Churriana de la Vega

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Churriana de la Vega

Total population

16,900

Elevation655 m

Land area7 km²

Coordinates37.15°, -3.65°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Churriana de la Vega is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2017 census (INE), the city has a population of 14,556 inhabitants. It sits on the Genil River and is crossed by several smaller streams, providing the farmers around it with water and rich soil.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Ernesto Serrano

Spanish basketball player

Eugenio Sellés

Spanish journalist and writer (1842-1926)

FRS Genuino

Spanish soldier

Federico Olóriz Aguilera

Spanish physician (1855-1912)

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Fernando Garrido Falla

Spanish jurist (1921-2003)

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Fernando Martínez-Monje Restoy

Spanish military personnel (1874-1963)

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Fernando Sainz de Bujanda

Spanish jurist (1915-1999)

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Fernando de Villena

Spanish writer

Martín de Angulo y Pulgar

Spanish writer

Florent Muñoz

Francisco Castro y Orozco

Spanish politician (1809-1847)

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Francisco Gómez de Valencia

Spanish baroque painter

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Francisco Izquierdo Martínez

Spanish painter (1927-2004)

Francisco Javier Manzanos del Castillo

Spanish diplomat

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Francisco Martínez Díaz

Spanish football player

Francisco Prieto Moreno

Spanish architect

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Andalusia

• Cúllar Vega
  1.4 mi away · pop. 6,002
• Alhendín
  2.8 mi away · pop. 9,287
• Gójar
  3.7 mi away · pop. 6,238
• Cájar
  4.2 mi away · pop. 5,510
• Pulianas
  5.6 mi away · pop. 2,679
• Dílar
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,288
• Albolote
  5.8 mi away · pop. 13,625
• Cenes de la Vega
  6 mi away · pop. 8,289
• Alfacar
  7.6 mi away · pop. 2,930
• Chauchina
  7.9 mi away · pop. 5,338
• Padul
  8.7 mi away · pop. 8,112
• Escúzar
  8.7 mi away · pop. 819

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Domestic Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Seen 2026-07-05

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

Seen 2026-07-05

red cabbage bug

Eurydema ornata

Seen 2026-07-05

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Seen 2026-07-05

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-07-05

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-07-04

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Seen 2026-07-04

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

Seen 2026-07-04

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-07-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Churriana de la Vega, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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