Las Cabezas de San Juan Ramón | |
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Las Cabezas de San Juan | |
Plaza de la Constitución, Las Cabezas de San Juan (Andalusia), Spain | |
Coordinates: 36°58′54″N5°56′26″W / 36.98167°N 5.94056°W Coordinates: 36°58′54″N5°56′26″W / 36.98167°N 5.94056°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Seville |
Comarca | Lower Guadalquivir |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Francisco Toajas Mellado (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 229.70 km2 (88.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Population (2018) [1] | |
• Total | 16,379 |
• Density | 71/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 |
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