Almonte

This article covers the city of Almonte in Spain; for other meanings, see Almonte (disambiguation) .

Almonte municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Huelva
Comarca :	Condado de Huelva
Coordinates	37 ° 15 ′  N , 6 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 15 ′  N , 6 ° 31 ′  W
Height :	75  msnm
Area :	861 km²
Residents :	24,191 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	28.1 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	21730
Municipality number  ( INE ):	21005
administration
Mayor :	Francisco Bella Galán - PSOE-A
Website :	www.almonte.es
Location of the municipality

Hermitage of Holy Christ.

Almonte is a Spanish city ​​in the province of Huelva , in the autonomous region of Andalusia . On January 1, 2019, there were 24,191 residents. The urban area has an area of ​​861 km² and a population density of 28 inhabitants / km². The place is 75 m above sea level and 55 km from the provincial capital Huelva .

The municipality includes the pilgrimage site of El Rocío , the beach of Matalascañas and part of the Coto de Doñana National Park .

Attractions

Iglesia parroquial

• Parish church, whose right tower is without a hood, with its facade is reminiscent of the colonial-style churches of South America.
• town hall
• El Rocío - The pilgrimage site is 15 km south of the city. The “Las Rocinas” visitor center of the Coto de Doñana National Park is also located there

politics

Historical development in the Almonte municipal council

Political party	2011		2015
	Be right %	Seats	Be right %	Seats
PP	39.59%	9	-	-
PSOE	43.85%	10	-	-
IULV-CA	11.26%	2	-	-
PICPA-EP-Am	4.4%		-	-

Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Population development

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Web links

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

• Almonte municipality (Spanish)
• Almonte SIMA ( Memento of January 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) - Statistical data of the regional government of Andalusia (Spanish)

Individual evidence

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.