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| Coast of Chipiona with the castle at background | |||
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Andalusia | ||
| Province | Cádiz | ||
| Comarca | Bajo Guadalquivir | ||
| Commonwealth | Municipios del Bajo Guadalquivir | ||
| Government | |||
| • Alcalde | Manuel García Moreno | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 32.92 km2 (12.7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 18,447 | ||
| • Density | 560.4/km2 (1,451.3/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Chipionero, ra | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 11550 | ||
| Official language(s) | |||
| Website | Official website | ||
Chipiona is a town and municipality located on the Atlantic coast in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2009 census, the city has a population of 18,583 inhabitants but this amount increases greatly during the summer holiday period. The town covers an area of 332kilometres. Being in the lower valley of the River Guadalquivir it is very flat with a maximum terrestrial height of 4 metres. It is bordered on the north-west by San Lucar de Barrameda and on the south-east by the port of Rota.
It is the town of birth of the late singer Rocío Jurado and where her body now rests.
Chipiona is also home to the tallest lighthouse in Spain and the third tallest lighthouse in Europe. The town is also well known for several varieties of Moscatel.
Source: INE (Spain)
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| 16,200 | 16,539 | 16,814 | 17,127 | 17,334 | 17,603 | 17,730 | 17,952 |
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