Calanda (Spain)

Calanda parish
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Teruel
Comarca :	Bajo Aragon
Coordinates	40 ° 56 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W 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, Templo del Pilar

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

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

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