Las Cabezas de San Juan

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Las Cabezas de San Juan
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Plaza de la Constitución, Las Cabezas de San Juan (Andalusia), Spain
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Las Cabezas de San Juan Ramón
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°58′54″N5°56′26″W / 36.98167°N 5.94056°W / 36.98167; -5.94056
Country Flag of Spain.svg   Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Andalucia.svg   Andalusia
Province Flag of Diputacion de Sevilla Spain.svg   Seville
Comarca Lower Guadalquivir
Government
   Alcalde Francisco Toajas Mellado (PSOE)
Area
  Total229.70 km2 (88.69 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total16,379
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41730
Official language(s) Spanish
Website www.lascabezasdesanjuan.es

Las Cabezas de San Juan (Spanish : Saint John's Hillocks) is a village and municipality located in the Bajo Guadalquivir (Spanish : Lower Guadalquivir) comarca, in Seville province, Andalusia, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the village has a population of 16,464 inhabitants. Famous people from Las Cabezas de San Juan include World Cup-winning footballer Carlos Marchena.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
An Osborne bull in Las Cabezas de San Juan. Toro Osborne Cabezas de San Juan.JPG
An Osborne bull in Las Cabezas de San Juan.