Puerto Real
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Andalusia
- Province
- Cádiz
- Mayor
- Aurora Salvador
- Total
- 195.96 km (75.66 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Density
- 217.02/km (562.08/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Puertorrealeños
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Patron saint
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Puerto Real ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto reˈal]) is a municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2024, it had a population of 42,151.
The town is located on the northern shore of the inner lobe of the Bay of Cádiz. It was established in 1483 by the Catholic Monarchs as a royal demesne port town off the Atlantic coast. Puerto Real boasts public squares and broad streets; it also has a town-hall building and a 16th-century church, which was constructed in several styles (Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque).