Alfacar
Alfacar municipality | ||
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Andalusia | |
Province : | Granada | |
Comarca : | Vega de Granada | |
Coordinates | 37 ° 14 ′ N , 3 ° 34 ′ W | |
Height : | 910 msnm | |
Area : | 16.73 km² | |
Residents : | 5,400 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 322.77 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | E-18170 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 18011 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Juan Caballero Leyva ( PSOE ) | |
Website : | www.ayuntamientodealfacar.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Alfacar is a municipality in Spain about nine kilometers north of Granada in the Andalusia region. It is located in the fertile plains of Granada ( Vega de Granada ) at 910 m above sea level at the foot of the Sierra de Huetor nature reserve . Alfacar is particularly known for its many springs and its good bread.
In addition to the favorable starting point for attractions in the near and far, there are also good opportunities for hiking, climbing and gliding. The distance to the Sierra Nevada ski area is 38 km and the sea is 75 km.
politics
Political party | 2011 | 2015 | ||
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Be right % | Seats | Be right % | Seats | |
PSOE | 34.32% | 4th | -% | - |
PP | 42.60% | 6th | -% | - |
IU | 14.32% | 2 | -% | - |
AEIA | 7.48% | -% | - |
Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior
Population development
Attractions
- El caracolar
- Fuente Grande , Fuente Chica y Fuente del Morquíl (Sources)
- Parque homenaje a Federico García Lorca (Park in memory of Federico García Lorca )
- La Alfaguara / Sierra de Huetor (nature reserve)
Town twinning
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).
- ^ Elecciones Locales 2011 - Resultados provisionales ( Spanish ) Ministerio del Interior. May 22, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Web links
Commons : Alfacar - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Alfacar Municipal Office
- Geographical location ( Memento from January 11, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- Tourism in Alfacar