The Bay of Cádiz (Spanish: Comarca de la Bahía de Cádiz) is a comarca (county, but with no administrative role) in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, southern Spain.
Bay of Cádiz
Comarca de la Bahía de Cádiz | |
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_Seville,_Spain_(49104522676)_(cropped).jpg) Satellite view of the Bay of Cádiz, taken by Sentinel-2 of Copernicus Programme. | |
 Location in the Province of Cádiz. | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Cádiz |
| Capital | Cádiz |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 603.7 km2 (233.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 426,329 |
| • Density | 13,369.9/km2 (34,628/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Cádiz |
The present-day comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[2][3]
Municipalities
editThe Bahia de Cádiz comarca includes five[4] municipalities:
| Arms | Municipality | Area (km2) |
Population 2023[5] |
Density(/km2) |
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Cádiz | 12.3 | 111,811 | 9,090.3 |
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Chiclana de la Frontera | 205.5 | 88,709 | 431.7 |
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El Puerto de Santa María | 159.3 | 89,813 | 563.8 |
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Puerto Real | 196.0 | 42,069 | 214.6 |
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San Fernando | 30.6 | 93,927 | 3,069.5 |
| Total | 603.7 | 426,329 | 13,369.9 |
Gallery
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Cádiz Old Town Hall -
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Sancti Petri Island and Castle -
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Aerial view of the bay
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References
edit- ^ Census at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
- ^ "Orden de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva, Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía". www.juntadeandalucia.es. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "CORRECCION de errores de la Orden de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva (BOJA núm. 59, de 27.3.2003)". www.juntadeandalucia.es. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ The neighbouring municipality of Rota is a member of the Association of Municipalities of the Bay of Cádiz, but is not part of the same comarca.
- ^ Census at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
External links
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Media related to Bahía de Cádiz at Wikimedia Commons- Consorcio de Transportes Bahía de Cádiz
- Official website
