Adra, Spain
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Adra, the
History
Adra was the last stronghold of the
In the 16th century defensive walls were built to protect the settlement. These partially survive.
Demographics
Adra had a population of 25,412 inhabitants in 2020 (according to the municipal census published by the
The percentage of foreign born residents was 5.2% in 2005. The majority of these residents originated from Morocco, making up 49% of the total.
The percentage of people living in the urban centre of Adra has been slowly increasing. In 2017 it represented 80% of the total municipal population.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1999 | 21,286 | — |
| 2000 | 21,505 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 21,810 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22,034 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21,704 | −1.5% |
| 2004 | 22,257 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23,195 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 23,545 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 23,742 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 23,880 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24,373 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 24,512 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24,512 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24,626 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 24,761 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 24,782 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 24,670 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | 24,713 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24,697 | −0.1% |
| 2018 | 24,859 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 25,148 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 25,412 | +1.0% |
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Culture in Adra
Adra Museum: Visitors can spend their free time in the three exhibition halls of the museum, which show the cultural legacy of the
The Fair: Adra's fair is considered to be the second most important in the province of
April 25 is the day of
July 16 is the day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patron saint of fishermen. A procession takes place by boat.
Bazaars take place two Saturdays a month in a carpark which is beside the Sports Center and
Adra had a successful regional level football club, C.F. Adra, which is now defunct.
People
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- Virtudes Castro, socialist politician
- Carmen Crespo, Spanish politician from Popular Party
- Francisco Cuenca Benet, Spanish writer, biographer, essayist, journalist, musicographer and diplomat
- Victoria Cuenca Gnecco, Spanish historian, poet and documentary filmmaker
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- José Fernández Campos, Spanish musician, composer and guitarist
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- Rafael Gómez Nieto, spanish soldier
- Francisco Gutiérrez Latorre, Spanish writer and journalist
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- Nicolás Linares Navarro, deputy in the I legislature of the Parliament of Andalusia
- Juan Lirola, Spanish politician and mayor of Almeria
- Juan José López Martos, Spanish politician belonging to the PSOE
- Federico Luque Velázquez, banker, agricultural businessman and Spanish politician of the Restoration
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- Ángel Ortiz de Villajos, Spanish composer
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- Juan Luis Riado, footballer
- Manolo de la Rivera,
- Pepita Rodríguez, Spanish-Brazilian actress and television presenter
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- Álvaro Santiago (footballer)
- Enrique Sierra Valenzuela, Spanish writer
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- Ismael Torres, Argentine cyclist
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- La Veneno, Spanish singer, actress, sex worker, vedette and media personality. Considered one of the more important LGBT icons in Spain
Albufera de Adra
The Albufera de Adra is a wetland site. It is on the Ramsar list of Wetlands of International Importance. Although it is protected as a nature reserve, the surrounding land is used for intensive agriculture.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Canby, Courtlandt. The Encyclopedia of Historic Places. (New York: Facts of File Publications, 1984) vol. 1 p. 8
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística(in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
External links
- (in Spanish) Official Website
- (in English) Official Website
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