Bujalance

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Bujalance
(from the arabic term Bury al Hans)
Bujalance from the air
Flag of Bujalance Coat of arms of Bujalance (from the arabic term Bury al Hans)
Flag Coat of Arms
Location
Coordinates : 37°54′N, 4°23′W
Time zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer : CEST (GMT +2)
General information
Native name Bujalance
(from the arabic term Bury al Hans) (Andalusian)
Spanish name Bujalance
Postal code 14650
Area code +34 (Spain) + 957 17 (Cordoba)
Website http://www.aytobujalance.es
Administration
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Andalusia
Province Cordoba
Comarca Alto Guadalquivir
Mayor Rafael Cañete Marfil (PSOE)
Geography
Land Area km²
Altitude 357 m AMSL
Population
Population 7,870 (2005)
Density 63,5 hab./km² (2006)

Bujalance is a town located in the heart of Andalucia, southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba; in 2005 it had 7870 inhabitants.

Among its monuments and places of interest, we could find its Arabian castle (10th century), the amazing main church (better known as the Cathedral of the Country), and its hermitages and olive fields.

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