Castril
Castril municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Andalusia | |
Province : | Granada | |
Coordinates | 37 ° 48 ′ N , 2 ° 47 ′ W | |
Height : | 890 msnm | |
Area : | 243.26 km² | |
Residents : | 2,070 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 8.51 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 18816 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 18046 | |
administration | ||
Website : | www.ayuntamientodecastril.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Castril is a municipality in the province of Granada ( Spain ). It is located at 911 msnm at the foot of the Sierra de Castril mountains .
The townscape is characterized by steep streets and nested houses. Only ruins can be seen of the old Moorish castle.
economy
Castril lives mainly from agriculture, sheep breeding - with a predominant proportion of the Segura sheep , a local breed - and forestry. The main attraction of the place is its location as a starting point for visits to the Sierra de Castril Natural Park .
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 : Castril - collection of images, videos and audio files
- www.pueblos-espana.org Information about Castril (Spanish)