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Rota

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Rota

Total population

28,165

Coordinates36.62°, -6.36°

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

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Overview

Rota is a municipality and town in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Its surface area is 84 km2 and is bordered by the towns of Chipiona, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. It is located near the city of Jerez de la Frontera and is 36 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Cádiz. It had in the year 2009 28,516 inhabitants, with a density of 339 inhabitants / km2. It belongs to two associations, the Association of Municipalities of Cádiz Bay along with the municipalities of Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, San Fernando, Chiclana de la Frontera and Puerto Real; and the Association of Municipalities of the Lower Guadalquivir that comprises municipalities of Northwest Coast of Andalusia.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
36.6229
Longitude
-6.3600
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
294,705
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    11,984
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9,832
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    7,747
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,288
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
    Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,653
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,652
  • Ruddy Turnstone
    Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,402
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    5,259

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
152
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2008-10-02

Most recent

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

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)