Andorra, Teruel

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Andorra
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Coordinates: 40°58′39″N0°26′54″W / 40.97750°N 0.44833°W / 40.97750; -0.44833
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Teruel
Municipality Andorra
Government
 •  Mayor Antonio Amador Cueto
(PSOE) (2019-)
Area
 • Total
141.36 km2 (54.58 sq mi)
Elevation
714 m (2,343 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total
7,633
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym Andorrano
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44500

Andorra is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It should not be confused with the Principality of Andorra or its capital, Andorra la Vella, 236 km (147 miles) away.

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In 2019 the municipality, which covers an area of 141.36 km2, had 7,472 inhabitants, making it the third largest municipality in the province of Teruel.

Andorra is the capital of the Aragonese comarca of Andorra-Sierra de Arcos and is located in a region where there is much mining activity.

The town's patron saint is St Macarius.

History

During the Spanish Civil War, the town participated in the Spanish revolution and was collectivised by the CNT and UGT. [2]

Administration

The mayor of Andorra is Mr Rafael Guia Marques, of the Socialist party.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ↑ Leval, Gaston (1975). Collectives in the Spanish revolution. London: Freedom Press.
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