Benaocaz

Benaocaz municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Cadiz
Comarca :	Sierra de Cadiz
Coordinates	36 ° 42 ′  N , 5 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 42 ′  N , 5 ° 25 ′  W
Height :	793  msnm
Area :	69.39 km²
Residents :	671 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	9.67 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	E-11612
Municipality number  ( INE ):	11009
Nearest airport :	Jerez de la Frontera
administration
Mayor :	Juan María Mangana Macías ( PP )
Website :	www.benaocaz.es
Location of the municipality

Benaocaz ( province of Cádiz ) is a municipality in Andalusia ( Spain ) at an altitude of 793  msnm in the middle of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park . It is a popular destination for hikers. The place is 78 km from Jerez de la Frontera and 113 km northeast of the provincial capital Cádiz . It has 671 inhabitants (January 1, 2019).

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Pedro (built on the remains of a mosque, Renaissance style)
• Ermita de San Blas (the chapel was built in 1716 and renovated in 1924)
• Town hall (the two-storey building was built in the 18th century in the Baroque style)
• Ecomuseo Histórico (since 1999 you can find out about the history of the region in the historical ecomuseum. Each of the five halls is dedicated to a period)
• Calzada Romana (an old Roman road that leads to Ubrique and in ancient times connected the villages of Ocuri and Lacilbula)

Roman Road (Calzada Romana)

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).

Web links

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