Algar (Cadiz)

Algar municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Cadiz
Comarca :	Sierra de Cadiz
Coordinates	36 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 39 ′  W
Height :	212  msnm
Area :	26.60 km²
Residents :	1,413 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	53.12 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	11639
Municipality number  ( INE ):	11003
administration
Website :	www.algar.es
Location of the municipality

Algar is a municipality in the Andalusian province of Cádiz ( Spain ). Algar is one of the " White Villages " of Andalusia and is located at an altitude of 212 m about 87 km east of Cádiz on the Majaceite River .

history

The place was founded in 1773 by a wealthy businessman who settled people on his lands.

politics

Historical development in the Algar City Council

Political party	2011		2015
	Be right %	Seats	Be right %	Seats
PSOE	46.51%	5	-%	-
PP	25.86%	2	-%	-
IU	14.32%	2	-%	-
PA	20.93%	2	-%	-

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Web links

Commons : Algar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

1. ↑ 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).
2. ^ Elecciones Locales 2011 - Resultados provisionales ( Spanish ) Ministerio del Interior. May 22, 2011. Accessed January 21, 2019.