Ogíjares

Ogíjares municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Granada
Comarca :	Vega de Granada
Coordinates	37 ° 7 ′  N , 3 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 7 ′  N , 3 ° 36 ′  W
Area :	6.91 km²
Residents :	14,160 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	2,049.2 inh / km²
Postal code :	18151
Municipality number  ( INE ):	18145

Coat of arms of Ogíjares

Ogíjares is a municipality in the Vega de Granada , Granada province , Andalusia and part of the Granada metro area. The neighboring municipalities are Granada , Armilla , La Zubia , Gójar and Alhendín . The place is 6 km away from Granada and had 14,160 inhabitants in 2019. Originally there were two small villages called Ogíjar Alto and Ogíjar Bajo, which later united to form Los Ogíjares, or simply Ogíjares called village; of the old settlements only the two churches are preserved.

Ogíjares borders Granada's new technology park.

Typical street in Ogíjares

Culture

The Ogijares Flamenco Festival is one of the most important such festivals in the province of Granada. In addition, the Escuela Municipal de Música y Danza de Ogíjares is locally active.

Web links

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

• Website of the Municipality of Ogíjares
• Local information on Ogíjares

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. ↑ http://www.granadahoy.com/article/granada/2329304/ogijares/la/opcion/rapida/cuando/se/aprobo/la/expansion/hace/anos.html
3. ↑ http://www.granadahoy.com/article/granada/1055986/festival/flamenco/ogijares.html