Cenes de la Vega

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Cenes de la Vega, Spain
Bandera de Cenes de la Vega (Granada).svg
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Location of Cenes de la Vega
Country Spain
Province Granada
Municipality Cenes de la Vega
Area
  Total9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
  Land9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
  Water0.02 km2 (0.008 sq mi)
Elevation
741 m (2,431 ft)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total8,153
  Density12,168/km2 (31,510/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Cenes de la Vega is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2020 census (INE), the city has a population of 8153 inhabitants.

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Geography

Orography

Cenes de la Vega has an irregular orography, standing on one side of the valley through which the Genil Crosses, at the hillside of the cerro del oro. The lowest point has an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level, and the highest point is around 1200 meters above the sea level, located in the Purche, where Cenes de la vega borders with the municipality of Monachil. Cerro del Oro, reach an altitude of about 1020 meters, and it's called like this because under it there is gold [2]

Climate

The climate in Cenes de la Vega is Mediterranean. The summers are hot and dry and the winters are cold and wet. The coolest month is January with an average temperature of 6 °C and the hottest month is July with 25 °C of average temperature.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "La rica montaña de oro entre el Darro y el Genil".


Coordinates: 37°09′N3°32′W / 37.150°N 3.533°W / 37.150; -3.533