Valderrubio

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Valderrubio
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Valderrubio
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°14′04″N3°49′25″W / 37.23444°N 3.82361°W / 37.23444; -3.82361
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Province Bandera de la provincia de Granada (Espana).svg   Granada
Comarca Vega de Granada
Judicial district Granada
Government
   Mayor Francisca Blanco Martín (PSOE)
Area
  Total
6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total
2,086
  Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Demonym valderrubiense
Postal code
18250
Website Official website

Valderrubio is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2012, it had a population of 2,133 inhabitants.

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The poet Federico García Lorca lived in the village [2] as a young child, between 1905 and 1909. At that time it was known as Asquerosa (which means 'filthy' in Spanish), although it is suggested that the original name derived from the Latin 'Aqua Rosae' (Rose Water). It was renamed Valderrubio in 1943.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Thacker, Sebastián Bianchi and Mike; Thacker, Mike (2017). Modern Languages Study Guides: Literature Study Guide for AS/A-level Spanish. Film and Literature Guides. London: Hodder Education Group. ISBN   978-1-4718-9196-0.