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Q1110355

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Also known as Nijar

Níjar () is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar, near the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Níjar
Settlement.image_skyline
Iglesia de Santa María de la Anunciación, en Níjar (Almería, España).jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Níjar (Almería).svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Níjar (Almería).svg
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Andalusia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Almería
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Esperanza Perez (PSOE)
Settlement.area_total_km2
601
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.timezone_DST
CEST

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Níjar () is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar, near the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.

Níjar covers an area of 599.8 square kilometres. Its population of 17,824 (2002) is mainly concentrated in the cities of Campohermoso, San Isidro, and Níjar.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1110355” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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