, Tel .: +34 958 78 55 37 | |
Website : | www.ayuntamientodeorgiva.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Órgiva is a municipality in the Alpujarras in the province of Granada in Spain . The centrally located, bustling place is the gateway to the Alpujarras for tourists and is a regional administrative seat. A larger community of dropouts and hippies from England, Germany and other northern European countries also lives in the village.
location
Órgiva lies at an altitude of 450 m on the edge of the Guadalfeo Valley and is surrounded by the towns of Cáñar , Carataunas , Pampaneira and Lanjarón .
history
In 1569 the place was besieged unsuccessfully by rebellious moriscos .
politics
Political party | 2015 | 2011 | ||
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Be right % | Seats | Be right % | Seats | |
PP | * | * | 31.93% | 4th |
PSOE | * | * | 44.37% | 6th |
PA-EP-And | * | * | 14.25% | 2 |
Los Verdes | * | * | 8.07% | 1 |
source
Population development
Attractions
- Parish Church, 16th century
- Palace of the Counts of Sástago
Web links
Commons : Órgiva - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
- ^ Spanish Ministry of the Interior