Sierro

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Sierro, Spain
Coordinates: 37°19′N 2°24′W
Municipality Almería
Mayor Ángel José Lozano Rubio
Area  
 - City 28 km²  (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation 755 m  (2,492 ft)
Population  
 - City (2005) 457
 - Density 16.3/km² (42.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Sierro is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, It is located in the valley of the River Sierro in the 'Comarca del Mármol', county of the marble.The name 'Sierro' seems to come from the Latin 'serra' meaning mountain range.

[edit] Description

The village is now mainly populated by descendants of people from Murcia and Albacete, with a few from Castile and the rest from Andalusia. In the 15th century it was possible to distinguish between High and Low Sierro.

[edit] Demographics

Demographic evolution of Sierro between 1999 and 2005

1999

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

484

471 472 452 452 452 457

Source: INE (Spain)

[edit] External links

  • (Spanish) Sierro - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
  • (Spanish) Sierro - Diputación Provincial de Almería


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