Barbate

Barbate is a Spanish municipality in the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is a coastal town located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Strait of Gibraltar. Covering a total area of 142.17 km2, it has, as of 2019, a registered population of 22,518.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Barbate
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: 004. Barbate.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Barbate.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Barbate.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 60px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain#Spain Andalusia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andalucía
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cádiz
Settlement.leader_party: AxSí
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Miguel Molina

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Fiestas
Nearby villages
Beaches
Demographics
Economy
Gallery
See also
References
External links

== Geography == thumb|left|Satellite view centered on Barbate Barbate is at the mouth of the River Barbate, along the coast east of Cape Trafalgar and within the La Breña y Marismas del Barbate Natural Park.

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