Gérgal

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Gérgal, Spain
Coat of arms of Gérgal, Spain
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Coordinates: 37°07′07″N 2°32′22″W / 37.118565°N 2.539563°W / 37.118565; -2.539563
CountrySpain
CommunityAndalusia
MunicipalityAlmería
Government
 • MayorLeonor María Membrive Gómez (PSOE)
Area
 • Total228 km2 (88 sq mi)
Elevation
758 m (2,487 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,031
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gérgal is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

The town is located at the foot of the southern side of the Sierra de Los Filabres.

Near this town, in 1981, the wreck of a green Ford Fiesta was discovered, which uncovered the Almería Case.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19991,067—    
20001,059−0.7%
20011,050−0.8%
20021,029−2.0%
20031,062+3.2%
20041,068+0.6%
20051,057−1.0%
Source: [2]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Población desde 1842". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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