What is the population of El Almendro, Andalusia?

El Almendro has a population of approximately 800 according to the latest available open data.

Where is El Almendro, Andalusia located?

El Almendro is located in Andalusia, Spain, at approximate coordinates 37.5060°, -7.2701°.

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El Almendro

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Total population

800

Elevation175 m

Land area1009 km²

Coordinates37.51°, -7.27°

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

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City facts

Elevation

175 m

Area

1009 km²

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Overview

As a small village in Andalusia, Spain, El Almendro occupies its own corner of the country. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 800. El Almendro maps to 37.506°, -7.270° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,830 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

History

During the Spanish colonial occupation, the location was used as a port on the Tepenaguasapa River to reach Lake Nicaragua. El Almendro was founded in 1892, when rubber tappers (huleros) and Ipecacuanha gatherers (raicilleros), including Nery López, Perfecto Romero Acosta, Francisco González, and others arrived in search of natural resources and settled permanently in the area. Over time, it attracted migrants from other parts of Nicaragua. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the local economy was strongly based on the extraction of rubber and raicilla (ipecacuanha root), and these products were traded extensively, with rubber production contributing significantly to the national exports. These activities declined after the mid-20th century, and by the 1960s, livestock rearing had become the dominant economic activity. The municipality was officially created on 4 July 1974 as a result of the territorial separation from the municipality of Morrito. El Almendro was used as a resettlement area for former combatants of the Nicaraguan Resistance after the end of the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1990, and were provided land parcels as part of a national reintegration and reconciliation process.

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