Medina-Sidonia

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Medina-Sidonia, Spain
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Location of Medina-Sidonia
Municipality	Cádiz
Government
- Mayor	Francisco Carrera Castillo
Area
- Total	493 km² (190.3 sq mi)
- Land	493 km² (190.3 sq mi)
- Water	0.00 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	10,962
- Density	22.2/km² (57.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website: http://www.medinasidonia.com/

Medina-Sidonia is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is considered by some to be the oldest city in Europe, used as a military defense location due to its elevated location. Locals are known as Asidonenses. The city's name comes from Medina (Arabic for city) and Sidonia (of Sidon), meaning "City of Sidon". Medina-Sidonia was one of Spain's most important ducal seats in the 15th century; producing an admiral who led the Spanish Armada against England. The title of Duque de Medina Sidonia was bestowed upon the family of Guzmán El Bueno for his valiant role in taking the town, a line which continues and was led until March 2008 by the controversial socialist, Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duchess of Medina Sidonia (b. 1936). The village has a slightly shabby grandeur with medieval walls and tidy narrow cobbled streets flanked by rows of reja-fronted houses.

[edit] Demographics

Demographic evolution of Medina-Sidonia between 1999 and 2005

1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
10,844	10,793	10,775	10,770	10,811	10,802	10,962

Source: INE (Spain)

[edit] See also

• Duke of Medina Sidonia

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Coordinates: 36°27′N, 5°55′W