Chiclana de la Frontera

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Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain
Location of Chiclana de la Frontera
Location of Chiclana de la Frontera
Municipality Cádiz
Mayor José María Román Guerrero
Area  
 - City 207 km²
 - Land 207 km²
 - Water 0.00 km²
Population  
 - City (2005) 70,338
 - Density 339,8 hab/km²
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: http://www.chiclana.es/

Chiclana de la Frontera is a city in southwestern Spain, in the province of Cadiz, near the Gulf of Cadiz. The area is a fertile region, with much agriculture, including vineyards. It is about 5 miles north of the battlefield of the Battle of Barrosa where Sir Thomas Graham (Lord Lynedoch) defeated the French under Marshal Victor, on the 5th of March 1811.

[edit] Demographics

Demographic evolution of Chiclana de la Frontera between 1999 and 2005

1999

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

57,585

59,857 61,815 63,719 65,694 68,156 70,338

Source: INE (Spain)

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edit Municipalities of Cádiz Flag of Andalusia

Alcalá de los Gazules | Alcalá del Valle | Algar | Algeciras | Algodonales | Arcos de la Frontera | Barbate | Benalup-Casas Viejas | Benaocaz | Bornos | Castellar de la Frontera | Chiclana de la Frontera | Chipiona | Conil de la Frontera | Cádiz | El Bosque | El Gastor | El Puerto de Santa María | Espera | Grazalema | Jerez de la Frontera | Jimena de la Frontera | La Línea de la Concepción | Los Barrios | Medina-Sidonia | Olvera | Paterna de Rivera | Prado del Rey | Puerto Real | Puerto Serrano | Rota | San Fernando | San José del Valle | San Roque | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | Setenil de las Bodegas | Tarifa | Torre Alháquime | Trebujena | Ubrique | Vejer de la Frontera | Villaluenga del Rosario | Villamartín | Zahara de la Sierra

Coordinates: 36°25′N 6°08′W