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Alfaro

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Spanish municipality in La Rioja

Key facts

Country
Spain
Autonomous community
La Rioja
Comarca
Alfaro
Total
194.23 km (74.99 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Density
51.09/km (132.3/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
Summer dst
UTC+2 (CET)
Website
Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Alfaro
Country
Spain
Located in
La Rioja
Population
9923
Area
194.23
Elevation
310
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Cadreita
Official website
www.alfaro.es
Image
Alfaro-Tambarría.JPG
Licence plate code
LO
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Commons category
Alfaro
postal code
26540
twinned administrative body
Aureilhan
topic's main category
Category:Alfaro
male population
4751
female population
4725
different from
Alfaro
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Encyclopedic overview

Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. Its population in January 2009 was 9,883 inhabitants, and its area is 194.23 km. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.'

During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alfaro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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