Huércal-Overa
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| Huércal-Overa, Spain |
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| Coordinates: | |
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| Municipality | Almería |
| Mayor | Luis García Collado (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| - City | 318 km² (122.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (924 ft) |
| Population | |
| - City (2005) | 16,156 |
| - Density | 50.8/km² (131.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Huércal-Overa is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, located near the border with the province of Murcia.
In the last few years, this town (which is the second biggest town in the province with 15,000 inhabitants) is becoming a favourite target spot for immigrants (many of them coming from the United Kingdom).
Huércal-Overa is situated in the Valley of Almanzora and its main economic sources have to do with agricultural activities.
[edit] Demographics
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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13,870 |
13,999 | 14,293 | 14,672 | 15,059 | 15,540 | 16,156 |
Source: INE (Spain)
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Huércal-Overa - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- (Spanish) Huércal-Overa - Diputación Provincial de Almería
- (Spanish) http://www.villahuercal-overa.com/
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