Pilar de la Horadada

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Pilar de la Horadada
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Pilar de la Horadada (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Valencia
Province : Alicante
Comarca : Vega Baja del Segura
Coordinates 37 ° 52 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 52 ′  N , 0 ° 47 ′  W
Height : 35  msnm
Area : 78.10 km²
Residents : 21,905 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 280.47 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 03190-03191-03192
Municipality number  ( INE ): 03902
administration
Mayor : Ignacio Ramos García ( PSPV - PSOE )
Website : www.pilardelahoradada.org

Pilar de la Horadada is a city in the Spanish province of Alicante , in the Comunidad Valenciana . It is located in the extreme south of the Alicante province in the Comarca Vega Baja del Segura . One can compare the Spanish comunidad with a German federal state, the province with a regional council and the comarca with a district. Pilar de la Horadada borders the Murcia region . It is the southernmost municipality of the Comunidad Valenciana. Pilar de la Hordada counted 21,905 inhabitants ( INE ) on January 1st, 2019 .

Place name

Watchtower on the beach at Pilar de la Horadada

The origin of the name "Pilar de la Horadada" lies in the special construction of numerous watchtowers during the time of the Reconquista . At that time, watchtowers were widespread on the coast to monitor the sea and repel pirates. One of these towers, the "Torre Horadada", which means "Perforated Tower" in English, was named because of the holes that connected the various apartments inside the tower. This was a simple communication system between the guards in the tower.

geography

The municipality is located in the extreme south of the Valencian comarca Vega Baja del Segura . It is 230 km from Valencia , 45 km from Murcia , 41 km from Cartagena , 68 km from Alicante , 36 km from Orihuela , and 18 km from Torrevieja .

Little rainfall

Floods after heavy rainfall in autumn 2006

In terms of rainfall, Pilar de la Horadada is the driest municipality in the Comunidad Valencia. There is little rainfall. The annual rainfall is less than 300 mm. However, torrential rains can occur.

beaches

Pilar de la Horadada has high quality beaches on its four kilometer long coastline, which are equipped with facilities for visitors, such as the water sports club Club Náutico Torre de la Horadada. There are the following beaches:

Demographics

The city has 22,050 inhabitants (counted on January 1, 2009). 44.8% of the population are foreign nationals, most of whom come from countries in the European Union.

Demographic evolution of Pilar de la Horadada
1991 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
population 7,636 9,528 10.210 10,723 11,495 12,179 13,246 14,958 16,050 18.051 19,631 20,338

language

They speak as their mother tongue

  • Castellano, 76%.
  • English, 8%.
  • Arabic, 7%.
  • Russian, 4%.
  • Romanian, 2%.
  • German, 2%.
  • other languages, <1%.

Attractions

The Pilar Church on New Years.
  • The Parish Church of Our Lady of Pilar . It is located in the city center and was built in 1981 on the site of the earlier, destroyed church. It is dedicated to the Virgin Pilar and it contains several valuable sculptures, in particular by the local artist D. José María Sánchez Lozano.
  • Watchtower from the 15th century. It was built in 1591 to protect the residents of the area from pirates.

Web links

Commons : Pilar de la Horadada  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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).