Calanda (Spain)
Calanda parish | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Aragon | |
Province : | Teruel | |
Comarca : | Bajo Aragon | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 56 ′ N , 0 ° 13 ′ W | |
Height : | 450 msnm | |
Area : | 112.26 km² | |
Residents : | 3,748 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 33.39 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 44570 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 44051 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Manuel Adrián Royo Ramos ( PSOE ) |
Calanda is a city in the province of Teruel in the Autonomous Region of Aragón in Spain .
Calanda is known as the center of the drum processions, which are held especially in Lower Aragon during Holy Week . The city is on the Ruta del Tambor .
Community partnerships
Calanda has a partnership with the French community of Frouzins in the Haute-Garonne department.
Personalities
Famous citizens of this city are Gaspar Sanz (baptized 1640–1710), a Spanish guitarist from the 17th century, and Luis Buñuel (1900–1983, film director ).
See also
- Calanda , 1967 documentary by Jean Luis Buñuel about drum processions
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).
Web links
Commons : Calanda - collection of images, videos and audio files