Arahal

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Arahal
Location in the Province of Seville
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Arahal
Location in Andalusia
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Arahal
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°15′N5°32′W / 37.250°N 5.533°W / 37.250; -5.533
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia
Province Seville
Comarca La Campiña
Government
  MayorMiguel Ángel Márquez González
Area
  Total201.09 km2 (77.64 sq mi)
Elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total19,565
  Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym Arahalenses [2]
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41600
Website Official website

Arahal is a municipality in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the southeast of Seville. This town is also known as "El Arahal", with this name recognized until 1981. [3] Ar-rahal is an Arabic term which means a place in the path where stopping to rest.

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Monuments

The municipality features several monuments in Arahal, most of them churches, including:

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San Roque church

Climate

Arahal has a Mediterranean climate Csa according to the Köppen climate classification, it is characterized by its variable rainfall, dry summers and extremely hot summers and mild winters and often rainy. One of the official historical higher temperatures was record in Arahal when the thermometer reached 49 °C on the shade on July 23, 1995, according to the Statistical Yearbook of Andalusia, the INM and AEMET. Arahal has a weather station located at Moron Air Base, whose station data represents the climate of Arahal, in operation since 1951.

Climate data for Arahal (Air base)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)27.6
(81.7)
28.6
(83.5)
30.6
(87.1)
34.7
(94.5)
39.7
(103.5)
44.8
(112.6)
46.6
(115.9)
46.0
(114.8)
43.2
(109.8)
35.6
(96.1)
30.0
(86.0)
28.0
(82.4)
46.6
(115.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)15.7
(60.3)
17.4
(63.3)
20.8
(69.4)
22.2
(72.0)
26.0
(78.8)
31.2
(88.2)
35.2
(95.4)
34.7
(94.5)
31.0
(87.8)
25.4
(77.7)
19.7
(67.5)
16.4
(61.5)
24.7
(76.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)9.9
(49.8)
11.3
(52.3)
13.9
(57.0)
15.5
(59.9)
18.9
(66.0)
23.3
(73.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
23.9
(75.0)
19.2
(66.6)
14.1
(57.4)
11.3
(52.3)
17.9
(64.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.1
(39.4)
5.2
(41.4)
7.0
(44.6)
8.8
(47.8)
11.7
(53.1)
15.5
(59.9)
18.2
(64.8)
19.0
(66.2)
16.7
(62.1)
13.0
(55.4)
8.5
(47.3)
6.1
(43.0)
11.2
(52.2)
Record low °C (°F)−8.0
(17.6)
−7.8
(18.0)
−4.2
(24.4)
−0.4
(31.3)
1.6
(34.9)
6.0
(42.8)
3.0
(37.4)
9.0
(48.2)
5.4
(41.7)
1.2
(34.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
−7.0
(19.4)
−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)68
(2.7)
53
(2.1)
42
(1.7)
60
(2.4)
39
(1.5)
9
(0.4)
2
(0.1)
4
(0.2)
27
(1.1)
67
(2.6)
86
(3.4)
94
(3.7)
543
(21.4)
Average precipitation days66574100267853
Average relative humidity (%)74716461575044475464727761
Mean monthly sunshine hours 1821862212362873313603372432201821632,948
Source: [4]

Transport

Arahal has a train station, with connections to Sevilla, Dos Hermanas, Marchena, and Malaga by Renfe railways. There are also bus connections to Malaga Airport.

37°16′N5°33′W / 37.267°N 5.550°W / 37.267; -5.550

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References

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  2. Pancracio, Celdrán Gomáriz (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5th ed.). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 75. ISBN   978-84-670-3054-9.
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España (15 December 2009). "Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Población desde 1842".
  4. "Valores climatológicos normales. Arahal, weather station located in Moron de la frontera Air base". Aemet.es. Retrieved 14 August 2016.