Vélez de Benaudalla
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Province
- Granada
- Municipality
- Vélez de Benaudalla
- Total
- 79 km (31 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 70 m (230 ft)
- Density
- 39/km (100/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Spain
- Part of
- Granadin Coast
- Official name
- Vélez de Benaudalla
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Province of Granada
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 3108
- Area
- 79
- Elevation
- 70
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Los Guájares
- Official website
- www.velezdebenaudalla.es
- Image
- Vélez de Benaudalla, en Granada (España).jpg
- Licence plate code
- GR
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- Commons category
- Vélez de Benaudalla
- postal code
- 18616
- male population
- 1414
- female population
- 1427
- P8168
- The Sacramento Bee
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Encyclopedic overview
Vélez de Benaudalla is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2008 census (INE), the city has a population of 2,980 inhabitants.
The municipality includes the hamlet of La Gorgoracha, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the municipal center, towards the town of Motril. The Spanish national highway Autovía A-44, a.k.a. European route E 902, has its southern terminus here. Originally a farming area during the 16th century, it is now populated with scattered structures that are used for sporadic stays on weekends or holidays.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vélez de Benaudalla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.